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How to Add a Correlation ID Tracing Header in Python

A mock middleware generates or preserves a correlation ID header and logs structured JSON messages with it for API request tracing.

correlation-id tracing middleware
Python
import uuid
import json
from dataclasses import dataclass, field
from typing import Optional

@dataclass
class Request:
    headers: dict = field(default_factory=dict)

    def get(self, key, default=None):
        return self.headers.get(key, default)

class CorrelationIdMiddleware:
    def __init__(self, header_name…
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How to Propagate X-Request-ID in Python

Generate a unique request ID when one is missing and pass it through API calls for distributed tracing.

request-id tracing api
Python
import uuid


def generate_request_id() -> str:
    """Generate a unique request ID similar to X-Request-ID header."""
    return str(uuid.uuid4())


def propagate_request_id(request_id: str | None) -> str:
    """Return the request ID for propagation, generating one if missing."""
    if request_id:
        return re…
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