ConsoleExporter

Outputs trace events to the console for debugging and development.

Constructor

new ConsoleExporter(config?: BaseExporterConfig)

config?:

BaseExporterConfig

Configuration options

BaseExporterConfig

logger?:

IMastraLogger

Logger instance (falls back to ConsoleLogger with INFO level)

logLevel?:

LogLevel | 'debug' | 'info' | 'warn' | 'error'

Log level for the exporter (default: INFO)

Properties

readonly name = 'tracing-console-exporter';

Methods

exportTracingEvent

async exportTracingEvent(event: TracingEvent): Promise<void>

Exports a tracing event to the console.

shutdown

async shutdown(): Promise<void>

Logs shutdown message.

Output format

The exporter outputs different formats based on event type:

SPAN_STARTED

🚀 SPAN_STARTED
   Type: [span type]
   Name: [span name]
   ID: [span id]
   Trace ID: [trace id]
   Input: [formatted input]
   Attributes: [formatted attributes]
────────────────────────────────────────

SPAN_ENDED

✅ SPAN_ENDED
   Type: [span type]
   Name: [span name]
   ID: [span id]
   Duration: [duration]ms
   Trace ID: [trace id]
   Input: [formatted input]
   Output: [formatted output]
   Error: [formatted error if present]
   Attributes: [formatted attributes]
────────────────────────────────────────

SPAN_UPDATED

📝 SPAN_UPDATED
   Type: [span type]
   Name: [span name]
   ID: [span id]
   Trace ID: [trace id]
   Input: [formatted input]
   Output: [formatted output]
   Error: [formatted error if present]
   Updated Attributes: [formatted attributes]
────────────────────────────────────────

Usage

import { ConsoleExporter } from '@mastra/observability'
import { ConsoleLogger, LogLevel } from '@mastra/core/logger'

// Use default logger (INFO level)
const exporter = new ConsoleExporter()

// Use custom log level
const exporter = new ConsoleExporter({
  logLevel: 'debug',
})

// Use custom logger instance
const customLogger = new ConsoleLogger({ level: LogLevel.DEBUG })
const exporterWithLogger = new ConsoleExporter({
  logger: customLogger,
})

Implementation details

• Formats attributes as JSON with 2-space indentation
• Calculates and displays span duration in milliseconds
• Handles serialization errors gracefully
• Logs unimplemented event types as warnings
• Uses 80-character separator lines between events

See also

Documentation

• Tracing Overview: Complete guide

Other Exporters

• MastraStorageExporter: Storage persistence
• MastraPlatformExporter: Mastra platform
• Langfuse: Langfuse integration
• Braintrust: Braintrust integration

Reference

• Configuration: Configuration options
• Interfaces: Type definitions