> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs-platform.crewai.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Get one trace span

> Returns one span of an Automation execution's trace with its attributes: the prompts, completions, tool
arguments and results it recorded, as OpenTelemetry attributes. A single span can hold a few megabytes.




## OpenAPI

````yaml /openapi/platform-v1.yaml get /api/v1/automations/{automation_id}/executions/{execution_id}/trace/spans/{span_id}
openapi: 3.0.1
info:
  title: CrewAI Platform API
  version: v1
  description: Supported public API for CrewAI Platform.
servers:
  - url: https://app.crewai.com
    description: Current CrewAI Platform host
security:
  - bearerAuth: []
tags:
  - name: Users
    description: Users in the organization.
  - name: Status
    description: Platform health and API availability.
  - name: Automations
    description: >-
      Automations, their source artifacts, their executions, and their
      schedules.
  - name: Teams
    description: Teams in the organization.
  - name: Group Mappings
    description: Identity-provider group mappings to Teams.
  - name: Service Accounts
    description: Service accounts in the organization.
  - name: Webhook Endpoints
    description: Endpoints that receive signed event deliveries.
  - name: Studio Projects
    description: Projects built in Crew Studio.
  - name: Environment Variables
    description: Environment variables in the organization.
  - name: Git Repositories
    description: Git repositories connected to the organization.
  - name: LLM Connections
    description: Connections to LLM providers.
  - name: Tools
    description: Tools in the organization's tool repository.
paths:
  /api/v1/automations/{automation_id}/executions/{execution_id}/trace/spans/{span_id}:
    parameters:
      - name: automation_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          example: 4f6d0d9a-7b78-4c6a-b64f-2e2e3d2c8f9a
      - name: execution_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          example: 4f6d0d9a-7b78-4c6a-b64f-2e2e3d2c8f9a
      - name: span_id
        in: path
        required: true
        schema:
          type: string
          example: a1b2c3d4e5f60718
    get:
      tags:
        - Automations
      summary: Get one trace span
      description: >
        Returns one span of an Automation execution's trace with its attributes:
        the prompts, completions, tool

        arguments and results it recorded, as OpenTelemetry attributes. A single
        span can hold a few megabytes.
      operationId: getAutomationExecutionTraceSpan
      responses:
        '200':
          description: OK
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                success:
                  value:
                    data:
                      id: a1b2c3d4e5f60718
                      parent_id: 0f1e2d3c4b5a6978
                      name: call llm
                      type: llm_call
                      status: ok
                      started_at: '2026-07-07T00:00:01.250000Z'
                      finished_at: '2026-07-07T00:00:03.500000Z'
                      duration_ms: 2250
                      input_tokens: 812
                      output_tokens: 164
                      status_message: null
                      attributes:
                        gen_ai.request.model: gpt-4.1
              schema:
                type: object
                required:
                  - data
                additionalProperties: false
                properties:
                  data:
                    type: object
                    required:
                      - id
                      - parent_id
                      - name
                      - type
                      - status
                      - started_at
                      - finished_at
                      - duration_ms
                      - input_tokens
                      - output_tokens
                      - status_message
                      - attributes
                    additionalProperties: false
                    properties:
                      id:
                        type: string
                        example: a1b2c3d4e5f60718
                        description: The span id, 16 lowercase hex characters.
                      parent_id:
                        type: string
                        example: 0f1e2d3c4b5a6978
                        nullable: true
                        description: >-
                          The id of the enclosing span, or null for a root span.
                          The parent can be missing from the trace while the
                          execution runs, because a span is recorded only once
                          it ends.
                      name:
                        type: string
                        example: call llm
                        description: The span name the runtime reported.
                      type:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - flow
                          - flow_method
                          - crew
                          - task
                          - agent
                          - agent_reasoning
                          - llm_call
                          - tool_call
                          - tool_failure
                          - mcp_connection
                          - memory
                          - knowledge
                          - guardrail
                          - policy
                          - human_feedback
                          - skill
                          - other
                        example: llm_call
                        description: >
                          What the span records:

                          - `flow`: A flow run.

                          - `flow_method`: One method of a flow.

                          - `crew`: A crew run.

                          - `task`: One task of a crew.

                          - `agent`: An agent working on a task, or a standalone
                          agent run.

