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# Semantic Conventions for Exceptions
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**Status**: [Experimental](../../document-status.md)
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This document defines semantic conventions for recording exceptions on
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[logs](../bridge-api.md#emit-logrecord) and [events](../event-api.md#emit-event)
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emitted through the [Logger API](../bridge-api.md#logger).
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- [Recording an Exception](#recording-an-exception)
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- [Attributes](#attributes)
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* [Stacktrace Representation](#stacktrace-representation)
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## Recording an Exception
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Exceptions SHOULD be recorded as attributes on the
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[LogRecord](../bridge-api.md#logrecord) passed to the [Logger](../bridge-api.md#logger) emit
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operations. Exceptions MAY be recorded on "logs" or "events" depending on the
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context.
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To encapsulate proper handling of exceptions API authors MAY provide a
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constructor, `RecordException` method/extension, or similar helper mechanism on
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the `LogRecord` class/structure or wherever it makes the most sense depending on
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the language runtime.
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## Attributes
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The table below indicates which attributes should be added to the
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[LogRecord](../bridge-api.md#logrecord) and their types.
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| Attribute | Type | Description | Examples | Requirement Level |
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| `exception.message` | string | The exception message. | `Division by zero`; `Can't convert 'int' object to str implicitly` | See below |
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| `exception.stacktrace` | string | A stacktrace as a string in the natural representation for the language runtime. The representation is to be determined and documented by each language SIG. | `Exception in thread "main" java.lang.RuntimeException: Test exception\n at com.example.GenerateTrace.methodB(GenerateTrace.java:13)\n at com.example.GenerateTrace.methodA(GenerateTrace.java:9)\n at com.example.GenerateTrace.main(GenerateTrace.java:5)` | Recommended |
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| `exception.type` | string | The type of the exception (its fully-qualified class name, if applicable). The dynamic type of the exception should be preferred over the static type in languages that support it. | `java.net.ConnectException`; `OSError` | See below |
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**Additional attribute requirements:** At least one of the following sets of attributes is required:
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* `exception.type`
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* `exception.message`
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### Stacktrace Representation
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Same as [Trace Semantic Conventions for Exceptions - Stacktrace
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Representation](../../trace/semantic_conventions/exceptions.md#stacktrace-representation).
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