Semantic conventions for Azure messaging systems

Status: Development

The Semantic Conventions for Azure Service Bus and Azure Event Hubs extend and override the Messaging Semantic Conventions.

Azure Service Bus

Create span

Status: Development

Describes a message being created for sending to Azure Service Bus.

“Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios. A “Create” span is only used together with a client “Send” span (messaging.send.client) that links to it; when the “Send” span itself serves as the creation context, use the producer “Send” span (messaging.send.producer) instead and omit the “Create” span. See Producer spans for details.

Span kind SHOULD be PRODUCER.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Service Bus operation name. [1]create
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]servicebus
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]MessageLockLost; MessagingEntityNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]stringThe message destination name [5]MyQueue; MyTopic
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [7]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [8]create
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentRecommended When applicable.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringMessage correlation ID property.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [9]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [10]80; 8080; 443
messaging.message.body.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body in bytes. Only applicable for spans describing single message operations. [11]1439
messaging.message.envelope.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body and metadata in bytes. [12]2738

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD be set to create.

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "servicebus".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[5] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[6] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[7] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[8] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to create.

[9] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[10] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

[11] messaging.message.body.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed body size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed body size should be used.

[12] messaging.message.envelope.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed size should be used.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Send span (producer)

Status: Development

Describes a producer sending one or more messages to Azure Service Bus.

Use this span when no separate “Create” span exists and the “Send” span’s context is injected into the message(s) as the creation context. See Producer spans for details.

Span kind SHOULD be PRODUCER.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Service Bus operation name. [1]send; schedule
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]servicebus
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]MessageLockLost; MessagingEntityNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyQueue; MyTopic
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]send
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentRecommended When applicable.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringMessage correlation ID property.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
network.peer.addressStableRecommended If applicable for this messaging system.stringPeer address of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed. [11]10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
network.peer.portStableRecommended if and only if network.peer.address is set.intPeer port of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed.65123
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [12]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [13]80; 8080; 443
messaging.message.body.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body in bytes. Only applicable for spans describing single message operations. [14]1439
messaging.message.envelope.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body and metadata in bytes. [15]2738

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD match one of the following values:

  • send
  • schedule

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "servicebus".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to send.

[11] network.peer.address: Semantic conventions for individual messaging systems SHOULD document whether network.peer.* attributes are applicable. Network peer address and port are important when the application interacts with individual intermediary nodes directly, If a messaging operation involved multiple network calls (for example retries), the address of the last contacted node SHOULD be used.

[12] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[13] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

[14] messaging.message.body.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed body size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed body size should be used.

[15] messaging.message.envelope.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed size should be used.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Send span (client)

Status: Development

Describes a producer sending one or more messages to Azure Service Bus.

Use this span when a “Create” span (or a custom creation context) already exists for the message(s): the “Send” span describes only the transport operation and links to the creation context that was injected into the message. See Producer spans for details.

Span kind SHOULD be CLIENT.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Service Bus operation name. [1]send; schedule
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]servicebus
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]MessageLockLost; MessagingEntityNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyQueue; MyTopic
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]send
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentRecommended When applicable.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringMessage correlation ID property.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
network.peer.addressStableRecommended If applicable for this messaging system.stringPeer address of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed. [11]10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
network.peer.portStableRecommended if and only if network.peer.address is set.intPeer port of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed.65123
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [12]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [13]80; 8080; 443
messaging.message.body.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body in bytes. Only applicable for spans describing single message operations. [14]1439
messaging.message.envelope.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body and metadata in bytes. [15]2738

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD match one of the following values:

  • send
  • schedule

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "servicebus".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to send.

[11] network.peer.address: Semantic conventions for individual messaging systems SHOULD document whether network.peer.* attributes are applicable. Network peer address and port are important when the application interacts with individual intermediary nodes directly, If a messaging operation involved multiple network calls (for example retries), the address of the last contacted node SHOULD be used.

[12] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[13] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

[14] messaging.message.body.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed body size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed body size should be used.

[15] messaging.message.envelope.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed size should be used.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Receive span

Status: Development

Describes a consumer receiving one or more messages from Azure Service Bus.

“Receive” spans are created for pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages. See Consumer spans for details.

