Semantic Conventions for Connect RPC

Status: Experimental

The Semantic Conventions for Connect extend and override the RPC spans and RPC metrics Semantic Conventions that describe common RPC operations attributes in addition to the Semantic Conventions described on this page.

Connect RPC Attributes

rpc.system MUST be set to "connect_rpc".

Below is a table of attributes that SHOULD be included on client and server Connect RPC measurements.

AttributeTypeDescriptionExamplesRequirement Level
rpc.connect_rpc.error_codestringThe error codes of the Connect request. Error codes are always string values.cancelledConditionally Required: [1]
rpc.connect_rpc.request.metadata.<key>string[]Connect request metadata, <key> being the normalized Connect Metadata key (lowercase), the value being the metadata values. [2]rpc.request.metadata.my-custom-metadata-attribute=["1.2.3.4", "1.2.3.5"]Opt-In
rpc.connect_rpc.response.metadata.<key>string[]Connect response metadata, <key> being the normalized Connect Metadata key (lowercase), the value being the metadata values. [3]rpc.response.metadata.my-custom-metadata-attribute=["attribute_value"]Opt-In

[1]: If response is not successful and if error code available.

[2]: Instrumentations SHOULD require an explicit configuration of which metadata values are to be captured. Including all request metadata values can be a security risk - explicit configuration helps avoid leaking sensitive information.

[3]: Instrumentations SHOULD require an explicit configuration of which metadata values are to be captured. Including all response metadata values can be a security risk - explicit configuration helps avoid leaking sensitive information.

rpc.connect_rpc.error_code MUST be one of the following:

ValueDescription
cancelledcancelled
unknownunknown
invalid_argumentinvalid_argument
deadline_exceededdeadline_exceeded
not_foundnot_found
already_existsalready_exists
permission_deniedpermission_denied
resource_exhaustedresource_exhausted
failed_preconditionfailed_precondition
abortedaborted
out_of_rangeout_of_range
unimplementedunimplemented
internalinternal
unavailableunavailable
data_lossdata_loss
unauthenticatedunauthenticated

Connect RPC Status

If rpc.connect_rpc.error_code is set, Span Status MUST be set to Error and left unset in all other cases.