Docs Connect Components Tracers Tracers A tracer type represents a destination for Redpanda Connect to send tracing events to such as Jaeger. When a tracer is configured all messages will be allocated a root span during ingestion that represents their journey through a Redpanda Connect pipeline. Many Redpanda Connect processors create spans, and so tracing is a great way to analyse the pathways of individual messages as they progress through a Redpanda Connect instance. Some inputs, such as http_server and http_client, are capable of extracting a root span from the source of the message (HTTP headers). This is a work in progress and should eventually expand so that all inputs have a way of doing so. Other inputs, such as kafka can be configured to extract a root span by using the extract_tracing_map field. A tracer config section looks like this: tracer: jaeger: agent_address: localhost:6831 sampler_type: const sampler_param: 1 Although the configuration spec of this component is stable the format of spans, tags and logs created by Redpanda Connect is subject to change as it is tuned for improvement. Back to top × Simple online edits For simple changes, such as fixing a typo, you can edit the content directly on GitHub. Edit on GitHub Or, open an issue to let us know about something that you want us to change. Open an issue Contribution guide For extensive content updates, or if you prefer to work locally, read our contribution guide . Was this helpful? thumb_up thumb_down group Ask in the community mail Share your feedback group_add Make a contribution prometheus gcp_cloudtrace