Span kind SHOULD be CLIENT.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Service Bus operation name. [1]receive; peek; receive_deferred
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]servicebus
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]MessageLockLost; MessagingEntityNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyQueue; MyTopic
messaging.destination.subscription.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required If messages are received from the subscription.stringAzure Service Bus subscription name.subscription-a
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]receive
messaging.servicebus.message.delivery_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [11]intNumber of deliveries that have been attempted for this message.2
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentRecommended When applicable.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringMessage correlation ID property.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
messaging.servicebus.message.enqueued_timeDevelopmentRecommendedintThe UTC epoch seconds at which the message has been accepted and stored in the entity.1701393730
network.peer.addressStableRecommended If applicable for this messaging system.stringPeer address of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed. [12]10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
network.peer.portStableRecommended if and only if network.peer.address is set.intPeer port of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed.65123
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [13]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [14]80; 8080; 443
messaging.message.body.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body in bytes. Only applicable for spans describing single message operations. [15]1439
messaging.message.envelope.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body and metadata in bytes. [16]2738

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD match one of the following values:

  • receive
  • peek
  • receive_deferred

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "servicebus".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to receive.

[11] messaging.servicebus.message.delivery_count: If delivery count is available and is bigger than 0.

[12] network.peer.address: Semantic conventions for individual messaging systems SHOULD document whether network.peer.* attributes are applicable. Network peer address and port are important when the application interacts with individual intermediary nodes directly, If a messaging operation involved multiple network calls (for example retries), the address of the last contacted node SHOULD be used.

[13] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[14] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

[15] messaging.message.body.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed body size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed body size should be used.

[16] messaging.message.envelope.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed size should be used.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Process span

Status: Development

Describes a consumer processing one or more messages from Azure Service Bus (push-based).

“Process” spans are created for push-based scenarios, where messages are passed to the application through a callback or handler. See Consumer spans for details.

Exclusively for single-message scenarios, when the message creation context is used as the parent, see Message creation context as parent of “Process” span.

Span kind SHOULD be CONSUMER.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Service Bus operation name. [1]process
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]servicebus
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]MessageLockLost; MessagingEntityNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyQueue; MyTopic
messaging.destination.subscription.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required If messages are received from the subscription.stringAzure Service Bus subscription name.subscription-a
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]process
messaging.servicebus.message.delivery_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [11]intNumber of deliveries that have been attempted for this message.2
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentRecommended When applicable.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringMessage correlation ID property.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
messaging.servicebus.message.enqueued_timeDevelopmentRecommendedintThe UTC epoch seconds at which the message has been accepted and stored in the entity.1701393730
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [12]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [13]80; 8080; 443
messaging.message.body.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body in bytes. Only applicable for spans describing single message operations. [14]1439
messaging.message.envelope.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body and metadata in bytes. [15]2738

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD be set to process.

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "servicebus".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to process.

[11] messaging.servicebus.message.delivery_count: If delivery count is available and is bigger than 0.

[12] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[13] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

[14] messaging.message.body.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed body size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed body size should be used.

[15] messaging.message.envelope.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed size should be used.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Settle span

Status: Development

Describes settling (complete/abandon/defer/dead-letter) one or more Azure Service Bus messages.

“Settle” spans are created for every manually or automatically triggered settlement operation. See Consumer spans for details.

Span kind SHOULD be CLIENT.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Service Bus operation name. [1]complete; abandon; dead_letter
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]servicebus
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]MessageLockLost; MessagingEntityNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyQueue; MyTopic
messaging.destination.subscription.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required If messages are received from the subscription.stringAzure Service Bus subscription name.subscription-a
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]settle
messaging.servicebus.disposition_statusDevelopmentConditionally Required [11]stringDescribes the settlement type.complete; abandon; dead_letter
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentRecommended When applicable.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringMessage correlation ID property.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
network.peer.addressStableRecommended If applicable for this messaging system.stringPeer address of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed. [12]10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
network.peer.portStableRecommended if and only if network.peer.address is set.intPeer port of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed.65123
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [13]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [14]80; 8080; 443

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD match one of the following values:

  • abandon
  • complete
  • defer
  • dead_letter
  • delete

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "servicebus".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to settle.

[11] messaging.servicebus.disposition_status: If the message is settled with a specific disposition status.

