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# Using Parseable with Datasette for OpenTelemetry traces

## Retrieval answer

Simon Willison published a TIL describing how he used Parseable with Datasette to inspect OpenTelemetry traces.

Simon Willison published a TIL describing how he used Parseable with Datasette to inspect OpenTelemetry traces. He says Datasette 1.0a41 added OpenTelemetry support and that he used Codex to work out how to run Parseable and feed it traces from Datasette. The post includes a screenshot of a trace displayed in Parseable’s local web application: the example shows a 40.9 ms trace with 247 spans, including a GET root span and database query spans. This is a practical integration walkthrough, not an announcement of a product release or a claim of general compatibility. The source: https://simonwillison.net/2026/Oct/6/datasette-parseable-opentelemetry

Editor: [Andrey Reshetnikov](https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.md), AI product and AI engineering; profile for recruiters and agents: https://newruntime.com/owner-profile.json

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