aid: lightstep
name: Lightstep
description: >-
  Lightstep, now ServiceNow Cloud Observability, is a distributed tracing and
  observability platform that helps teams monitor, debug, and optimize
  microservice performance. It provides deep visibility into distributed systems
  using OpenTelemetry-based tracing, metrics, and service health monitoring.
type: Index
image: https://kinlane-productions.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - APM
  - Distributed Tracing
  - Microservices
  - Monitoring
  - Observability
  - OpenTelemetry
url: >-
  https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/lightstep/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-03-26'
modified: '2026-03-26'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
  - aid: lightstep:lightstep-api
    name: Lightstep API
    description: >-
      The Lightstep API provides programmatic access to observability data
      including traces, spans, streams, dashboards, alerting conditions, and
      service health. It enables teams to manage their observability
      configuration and query telemetry data programmatically.
    humanURL: https://docs.lightstep.com/docs/lightstep-api-overview
    tags:
      - APM
      - Distributed Tracing
      - Monitoring
      - Observability
      - Telemetry
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.lightstep.com/docs/lightstep-api-overview
      - type: OpenAPI
        url: https://docs.lightstep.com/openapi
      - type: GettingStarted
        url: https://docs.lightstep.com/docs/welcome-to-lightstep
      - type: Authentication
        url: https://docs.lightstep.com/docs/create-and-manage-api-keys
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://lightstep.com
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.lightstep.com
  - type: Blog
    url: https://lightstep.com/blog
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://lightstep.com/pricing
  - type: Login
    url: https://app.lightstep.com
  - type: Signup
    url: https://app.lightstep.com/signup
  - type: Support
    url: https://lightstep.com/support
  - type: GitHub
    url: https://github.com/lightstep
  - type: Twitter
    url: https://twitter.com/lighabortstepHQ
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/lightstep
  - type: StatusPage
    url: https://status.lightstep.com
  - type: OpenTelemetry
    url: https://docs.lightstep.com/docs/opentelemetry
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com