# Trace any Vercel request from the CLI

By Steven Van · 2026-06-03

Vercel CLI's new \`vercel curl --trace\` and \`vercel traces get\` commands generate and fetch OpenTelemetry traces on all plans.

Vercel CLI can now generate a Session Trace for any request. The new **vercel curl --trace** command sends a request through [Vercel](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/tools/vercel>)'s curl wrapper and creates an OpenTelemetry trace for it, then prints the trace request ID. A companion **vercel traces get** command fetches the resulting trace data by that request ID.

The feature is available on all plans. It requires updating to the latest [Vercel CLI](<https://vercel.com/changelog/trace-any-vercel-request-from-the-cli>) and running vercel curl --trace against an endpoint to get started.

[![](<https://vercel.com/api/docs-og?title=vercel%20curl&format=docs&sig=697c22d7b4e7c12194d66b76a4b3a2e02c29f994f8259cbc5b970b88d98eb8db&category=Ship%20and%20scale&subcategory=CLI>)](<https://vercel.com/docs/cli/curl>)

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Sources

[Original source](<https://vercel.com/docs/cli/curl>)

[Read Trace any Vercel request from the CLI on Creators Toolbox](<https://creatorstoolbox.com/blog/vercel-trace-any-vercel-request-from-the-cli>)

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