Introducing: Extended Traces

Extended Traces is a new feature in the Inngest TypeScript SDK, now available in public beta, designed to enhance observability by incorporating database transaction information, third-party requests, and more into Inngest Traces. This development aims to help developers overcome the limitations of relying solely on error messages or step-level logs for debugging by offering detailed visibility into nested operations such as database queries and HTTP requests. By automatically capturing OpenTelemetry spans within Inngest functions, developers can track every database query, monitor third-party API calls, and visualize nested spans for a comprehensive performance overview. Enabling Extended Traces requires minimal code, and it provides insights into failures in third-party APIs or database queries, measures the performance of individual steps, and correlates spans with workflow steps for thorough end-to-end visibility. As the feature is in public beta, feedback is actively being sought to refine and expand its capabilities.

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