---
title: "Changes to Ingest traces (OTLP)"
method: POST
path: "/api/v2/traces"
---

# Changes to Ingest traces (OTLP)

`POST /api/v2/traces`

> Every recorded change to this operation, newest first.

## Timeline

Changed in 4 of 12 revisions.

- **2026-10-21** `c30bcb383ee8`: 4 breaking, 5 info
- **2026-10-02** `b830b79cfd52`: 1 warning, 3 info
- **2026-09-17** `6fa8242da8c2`: 1 warning, 1 info
- **2026-09-12** `22b868ef3f22`: 1 info

## Changes

- **2026-10-21** `c30bcb383ee8`: 4 breaking, 5 info
  - request body became required
  - removed the enum value `1` of the request property `resourceSpans/items/scopeSpans/items/spans/items/status/code`
  - removed the enum value `2` of the request property `resourceSpans/items/scopeSpans/items/spans/items/status/code`
  - the `resourceSpans/items/scopeSpans/items/spans/items/status/code` request property type changed from `string` to `integer`
  - api operation id `traces_createTrace` removed and replaced with `createTrace`
  - api tag `Traces` added
  - api tag `traces` removed
  - added the new `1.00` enum value to the request property `resourceSpans/items/scopeSpans/items/spans/items/status/code`
  - added the new `2.00` enum value to the request property `resourceSpans/items/scopeSpans/items/spans/items/status/code`
- **2026-10-02** `b830b79cfd52`: 1 warning, 3 info
  - removed the optional property `error` from the response with the `400` status
  - added the non-success response with the status `403`
  - removed the non-success response with the status `401`
  - added the required property `detail` to the response with the `400` status
- **2026-09-17** `6fa8242da8c2`: 1 warning, 1 info
  - deleted the `header` request parameter `Authorization`
  - the endpoint scheme security `RespanApiKey` was added to the API
- **2026-09-12** `22b868ef3f22`: 1 info
  - api operation id `create-trace` removed and replaced with `traces_createTrace`

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[Operation](https://skmtc.dev/respan/apis/respan-api/docs/api/v2/traces/post.md) - [API](https://skmtc.dev/respan/apis/respan-api.md) - [Page](https://skmtc.dev/respan/apis/respan-api/changes/api/v2/traces/post)