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Populate trace_ids in replay events to enable searching replays by trace ID #3729

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@sentry-junior

Problem

When searching for replays by trace ID in Sentry's Explore UI, replays from Dart/Flutter apps are not discoverable. The SDK doesn't collect or include trace_ids in replay events.

Solution

When a transaction is captured while replay is recording, the trace ID should be registered with the replay system and included in the next replay segment's trace_ids field.

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Key points

  • Collect trace IDs when transactions are successfully captured during replay recording
  • Limit to max 100 trace IDs per segment (matching JS SDK)
  • Clear collected trace IDs after each segment is sent

Note

Since Flutter delegates replay to native SDKs, this may need coordination with sentry-java (Android) and sentry-cocoa (iOS) implementations, plus a mechanism to pass trace IDs from Dart transactions to the native replay system.

Action taken on behalf of Roman Zavarnitsyn.

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