Low-value span detection identifies high-volume, low-signal spans

Sentry now detects spans that are high-volume but low-signal and surfaces them as a new issue type: low-value span issues.

This new issue type can be found in Issues → Configuration (or filter with issue.category:configuration). Each issue tells you:

• The affected span — click through to Trace Explorer to see matching samples
• Projected 30-day span volume
• Estimated cost of storing it
• Average duration

The Troubleshooting section shows whether the span comes from SDK auto-instrumentation or custom code, with a ready-to-use snippet to remove it. Seer can also apply the fix directly from the issue.

A few things to know:

• These issues are excluded from the default search
• They don't trigger workflow notifications

Read the docs