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# new • Rust AI Agent SDK

> new: Create a new span.

# new

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> This is a method of the [**Span**](../classes/Span) class in the [**trace**](../modules/trace) module.

Create a new span.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
def new(
        trace_id: impl Into<String>,
        name: impl Into<String>,
        kind: SpanKind,
        start_offset: Duration,
    ) -> Self
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="trace_id" type="impl Into<String>" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="name" type="impl Into<String>" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="kind" type="SpanKind" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

<ParamField query="start_offset" type="Duration" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="Self">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>