[12] network.peer.address: Semantic conventions for individual messaging systems SHOULD document whether network.peer.* attributes are applicable. Network peer address and port are important when the application interacts with individual intermediary nodes directly, If a messaging operation involved multiple network calls (for example retries), the address of the last contacted node SHOULD be used.

[13] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[14] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.servicebus.disposition_status has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
abandonMessage is abandonedDevelopment
completeMessage is completedDevelopment
dead_letterMessage is sent to dead letter queueDevelopment
deferMessage is deferredDevelopment

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Generic client span

Status: Development

Describes an Azure Service Bus client operation that is not covered by a more specific (create, send, receive, process, or settle) span.

Catch-all span for Azure Service Bus client operations - such as session management or lock renewal - that do not map to a create, send, receive, process, or settle span.

Span kind SHOULD be CLIENT.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Service Bus operation name. [1]accept_session; renew_message_lock; create_transaction
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]servicebus
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]MessageLockLost; MessagingEntityNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyQueue; MyTopic
messaging.destination.subscription.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required If messages are received from the subscription.stringAzure Service Bus subscription name.subscription-a
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]create; send; receive
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentRecommended When applicable.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringMessage correlation ID property.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
network.peer.addressStableRecommended If applicable for this messaging system.stringPeer address of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed. [11]10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
network.peer.portStableRecommended if and only if network.peer.address is set.intPeer port of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed.65123
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [12]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [13]80; 8080; 443

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD be set to the name of the client method in snake_case, for example:

  • session operations: accept_session, get_session_state, set_session_state, renew_session_lock
  • lock renewal: renew_message_lock
  • scheduling operations: cancel_scheduled
  • transaction operations: create_transaction, commit_transaction, rollback_transaction

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "servicebus".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: If a custom value is used, it MUST be of low cardinality.

[11] network.peer.address: Semantic conventions for individual messaging systems SHOULD document whether network.peer.* attributes are applicable. Network peer address and port are important when the application interacts with individual intermediary nodes directly, If a messaging operation involved multiple network calls (for example retries), the address of the last contacted node SHOULD be used.

[12] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[13] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Azure Event Hubs

Create span

Status: Development

Describes a message being created for sending to Azure Event Hubs.

“Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios. A “Create” span is only used together with a client “Send” span (messaging.send.client) that links to it; when the “Send” span itself serves as the creation context, use the producer “Send” span (messaging.send.producer) instead and omit the “Create” span. See Producer spans for details.

Span kind SHOULD be PRODUCER.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Event Hubs operation name. [1]create
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]eventhubs
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]ConsumerDisconnected; ResourceNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]stringThe message destination name [5]MyTopic
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentConditionally Required If available.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [7]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [8]create
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringThe conversation ID identifying the conversation to which the message belongs, represented as a string. Sometimes called “Correlation ID”.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [9]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [10]80; 8080; 443
messaging.message.body.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body in bytes. Only applicable for spans describing single message operations. [11]1439
messaging.message.envelope.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body and metadata in bytes. [12]2738

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD be set to create.

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "eventhubs".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[5] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[6] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[7] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[8] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to create.

[9] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[10] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

[11] messaging.message.body.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed body size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed body size should be used.

[12] messaging.message.envelope.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed size should be used.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Send span (producer)

Status: Development

Describes a producer sending one or more messages to Azure Event Hubs.

Use this span when no separate “Create” span exists and the “Send” span’s context is injected into the message(s) as the creation context. See Producer spans for details.

Span kind SHOULD be PRODUCER.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Event Hubs operation name. [1]send
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]eventhubs
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]ConsumerDisconnected; ResourceNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyTopic
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentConditionally Required If available.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]send
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringThe conversation ID identifying the conversation to which the message belongs, represented as a string. Sometimes called “Correlation ID”.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
network.peer.addressStableRecommended If applicable for this messaging system.stringPeer address of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed. [11]10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
network.peer.portStableRecommended if and only if network.peer.address is set.intPeer port of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed.65123
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [12]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [13]80; 8080; 443
messaging.message.body.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body in bytes. Only applicable for spans describing single message operations. [14]1439
messaging.message.envelope.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body and metadata in bytes. [15]2738

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD be set to send.

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "eventhubs".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to send.

[11] network.peer.address: Semantic conventions for individual messaging systems SHOULD document whether network.peer.* attributes are applicable. Network peer address and port are important when the application interacts with individual intermediary nodes directly, If a messaging operation involved multiple network calls (for example retries), the address of the last contacted node SHOULD be used.

