DistributedTracePayload (newrelic-api 8.16.0 API)

```
@Deprecated
public interface DistributedTracePayload
```
Deprecated.
Instead, use the Distributed Tracing API Transaction.insertDistributedTraceHeaders(Headers) to create a distributed tracing payload and Transaction.acceptDistributedTraceHeaders(TransportType, Headers) to link the services together.

Payload used to connect two services in a distributed system.

Method Summary

All Methods Instance Methods Abstract Methods Deprecated Methods
Modifier and Type	Method	Description
`java.lang.String`	`httpSafe()`	Deprecated. Get the distributed trace payload in base64 encoded JSON String format
`java.lang.String`	`text()`	Deprecated. Get the distributed trace payload in JSON String format.

- Method Detail
  - text
```
java.lang.String text()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Get the distributed trace payload in JSON String format.
    
    Returns:
    
    a JSON String representation of the payload, or empty string if distributed_tracing.exclude_newrelic_header is set
  - httpSafe
```
java.lang.String httpSafe()
```
    Deprecated.
    
    Get the distributed trace payload in base64 encoded JSON String format
    
    Returns:
    
    a base64 encoded JSON String representation of the payload, or empty string if distributed_tracing.exclude_newrelic_header is set