TraceQL search via API

Search traces by TraceQL over HTTP and list matching trace IDs. limit caps results.

curl -sG "$TEMPO_ADDR/api/search" --data-urlencode 'q={ .http.status_code >= 500 }' --data-urlencode 'limit=20' | jq '.traces[].traceID'
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tempo3 commands
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tempotraceqlapiobservability

More tempo commands

  • Fetch full trace by ID
    curl -s "$TEMPO_ADDR/api/traces/<id>" | jq '.batches[].scopeSpans[].spans[] | {name, durationNs: (.endTimeUnixNano|tonumber)-(.startTimeUnixNano|tonumber)}'

    Pull a trace by ID and compute per-span duration. note: times are unix nanos.

  • TraceQL slow error traces
    { .service.name = "api" && status = error && duration > 2s }

    Find error spans on a service slower than 2s. combine attribute, status and duration.

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