[12] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[13] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

[14] messaging.message.body.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed body size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed body size should be used.

[15] messaging.message.envelope.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed size should be used.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Send span (client)

Status: Development

Describes a producer sending one or more messages to Azure Event Hubs.

Use this span when a “Create” span (or a custom creation context) already exists for the message(s): the “Send” span describes only the transport operation and links to the creation context that was injected into the message. See Producer spans for details.

Span kind SHOULD be CLIENT.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Event Hubs operation name. [1]send
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]eventhubs
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]ConsumerDisconnected; ResourceNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyTopic
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentConditionally Required If available.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]send
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringThe conversation ID identifying the conversation to which the message belongs, represented as a string. Sometimes called “Correlation ID”.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
network.peer.addressStableRecommended If applicable for this messaging system.stringPeer address of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed. [11]10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
network.peer.portStableRecommended if and only if network.peer.address is set.intPeer port of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed.65123
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [12]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [13]80; 8080; 443
messaging.message.body.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body in bytes. Only applicable for spans describing single message operations. [14]1439
messaging.message.envelope.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body and metadata in bytes. [15]2738

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD be set to send.

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "eventhubs".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to send.

[11] network.peer.address: Semantic conventions for individual messaging systems SHOULD document whether network.peer.* attributes are applicable. Network peer address and port are important when the application interacts with individual intermediary nodes directly, If a messaging operation involved multiple network calls (for example retries), the address of the last contacted node SHOULD be used.

[12] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[13] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

[14] messaging.message.body.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed body size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed body size should be used.

[15] messaging.message.envelope.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed size should be used.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Receive span

Status: Development

Describes a consumer receiving one or more messages from Azure Event Hubs (pull-based).

“Receive” spans are created for pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages. See Consumer spans for details.

Span kind SHOULD be CLIENT.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Event Hubs operation name. [1]receive
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]eventhubs
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]ConsumerDisconnected; ResourceNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyTopic
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentConditionally Required If available.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]receive
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.consumer.group.nameDevelopmentRecommendedstringAzure Event Hubs consumer group name.my-group; indexer
messaging.eventhubs.message.enqueued_timeDevelopmentRecommendedintThe UTC epoch seconds at which the message has been accepted and stored in the entity.1701393730
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringThe conversation ID identifying the conversation to which the message belongs, represented as a string. Sometimes called “Correlation ID”.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
network.peer.addressStableRecommended If applicable for this messaging system.stringPeer address of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed. [11]10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
network.peer.portStableRecommended if and only if network.peer.address is set.intPeer port of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed.65123
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [12]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [13]80; 8080; 443
messaging.message.body.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body in bytes. Only applicable for spans describing single message operations. [14]1439
messaging.message.envelope.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body and metadata in bytes. [15]2738

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD be set to receive.

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "eventhubs".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to receive.

[11] network.peer.address: Semantic conventions for individual messaging systems SHOULD document whether network.peer.* attributes are applicable. Network peer address and port are important when the application interacts with individual intermediary nodes directly, If a messaging operation involved multiple network calls (for example retries), the address of the last contacted node SHOULD be used.

[12] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[13] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

[14] messaging.message.body.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed body size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed body size should be used.

[15] messaging.message.envelope.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed size should be used.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Process span

Status: Development

Describes a consumer processing one or more messages from Azure Event Hubs (push-based).

“Process” spans are created for push-based scenarios, where messages are passed to the application through a callback or handler. See Consumer spans for details.

Exclusively for single-message scenarios, when the message creation context is used as the parent, see Message creation context as parent of “Process” span.

Span kind SHOULD be CONSUMER.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Event Hubs operation name. [1]process
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]eventhubs
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]ConsumerDisconnected; ResourceNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyTopic
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentConditionally Required If available.stringThe identifier of the partition messages are sent to or received from, unique within the messaging.destination.name.1
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]process
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.consumer.group.nameDevelopmentRecommendedstringAzure Event Hubs consumer group name.my-group; indexer
messaging.eventhubs.message.enqueued_timeDevelopmentRecommendedintThe UTC epoch seconds at which the message has been accepted and stored in the entity.1701393730
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringThe conversation ID identifying the conversation to which the message belongs, represented as a string. Sometimes called “Correlation ID”.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [11]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [12]80; 8080; 443
messaging.message.body.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body in bytes. Only applicable for spans describing single message operations. [13]1439
messaging.message.envelope.sizeDevelopmentOpt-InintThe size of the message body and metadata in bytes. [14]2738

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD be set to process.