                          - `agent_reasoning`: An agent planning before it acts.

                          - `llm_call`: One call to a language model.

                          - `tool_call`: One tool call, MCP tools included.

                          - `tool_failure`: A tool call that failed.

                          - `mcp_connection`: A connection to an MCP server.

                          - `memory`: A memory read or write.

                          - `knowledge`: A knowledge query or search.

                          - `guardrail`: A guardrail evaluation.

                          - `policy`: A policy evaluation.

                          - `human_feedback`: A request for, or the answer to,
                          human input.

                          - `skill`: Discovering, loading or using a skill.

                          - `other`: Any other span. Use `name` to tell these
                          apart.
                      status:
                        type: string
                        enum:
                          - ok
                          - error
                          - unknown
                        example: ok
                        description: >
                          How the span ended:

                          - `ok`: The operation succeeded.

                          - `error`: The operation failed. A span detail carries
                          the reason in `status_message`.

                          - `unknown`: The span reported no status the platform
                          recognizes.
                      started_at:
                        type: string
                        format: date-time
                        example: '2026-07-07T00:00:01.250000Z'
                      finished_at:
                        type: string
                        format: date-time
                        example: '2026-07-07T00:00:03.500000Z'
                      duration_ms:
                        type: integer
                        nullable: true
                        example: 2250
                      input_tokens:
                        type: integer
                        nullable: true
                        example: 812
                        description: Prompt tokens of an LLM call.
                      output_tokens:
                        type: integer
                        nullable: true
                        example: 164
                        description: Completion tokens of an LLM call.
                      status_message:
                        type: string
                        example: null
                        nullable: true
                        description: Why the span failed, when it did.
                      attributes:
                        type: object
                        additionalProperties: true
                        example:
                          gen_ai.request.model: gpt-4.1
                        description: >-
                          The span's OpenTelemetry attributes, as the runtime
                          recorded them.
        '401':
          description: Unauthorized
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                unauthorized:
                  value:
                    errors:
                      - type: >-
                          https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/unauthorized
                        code: unauthorized
                        title: Unauthorized
                        status: 401
                        detail: Missing or invalid bearer token.
                  summary: Missing or invalid bearer token
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
        '404':
          description: Not Found
          content:
            application/json:
              examples:
                not_found:
                  value:
                    errors:
                      - type: >-
                          https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/not_found
                        code: not_found
                        title: Not found
                        status: 404
                        detail: The requested resource could not be found.
                  summary: The trace has no span with this id
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ErrorEnvelope'
components:
  schemas:
    ErrorEnvelope:
      type: object
      required:
        - errors
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        errors:
          type: array
          minItems: 1
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Error:
      type: object
      description: Public API error object.
      required:
        - type
        - code
        - title
        - status
        - detail
      additionalProperties: false
      properties:
        type:
          type: string
          format: uri
          enum:
            - https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/bad_request
            - https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/clipper_disabled
            - https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/clipper_disallowed
            - >-
              https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/clipper_feature_disabled
            - https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/clipper_not_found
            - https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/conflict
            - https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/forbidden
            - https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/internal_error
            - https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/not_found
            - https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/service_unavailable
            - >-
              https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/tool_execution_failed
            - https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/unauthorized
            - https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/validation_error
          example: https://docs-platform.crewai.com/api/problems/bad_request
        code:
          type: string
          enum:
            - bad_request
            - clipper_disabled
            - clipper_disallowed
            - clipper_feature_disabled
            - clipper_not_found
            - conflict
            - forbidden
            - internal_error
            - not_found
            - service_unavailable
            - tool_execution_failed
            - unauthorized
            - validation_error
          example: bad_request
        title:
          type: string
          x-crewai-enum-format: freeform
          enum:
            - Bad request
            - Clipper resource disabled
            - Clipper resource disallowed
            - Clipper feature disabled
            - Clipper resource not found
            - Conflict
            - Forbidden
            - Internal error
            - Not found
            - Service unavailable
            - Tool execution failed
            - Unauthorized
            - Validation error
          example: Bad request
        status:
          type: integer
          enum:
            - 400
            - 401
            - 403
            - 404
            - 409
            - 422
            - 500
            - 503
          example: 400
        detail:
          type: string
          example: The request is invalid.
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      bearerFormat: opaque

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