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Glossary: Observability

Span id, trace id

Also written: span id, trace id, trace_id, span_id, trace_flags

The trace id is 32 hex characters shared by every span in a trace; each span has its own 16-character span id and records its parent's. Pino lines carry `trace_id` so you can jump to the trace.

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