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "eventhubs".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to process.

[11] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[12] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

[13] messaging.message.body.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed body size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed body size should be used.

[14] messaging.message.envelope.size: This can refer to both the compressed or uncompressed size. If both sizes are known, the uncompressed size should be used.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Settle span

Status: Development

Describes checkpointing (settling) processed messages in Azure Event Hubs.

“Settle” spans are created for every manually or automatically triggered settlement operation. See Consumer spans for details.

Span kind SHOULD be CLIENT.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Event Hubs operation name. [1]checkpoint
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]eventhubs
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]ConsumerDisconnected; ResourceNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyTopic
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentConditionally Required If available.stringString representation of the partition ID messages are checkpointed for, unique within the Event Hub.1
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]settle
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.consumer.group.nameDevelopmentRecommendedstringAzure Event Hubs consumer group name.my-group; indexer
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringThe conversation ID identifying the conversation to which the message belongs, represented as a string. Sometimes called “Correlation ID”.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
network.peer.addressStableRecommended If applicable for this messaging system.stringPeer address of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed. [11]10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
network.peer.portStableRecommended if and only if network.peer.address is set.intPeer port of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed.65123
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [12]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [13]80; 8080; 443

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD be set to checkpoint.

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "eventhubs".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: SHOULD be set to settle.

[11] network.peer.address: Semantic conventions for individual messaging systems SHOULD document whether network.peer.* attributes are applicable. Network peer address and port are important when the application interacts with individual intermediary nodes directly, If a messaging operation involved multiple network calls (for example retries), the address of the last contacted node SHOULD be used.

[12] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[13] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment

Generic client span

Status: Development

Describes an Azure Event Hubs client operation that is not covered by a more specific (create, send, receive, process, or settle) span.

Catch-all span for Azure Event Hubs client operations - such as metadata retrieval - that do not map to a create, send, receive, process, or settle span.

Span kind SHOULD be CLIENT.

Span status SHOULD follow the Recording Errors document.

Attributes:

KeyStabilityRequirement LevelValue TypeDescriptionExample Values
messaging.operation.nameDevelopmentRequiredstringAzure Event Hubs operation name. [1]get_partition_properties; get_event_hub_properties
messaging.systemDevelopmentRequiredstringThe messaging system as identified by the client instrumentation. [2]eventhubs
error.typeStableConditionally Required If and only if the messaging operation has failed.stringDescribes a class of error the operation ended with. [3]ConsumerDisconnected; ResourceNotFound; ServiceBusy
messaging.batch.message_countDevelopmentConditionally Required [4]intThe number of messages sent, received, or processed in the scope of the batching operation. [5]0; 1; 2
messaging.destination.nameDevelopmentConditionally Required [6]stringThe message destination name [7]MyTopic
messaging.destination.partition.idDevelopmentConditionally Required If available.stringString representation of the partition ID, unique within the Event Hub.1
messaging.destination.templateDevelopmentConditionally Required [8]stringLow cardinality representation of the messaging destination name [9]/customers/{customerId}
messaging.operation.typeDevelopmentConditionally Required If applicable.stringA string identifying the type of the messaging operation. [10]create; send; receive
messaging.client.idDevelopmentRecommendedstringA unique identifier for the client that consumes or produces a message.client-5; myhost@8742@s8083jm
messaging.message.conversation_idDevelopmentRecommendedstringThe conversation ID identifying the conversation to which the message belongs, represented as a string. Sometimes called “Correlation ID”.MyConversationId
messaging.message.idDevelopmentRecommended If span describes operation on a single message.stringA value used by the messaging system as an identifier for the message, represented as a string.452a7c7c7c7048c2f887f61572b18fc2
network.peer.addressStableRecommended If applicable for this messaging system.stringPeer address of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed. [11]10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
network.peer.portStableRecommended if and only if network.peer.address is set.intPeer port of the messaging intermediary node where the operation was performed.65123
server.addressStableRecommendedstringServer domain name if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name. [12]example.com; 10.1.2.80; /tmp/my.sock
server.portStableRecommendedintServer port number. [13]80; 8080; 443

[1] messaging.operation.name: SHOULD be set to the name of the client method in snake_case, for example:

  • get_partition_properties
  • get_event_hub_properties

[2] messaging.system: MUST be set to "eventhubs".

