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
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- AWS
- Debugging
- 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: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: aws-x-ray: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.
  humanURL: https://aws.amazon.com/xray/
  baseURL: https://xray.{region}.amazonaws.com
  tags:
  - AWS
  - Debugging
  - Distributed Tracing
  - Microservices
  - Observability
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/aws-x-ray-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
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/aws-x-ray-general.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/aws-x-ray-encryption.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/aws-x-ray-groups.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/aws-x-ray-insights.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/aws-x-ray-sampling.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/aws-x-ray-service-graph.yaml
  - type: NaftikoCapability
    url: capabilities/aws-x-ray-traces.yaml
common:
- 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