Log and Traces correlation
This video shows how to correlate logs and traces within the OpenObserve platform.
April 18, 2025
02:30 PM ET
5 minutes
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What you'll learn
Learn how to jump from a trace to its logs, or vice versa, with simple UI actions
How trace ID enables log correlation.
How to use span IDs for deeper correlation, letting you view logs tied to specific spans.
Watch a full workflow: run the app, explore logs, metrics, traces, and click through to correlated data.
This video shows how to correlate logs and traces within the OpenObserve platform. Watch as we walk through a demo app sending logs, metrics, and traces to OpenObserve, and demonstrate how to navigate between traces and related logs using trace and span IDs. The video highlights how this bidirectional linking helps connect detailed logs to distributed traces for better system insight.
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About the Author
Prabhat Sharma
Prabhat Sharma is the founder of OpenObserve, bringing extensive expertise in cloud computing, Kubernetes, and observability. His interests also encompass machine learning, liberal arts, economics, and systems architecture. Outside of work, Prabhat enjoys spending quality time playing with his children.