Default limits in Distributed Tracing app

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The default limits in Distributed Tracing define the boundaries of what the app can display and process. Refer to these limits when configuring Distributed Tracing or troubleshooting unexpected query results in high-volume environments.

Timeframe

The maximum timeframe duration is 7 days.

Requests and spans in table results

The maximum number of requests and spans in the table results is 10,000.

Spans in single trace perspective

In the single trace perspective, the span limit is 100,000 spans per trace.

Log entries in single trace perspective

The maximum number of log entries in the single trace perspective is 50,000.

Sampling rate

The sampling rate range is 1-100,000, depending on filters and timeframe.

Scanned bytes

The maximum size of scanned bytes is 50 GB.