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Deprecating Span Events API

calendar_today March 18, 2026 person domain opentelemetry

OpenTelemetry is deprecating the Span Event API. This post explains why we’re making this change, what it means at a high level, and how you can prepare. In short: We want to remove confusion and duplication caused by having two overlapping ways to emit events: span events and log-based events.

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