The clues were there all along. Tracing is now in beta
Blog post from PostHog
PostHog has introduced distributed tracing in beta, enhancing its debugging capabilities by providing a comprehensive view of a single request's journey through a system. This new feature complements existing tools like Error Tracking, Session Replay, and Logs, offering more context to quickly resolve issues. Users can integrate tracing by pointing their existing OpenTelemetry exporter to PostHog's endpoint, allowing traces to land in the same project as other data like replays and logs, fostering a unified observability platform. This integration helps in identifying and resolving performance issues by revealing the full path of a request, including latency details and any bottlenecks, thereby allowing agents to efficiently address problems. The tracing capability leverages PostHog's existing data infrastructure to provide a seamless experience for diagnosing and fixing issues, making it easier to track and understand user interactions and system behaviors in real-time.
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