Read a trace

The trace display is the same wherever you open it; Explore and Traces Drilldown both reach it.

Open a real trace on the public demo and read its span waterfall hands-on, with no account or setup.

What TraceQL is and when you'd graduate to it from queryless exploration. Named only, no syntax.

Define exemplar plainly; cross-signal correlation needs prerequisites and isn't a switch that's on by default.

Where to go next, investigate your own traces, get traces flowing, or build trace dashboards, plus docs and community.