From 12a64e6fe9eef997c7a233658515428f3b4e8e87 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: yenchiafeng Date: Thu, 11 Dec 2025 09:51:03 -0800 Subject: [PATCH] docs: Add Where to Find the OpenAI Request ID in Weave Traces --- ...d-the-openai-request-id-in-weave-traces.md | 119 ++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 119 insertions(+) create mode 100644 docs/debugging/where-to-find-the-openai-request-id-in-weave-traces.md diff --git a/docs/debugging/where-to-find-the-openai-request-id-in-weave-traces.md b/docs/debugging/where-to-find-the-openai-request-id-in-weave-traces.md new file mode 100644 index 0000000..4fd422d --- /dev/null +++ b/docs/debugging/where-to-find-the-openai-request-id-in-weave-traces.md @@ -0,0 +1,119 @@ +# Where to Find the OpenAI Request ID in Weave Traces + +## Overview + +This guide explains where you would expect to find the OpenAI request ID when inspecting Weave traces, and clarifies the current limitations and assumptions based on the available information. + +## Prerequisites + +- Access to the Weave tracing interface (web UI or equivalent). +- An application that: + - Uses the OpenAI API, and + - Is instrumented with Weave to capture traces of OpenAI calls. +- Basic familiarity with: + - OpenAI API responses and logging. + - Weave decorators or middleware used for tracing. + +## Explanation + +Based on the discussion: + +- OpenAI support often requires **request IDs** to help debug issues. +- OpenAI request IDs are typically available in **standard OpenAI logging** and/or in the **OpenAI API response metadata**. +- The OpenAI call itself **appears in the Weave trace**, but: + - There is **no confirmed field** in the current Weave trace that explicitly exposes the OpenAI request ID. + - A team member indicated they would need to **add the request ID to Weave decorators** to make it visible in traces. + +In other words: + +1. **Today (as described):** + - You can see that an OpenAI call occurred in Weave. + - The **exact OpenAI request ID may not be visible** in the Weave trace by default. + +2. **Intended/expected behavior:** + - The OpenAI request ID should be available via: + - Standard OpenAI logging in your application, and/or + - A custom Weave decorator that extracts the request ID from the OpenAI response and attaches it to the trace. + +## Suggested Steps (Until Decorators Are Updated) + +Because the current behavior is not fully implemented or confirmed, use the following approach: + +1. **Check your application logs** + - Look for logs around the time of the OpenAI call. + - If you log the full OpenAI response or metadata, the request ID is often found in: + - A field such as `response.id`, or + - A header such as `x-request-id` (depending on the client and logging setup). + +2. **Correlate logs with Weave traces** + - Use timestamps, user IDs, or other contextual information to match: + - A specific Weave trace of an OpenAI call, with + - The corresponding application log entry that contains the OpenAI request ID. + +3. **Add or update a Weave decorator (if you control the code)** + - Modify your OpenAI call wrapper or Weave decorator to: + - Extract the request ID from the OpenAI response. + - Attach it as a field/attribute on the Weave span/trace (for example, `openai_request_id`). + - After deployment, verify in Weave that: + - Each OpenAI call span includes the `openai_request_id` (or similar) field. + +## Important Notes and Caveats + +- **No confirmed field in Weave yet:** + The Slack discussion explicitly states: + > “There are none in Weave. Let me see if I can add it to our Weave decorators.” + This implies that, at the time of that conversation, **the request ID was not yet surfaced in Weave**. + +- **Relying on standard OpenAI logging:** + Another participant noted: + > “I’m like 90% that it’s in the standard OpenAI logging, not something special.” + This suggests that the request ID is available via **OpenAI’s normal response/logging mechanisms**, but not automatically integrated into Weave. + +- **Uncertainty / possible misremembering:** + One participant acknowledged: + > “but obv I could be misremembering” + This means the exact location and availability of the request ID in Weave is **not definitively confirmed**. + +- **No specific Weave UI path or field name provided:** + The conversation does not specify: + - Which tab, panel, or field in the Weave UI would show the request ID. + - Any concrete JSON path or attribute name in the trace payload. + +## Troubleshooting Tips + +If you cannot find the OpenAI request ID in Weave: + +1. **Verify that OpenAI responses are logged** + - Ensure your application logs include either: + - The full OpenAI response object, or + - At least the request ID field from the response or headers. + +2. **Inspect raw trace data (if available)** + - If Weave allows viewing raw span/trace JSON: + - Search for fields like `id`, `request_id`, `openai_request_id`, or similar. + - If none exist, the request ID is not currently being captured. + +3. **Confirm decorator or middleware behavior** + - Check your Weave integration code: + - Does it intercept the OpenAI response? + - Does it explicitly attach the request ID to the trace? + - If not, you will need to implement this. + +4. **Coordinate with your team** + - Ask the team member who mentioned “add it to our Weave decorators”: + - Whether that change has been implemented. + - What field name is used for the request ID in Weave. + - From which version or deployment it is available. + +5. **Information still needed** + To provide a precise, step-by-step location in the Weave UI, you would need: + - The **exact field name** used for the OpenAI request ID in the trace. + - The **Weave UI navigation path** (e.g., “Open the trace → select the OpenAI span → look under ‘Attributes’ → field `openai_request_id`”). + - Confirmation of whether the decorator change has been deployed in your environment. + +Until that information is confirmed, the reliable approach is to: +- Use **application logs** to obtain the OpenAI request ID, and +- Correlate those logs with Weave traces using timestamps and contextual metadata. + +--- +*Source: [Original Slack thread](https://distylai.slack.com/archives/impl-tower-streaming/p1752004706645579)*