aid: aws-x-ray
name: AWS X-Ray
description: >-
  AWS X-Ray is a service that helps developers analyze and debug distributed applications by providing end-to-end
  tracing of requests as they travel through the application, identifying performance bottlenecks and errors. It is now
  part of Amazon CloudWatch Application Signals for unified observability.
type: Index
deliveryModel:
  model: saas
  open_source: false
  commercial: true
  callable_host: true
  label: Hosted service · you call their endpoint
  confidence: high
  source:
  - openapi
  - pricing
  generated: '2026-08-28'
  method: derived
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  - security
  generated: '2026-09-03'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/aws-x-ray.png
tags:
  - AWS
  - Debugging
  - Developer Tools
  - Distributed Tracing
  - Microservices
  - Observability
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/aws-x-ray/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.23'
apis:
- aid: aws-x-ray:aws-x-ray-encryption-api
  name: AWS X-Ray Encryption API
  description: Manage encryption configuration
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
  baseURL: https://xray.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Encryption
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-x-ray-encryption-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/aws-x-ray-trace-segment.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/aws-xray.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/api/Welcome.html
- aid: aws-x-ray:aws-x-ray-groups-api
  name: AWS X-Ray Groups API
  description: Manage trace groups
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
  baseURL: https://xray.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Group
  tags_raw:
  - Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-x-ray-groups-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/aws-x-ray-trace-segment.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/aws-xray.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/api/Welcome.html
- aid: aws-x-ray:aws-x-ray-insights-api
  name: AWS X-Ray Insights API
  description: Automated anomaly detection insights
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
  baseURL: https://xray.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Insights
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-x-ray-insights-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/aws-x-ray-trace-segment.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/aws-xray.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/api/Welcome.html
- aid: aws-x-ray:aws-x-ray-sampling-api
  name: AWS X-Ray Sampling API
  description: Manage sampling rules
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
  baseURL: https://xray.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Sampling
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-x-ray-sampling-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/aws-x-ray-trace-segment.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/aws-xray.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/api/Welcome.html
- aid: aws-x-ray:aws-x-ray-service-graph-api
  name: AWS X-Ray Service Graph API
  description: Service map and statistics
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
  baseURL: https://xray.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Service Graph
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-x-ray-service-graph-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/aws-x-ray-trace-segment.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/aws-xray.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/api/Welcome.html
- aid: aws-x-ray:aws-x-ray-tags-api
  name: AWS X-Ray Tags API
  description: The Tags API from AWS X-Ray — 1 operation(s) for tags.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
  baseURL: https://xray.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Tags
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-x-ray-tags-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/aws-x-ray-trace-segment.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/aws-xray.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/api/Welcome.html
- aid: aws-x-ray:aws-x-ray-traces-api
  name: AWS X-Ray Traces API
  description: Upload and retrieve trace data
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
  baseURL: https://xray.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Traces
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-x-ray-traces-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/aws-x-ray-trace-segment.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/aws-xray.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/api/Welcome.html
- aid: aws-x-ray:aws-x-ray-tag-resource-api
  name: AWS X-Ray Tag Resource API
  description: The Tag Resource API from AWS X-Ray — 1 operation(s) for tag resource.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
  baseURL: https://xray.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Tag Resource
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-x-ray-tag-resource-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/aws-x-ray-trace-segment.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/aws-xray.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/api/Welcome.html
- aid: aws-x-ray:aws-x-ray-untag-resource-api
