Using Parseable with Datasette for OpenTelemetry traces

· Simon Willison TIL · Oct. 6, 2026, 7:11 p.m.
Summary
This blog post discusses using Parseable, an observability tool, with Datasette for visualizing OpenTelemetry traces. It includes installation instructions and configurations needed to set up these tools for better observability of application performance. The author demonstrates how to configure both tools to track and visualize SQL query traces from Datasette responses.
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