# SpanEvent

A timestamped event within a span.

**Type**: `object`

## Properties

- name: attributes (optional)
  type: `Variant`

- name: droppedAttributesCount (optional)
  type: integer
  description: Number of attributes that were dropped due to limits.

- name: name (required)
  type: string
  description: Name of the event.

- name: timeUnixNano (optional)
  type: integer
  description: Timestamp when the event occurred, in nanoseconds since epoch.