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    Function deleteSpan

    • Experimental

      Delete a single span by identifier.

      Important: This operation deletes ONLY the specified span itself and does NOT delete its descendants/children. All child spans will remain in the trace and become orphaned (their parent_id will point to a non-existent span).

      Behavior:

      • Deletes only the target span (preserves all descendant spans)
      • Child spans become orphaned but remain in the database
      • Returns successfully if span is found and deleted
      • Throws error if span is not found (404) or other errors occur

      this function is experimental and may change in the future

      Parameters

      Returns Promise<void>

      Promise that resolves when the span is successfully deleted

      Error if the span is not found or deletion fails

      // Delete by OpenTelemetry span_id
      await deleteSpan({
        client,
        spanIdentifier: "abc123def456"
      });

      // Delete by Phoenix Global ID
      await deleteSpan({
        client,
        spanIdentifier: "U3BhbjoyMzQ1Njc4OQ=="
      });

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