# How to set custom trace.id from header value

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-custom-trace-id-from-header-value/341635>\
**Category:** APM\
**Tags:** java\
**Created:** [August 25, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-custom-trace-id-from-header-value/341635 "2023-08-25T01:57:24Z")\
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**Author:** ![zt9788](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/zt9788/32/113887_2.png) [@zt9788](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/zt9788)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-custom-trace-id-from-header-value/341635/1 "2023-08-25T01:57:24Z")

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I want set custom trace.id in apm  
like: if other organization's app http --\> `header ('requestId',.....)` ,so i want use the `requestId` to set apm's trace.id?  
is some way can make it?

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**Author:** ![Jack\_Shirazi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jack_shirazi/32/91641_2.png) [@Jack\_Shirazi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jack_Shirazi)\
**Post date:** [August 25, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-custom-trace-id-from-header-value/341635/2 "2023-08-25T15:25:05Z")

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If the other organization is using the [standard](https://www.w3.org/TR/trace-context/) then the trace id is automatically propagated. If they aren't then you would need to move their trace id to use the standard header and format

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2023, 3:25pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-set-custom-trace-id-from-header-value/341635/3 "2023-09-22T15:25:49Z")

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