Tracing Go Applications

Compatibility requirements

The Go Tracer requires Go 1.18+ and Datadog Agent >= 5.21.1. For a full list of Datadog’s Go version and framework support (including legacy and maintenance versions), see the Compatibility Requirements page.

Getting started

Before you begin, make sure you’ve already installed and configured the Agent.

Activate Go integrations to create spans

Datadog has a series of pluggable packages which provide out-of-the-box support for instrumenting a series of libraries and frameworks. A list of these packages can be found in the Compatibility Requirements page. Import these packages into your application and follow the configuration instructions listed alongside each Integration.

Configuration

If needed, configure the tracing library to send application performance telemetry data as you require, including setting up Unified Service Tagging. Read Library Configuration for details.

For configuration instructions and details about using the API, see the Datadog API documentation.

Further Reading

Additional helpful documentation, links, and articles:

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