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What is Spring Boot request tracing using OpenTelemetry?
Updated May 17, 2026
Short answer
OpenTelemetry enables distributed tracing across services using spans and traces.
Deep explanation
Each request is assigned a trace ID and spans are created for operations across services. Spring Boot integrates with OpenTelemetry to export traces to systems like Jaeger or Zipkin for observability.
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