  name: AWS X-Ray Untag Resource API
  description: The Untag Resource API from AWS X-Ray — 1 operation(s) for untag resource.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
  baseURL: https://xray.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - Untag Resource
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-x-ray-untag-resource-api-openapi.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/aws-x-ray-trace-segment.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/aws-xray.html
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/api/Welcome.html
common:
  - type: Plans
    url: plans/aws-x-ray-plans-pricing.yml
  - type: RateLimits
    url: rate-limits/aws-x-ray-rate-limits.yml
  - type: FinOps
    url: finops/aws-x-ray-finops.yml
  - type: CapabilityMap
    url: capabilities/aws-x-ray-capability-edges.yml
    name: AWS X-Ray Business Capability Map
  - type: PostmanWorkspace
    url: https://www.postman.com/kinlaneapi/aws-x-ray/overview
  - type: AgenticAccess
    url: agentic-access/aws-x-ray-agentic-access.yml
  - type: TrustCenter
    url: security/aws-x-ray-trust-center.yml
  - type: VulnerabilityDisclosure
    url: security/aws-x-ray-vulnerability-disclosure.yml
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/aws-x-ray-domain-security.yml
  - type: Authentication
    url: authentication/aws-x-ray-authentication.yml
  - type: Website
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.aws.amazon.com/xray/latest/devguide/aws-xray.html
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/getting-started/
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/pricing/
  - type: FAQ
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/faqs/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/service-terms/
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/privacy/
  - type: Support
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/
  - type: Blog
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/devops/category/management-tools/aws-x-ray/
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://health.aws.amazon.com/health/status
  - type: SpectralRules
    url: rules/aws-x-ray-spectral-rules.yml
  - type: Vocabulary
    url: vocabulary/aws-x-ray-vocabulary.yaml
  - type: Features
    data:
      - name: End-to-End Tracing
        description: Trace requests from client to backend across all services in your distributed application.
      - name: Service Map
        description: Visualize service dependencies and real-time health indicators in an interactive map.
      - name: Trace Analytics
        description: Filter, search, and analyze traces using filter expressions and groups.
      - name: Sampling Rules
        description: Control trace collection rates with dynamic sampling rules to manage cost and volume.
      - name: Annotations and Metadata
        description: Add indexed annotations and non-indexed metadata to traces for custom filtering and context.
      - name: Error Analysis
        description: Identify and analyze errors, faults, and throttling across distributed services.
      - name: Latency Analysis
        description: Identify performance bottlenecks with detailed latency histograms and percentile data.
      - name: CloudWatch Integration
        description: Integrated with CloudWatch Application Signals for unified observability and alerting.
      - name: SDK Support
        description: Instrument applications with X-Ray SDKs for Java, Python, Go, Node.js, Ruby, and .NET.
  - type: UseCases
    data:
      - name: Performance Optimization
        description: Identify and resolve latency bottlenecks in distributed microservices applications.
      - name: Error Debugging
        description: Trace errors and exceptions to their root cause across service boundaries.
      - name: Dependency Analysis
        description: Understand service dependencies and the impact of downstream failures.
      - name: SLA Monitoring
        description: Monitor request latency and error rates against service level agreements.
      - name: Microservices Visibility
        description: Gain observability into complex microservices architectures and their interactions.
  - type: Integrations
    data:
      - name: AWS Lambda
        description: Automatically instrument Lambda functions with X-Ray active tracing.
      - name: Amazon API Gateway
        description: Enable X-Ray tracing on API Gateway stages for end-to-end visibility.
      - name: Amazon ECS
        description: Collect traces from containerized applications running on ECS.
      - name: AWS Elastic Beanstalk
        description: Enable X-Ray on Elastic Beanstalk environments for application tracing.
      - name: Amazon CloudWatch
        description: Unified observability with CloudWatch Application Signals and alarms.
      - name: AWS Step Functions
        description: Trace state machine executions through Step Functions workflows.
  - type: Integrations
    url: https://aws.amazon.com/marketplace
integrations:
  - name: Sign in
  - name: Agent Mode
  - name: Why AWS Marketplace?
  - name: Get started in AWS Marketplace
  - name: Industry
  - name: Resources
  - name: Become a Channel Partner
  - name: Sell in AWS Marketplace
  - name: Manage Your Account
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com
x-parent: amazon-web-services
x-relationship: product