Correlation ID
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A unique identifier (commonly X-Request-ID or X-Correlation-ID) propagated through all services handling a single request, enabling end-to-end tracing in distributed systems. Generated at the edge (API gateway or first service) and passed via HTTP or gRPC headers to downstream services. All log entries for a request share the same correlation ID, making root cause analysis possible across service boundaries.
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