Tyk 5.2: See everything with powerful new OpenTelemetry Tracing

Tyk 5.2 introduces significant enhancements for API management, primarily through the integration of OpenTelemetry Tracing, which provides comprehensive visibility into API requests, facilitating development, optimization, and troubleshooting. This update marks a shift from OpenTracing, with Tyk planning to phase it out in the next year, and includes a detailed migration guide for users. Other notable features include the addition of OpenAPI Specification body transformations, customizable per-endpoint timeouts for response caching, and enhanced header management in Universal Data Graph to improve security and usage tracking. Additionally, Tyk 5.2 expands support for WebSocket protocols and offers a more user-friendly interface for configuring advanced caching options and viewing API usage analytics, promising a more flexible and secure API management experience.