{"source":"semconv","version":"1.44.0","attribute":{"id":"peer.service","type":"string","stability":"development","brief":"The [`service.name`](/docs/resource/README.md#service) of the remote service. SHOULD be equal to the actual `service.name` resource attribute of the remote service if any.","note":"Examples of `peer.service` that users may specify:\n\n- A Redis cache of auth tokens as `peer.service=\"AuthTokenCache\"`.\n- A gRPC service `rpc.service=\"io.opentelemetry.AuthService\"` may be hosted in both a gateway, `peer.service=\"ExternalApiService\"` and a backend, `peer.service=\"AuthService\"`.","examples":["AuthTokenCache"],"deprecated":{"reason":"renamed","renamedTo":"service.peer.name"},"namespace":"peer","definedIn":"model/peer/deprecated.yaml","usedBy":[]},"history":[{"version":"1.30.0","publishedAt":"2025-01-24T19:11:42Z","kind":"first-seen","detail":"Already present at v1.30.0, the oldest release tracked here (experimental)."},{"version":"1.31.0","publishedAt":"2025-03-11T00:53:13Z","kind":"stability-changed","detail":"Stability label respelled from experimental to development.","severity":"informational"},{"version":"1.39.0","publishedAt":"2026-01-12T22:11:41Z","kind":"renamed","detail":"Renamed to `service.peer.name`.","severity":"notable"}],"replaces":[]}