# Enable tracing for your application

To enable [tracing](../concepts/tracing.md) for your application, set the following environment variables:

```python
export LANGSMITH_TRACING=true
export LANGSMITH_API_KEY=<your-api-key>
```

For more information, see [Trace with LangGraph](https://docs.smith.langchain.com/observability/how_to_guides/trace_with_langgraph).

## Learn more

- [Graph runs in LangSmith](../how-tos/run-id-langsmith.md)
- [LangSmith Observability quickstart](https://docs.smith.langchain.com/observability)
- [Tracing conceptual guide](https://docs.smith.langchain.com/observability/concepts#traces)