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+groups:
+  - id: graphql
+    prefix: graphql
+    brief: >
+      This document defines semantic conventions to apply when instrumenting the GraphQL Server. They map GraphQL query
+      to attributes on a Span.
+    attributes:
+      - id: graphql.operation.name
+        brief: "The name of the query being executed."
+        type: string
+        examples: 'findBookById'
+      - id: graphql.operation.type
+        brief: "The name of the operation being executed."
+        type: string
+        examples: ['QUERY', 'MUTATION', 'SUBSCRIPTION']
+      - id: graphql.source
+        brief: "The GraphQL query being executed."
+        type: string
+        note: The value may be sanitized to exclude sensitive information.
+        examples: 'query findBookById { bookById(id: ?) { name } }'
diff --git a/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/README.md b/specification/trace/semantic_conventions/README.md
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@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ The following library-specific semantic conventions are defined:
 
 * [AWS Lambda](instrumentation/aws-lambda.md): For AWS Lambda spans.
 * [AWS SDK](instrumentation/aws-sdk.md): For AWS SDK spans.
+* [GraphQL](instrumentation/graphql.md): For GraphQL spans.
 
 Apart from semantic conventions for traces and [metrics](../../metrics/semantic_conventions/README.md),
 OpenTelemetry also defines the concept of overarching [Resources](../../resource/sdk.md) with their own
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+# Semantic conventions for GraphQL Server
+
+**Status**: [Experimental](../../../document-status.md)
+
+This document defines semantic conventions to apply when instrumenting the GraphQL Server. They map GraphQL query to
+attributes on a Span.
+
+<!-- semconv graphql -->
+| Attribute  | Type | Description  | Examples  | Required |
+|---|---|---|---|---|
+| `graphql.graphql.operation.name` | string | The name of the query being executed. | `findBookById` | No |
+| `graphql.graphql.operation.type` | string | The name of the operation being executed. | `QUERY`; `MUTATION`; `SUBSCRIPTION` | No |
+| `graphql.graphql.source` | string | The GraphQL query being executed. [1] | `query findBookById { bookById(id: ?) { name } }` | No |
+
+**[1]:** The value may be sanitized to exclude sensitive information.
+<!-- endsemconv -->