> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs-xcor.paloaltonetworks.com/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Exploring Traces

> Est. ~20–40 minutes. This course is a guide to distributed tracing in Chronosphere, which is essential for analyzing and troubleshooting requests across complex distributed systems. You'll learn to describe the components of a trace and leverage the Chronosphere Observability Platform to explore and use trace data to pinpoint application slowdowns or errors.

Est. \~20–40 minutes. This course is a guide to distributed tracing in Chronosphere, which is essential for analyzing and troubleshooting requests across complex distributed systems. You'll learn to describe the components of a trace and leverage the Chronosphere Observability Platform to explore and use trace data to pinpoint application slowdowns or errors.

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## Related documentation

* [Ingest, query, and control your trace data](/overview/types/traces)
* [Search and filter trace data](/investigate/querying/traces)


## Related topics

- [Academy](/academy.md)
- [Examples for tracing](/investigate/querying/traces/examples.md)
- [Exploring services with tracing data](/observe/services/service-exploration.md)
- [Exploring Logs](/academy/courses/exploring-logs.md)
- [Exploring Metrics](/academy/courses/exploring-metrics.md)


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