name: str
            description: str | None = None

        app = FastAPI()
        router = APIRouter()

        @router.trace("/items/{item_id}")
        def trace_item(item_id: str):
            return None

        app.include_router(router)
        ```
        """
        return self.api_route(
            path=path,
            response_model=response_model,

        ## Example

        ```python
        from fastapi import FastAPI

        app = FastAPI()

        @app.trace("/items/{item_id}")
        def trace_item(item_id: str):
            return None
        ```
        """
        return self.router.trace(
            path,
            response_model=response_model,
            status_code=status_code,