[3] error.type: The error.type SHOULD be predictable, and SHOULD have low cardinality.

When error.type is set to a type (e.g., an exception type), its canonical class name identifying the type within the artifact SHOULD be used.

If the recorded error type is a wrapper that is not meaningful for failure classification, instrumentation MAY use the type of the inner error instead. For example, in Go, errors created with fmt.Errorf using %w MAY be unwrapped when the wrapper type does not help classify the failure.

Instrumentations SHOULD document the list of errors they report.

The cardinality of error.type within one instrumentation library SHOULD be low. Telemetry consumers that aggregate data from multiple instrumentation libraries and applications should be prepared for error.type to have high cardinality at query time when no additional filters are applied.

If the operation has completed successfully, instrumentations SHOULD NOT set error.type.

If a specific domain defines its own set of error identifiers (such as HTTP or RPC status codes), it’s RECOMMENDED to:

  • Use a domain-specific attribute
  • Set error.type to capture all errors, regardless of whether they are defined within the domain-specific set or not.

[4] messaging.batch.message_count: If the span describes an operation on a batch of messages.

[5] messaging.batch.message_count: Instrumentations SHOULD NOT set messaging.batch.message_count on spans that operate with a single message. When a messaging client library supports both batch and single-message API for the same operation, instrumentations SHOULD use messaging.batch.message_count for batching APIs and SHOULD NOT use it for single-message APIs.

[6] messaging.destination.name: If span describes operation on a single message or if the value applies to all messages in the batch.

[7] messaging.destination.name: SHOULD uniquely identify a specific queue, topic or other entity within the broker. If the broker doesn’t have such notion, it SHOULD uniquely identify the broker.

[8] messaging.destination.template: If available. Instrumentations MUST NOT use messaging.destination.name as template unless low-cardinality of destination name is guaranteed.

[9] messaging.destination.template: Destination names could be constructed from templates. An example would be a destination name involving a username or product ID. Although the destination name in this case is of high cardinality, the underlying template is of low cardinality and can be effectively used for grouping and aggregation.

[10] messaging.operation.type: If a custom value is used, it MUST be of low cardinality.

[11] network.peer.address: Semantic conventions for individual messaging systems SHOULD document whether network.peer.* attributes are applicable. Network peer address and port are important when the application interacts with individual intermediary nodes directly, If a messaging operation involved multiple network calls (for example retries), the address of the last contacted node SHOULD be used.

[12] server.address: Server domain name of the broker if available without reverse DNS lookup; otherwise, IP address or UNIX domain socket name.

[13] server.port: When observed from the client side, and when communicating through an intermediary, server.port SHOULD represent the server port behind any intermediaries, for example proxies, if it’s available.

The following attributes can be important for making sampling decisions and SHOULD be provided at span creation time (if provided at all):


error.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
_OTHERA fallback error value to be used when the instrumentation doesn’t define a custom value.Stable

messaging.operation.type has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
createA message is created. “Create” spans always refer to a single message and are used to provide a unique creation context for messages in batch sending scenarios.Development
processOne or more messages are processed by a consumer.Development
receiveOne or more messages are requested by a consumer. This operation refers to pull-based scenarios, where consumers explicitly call methods of messaging SDKs to receive messages.Development
sendOne or more messages are provided for sending to an intermediary. If a single message is sent, the context of the “Send” span can be used as the creation context and no “Create” span needs to be created.Development
settleOne or more messages are settled.Development

messaging.system has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.

ValueDescriptionStability
activemqApache ActiveMQDevelopment
aws.snsAmazon Simple Notification Service (SNS)Development
aws_sqsAmazon Simple Queue Service (SQS)Development
eventgridAzure Event GridDevelopment
eventhubsAzure Event HubsDevelopment
gcp_pubsubGoogle Cloud Pub/SubDevelopment
jmsJava Message ServiceDevelopment
kafkaApache KafkaDevelopment
pulsarApache PulsarDevelopment
rabbitmqRabbitMQDevelopment
rocketmqApache RocketMQDevelopment
servicebusAzure Service BusDevelopment