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docs(develop-docs): Document no_parent_span discard reason (#17292)
Adds `no_parent_span` to the Client Reports developer spec (`develop-docs/sdk/telemetry/client-reports.mdx`, version 1.22.0), matching the Snuba client discard allowlist for this outcome. Refs https://linear.app/getsentry/issue/SDK-1123/add-client-report-outcome-for-dropped-spans-because-of-missing-parent
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title: Client Reports
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description: SDK self-reporting protocol for tracking discarded events and their discard reasons.
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spec_id: sdk/telemetry/client-reports
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spec_version: 1.21.0
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spec_version: 1.22.0
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spec_status: stable
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spec_depends_on:
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- id: sdk/foundations/transport/envelopes
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version: ">=1.0.0"
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spec_changelog:
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- version: 1.22.0
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date: 2026-04-09
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summary: Added `no_parent_span` discard reason
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- version: 1.21.0
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date: 2026-03-06
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summary: Added log byte outcomes for tracking discarded log data size
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| `cache_overflow` | 1.0.0 | SDK internal cache (e.g., offline event cache) overflowed. |
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| `ratelimit_backoff` | 1.0.0 | Rate limit instructed the SDK to back off. |
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| `network_error` | 1.0.0 | Network errors, not retried. |
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| `no_parent_span` | 1.22.0 | Span was not started or dropped because no parent span was present at span start (for example, auto-instrumented spans suppressed when the request happens outside an active span). |
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| `sample_rate` | 1.0.0 | Configured sample rate. |
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| `before_send` | 1.0.0 | Dropped in `before_send`. |
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| `event_processor` | 1.0.0 | Dropped by event processor; may also be used for ignored exceptions/errors (since 1.6.0). |

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