diff --git a/exporters/otlp/include/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/recordable.h b/exporters/otlp/include/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/recordable.h
index 9d55dfd404..57519bad01 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/include/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/recordable.h
+++ b/exporters/otlp/include/opentelemetry/exporters/otlp/recordable.h
@@ -21,7 +21,16 @@ class Recordable final : public sdk::trace::Recordable
   void SetAttribute(nostd::string_view key,
                     const opentelemetry::common::AttributeValue &value) noexcept override;
 
-  void AddEvent(nostd::string_view name, core::SystemTimestamp timestamp) noexcept override;
+  void AddEvent(
+      nostd::string_view name,
+      core::SystemTimestamp timestamp = core::SystemTimestamp(std::chrono::system_clock::now()),
+      const trace::KeyValueIterable &attributes =
+          trace::KeyValueIterableView<std::map<std::string, int>>({})) noexcept override;
+
+  void AddLink(
+      opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext span_context,
+      const trace::KeyValueIterable &attributes =
+          trace::KeyValueIterableView<std::map<std::string, int>>({})) noexcept override;
 
   void SetStatus(trace::CanonicalCode code, nostd::string_view description) noexcept override;
 
diff --git a/exporters/otlp/src/recordable.cc b/exporters/otlp/src/recordable.cc
index 26555ea0b7..c721313ce6 100644
--- a/exporters/otlp/src/recordable.cc
+++ b/exporters/otlp/src/recordable.cc
@@ -111,11 +111,21 @@ void Recordable::SetAttribute(nostd::string_view key,
   }
 }
 
-void Recordable::AddEvent(nostd::string_view name, core::SystemTimestamp timestamp) noexcept
+void Recordable::AddEvent(nostd::string_view name,
+                          core::SystemTimestamp timestamp,
+                          const trace::KeyValueIterable &attributes) noexcept
 {
   auto *event = span_.add_events();
   event->set_name(name.data(), name.size());
   event->set_time_unix_nano(timestamp.time_since_epoch().count());
+  // TODO: handle attributes
+}
+
+void Recordable::AddLink(opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext span_context,
+                         const trace::KeyValueIterable &attributes) noexcept
+{
+  (void)span_context;
+  (void)attributes;
 }
 
 void Recordable::SetStatus(trace::CanonicalCode code, nostd::string_view description) noexcept
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/recordable.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/recordable.h
index a2ac8984dc..489bfd5a03 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/recordable.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/recordable.h
@@ -4,10 +4,15 @@
 #include "opentelemetry/core/timestamp.h"
 #include "opentelemetry/nostd/string_view.h"
 #include "opentelemetry/trace/canonical_code.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/trace/key_value_iterable.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/trace/key_value_iterable_view.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/trace/span_context.h"
 #include "opentelemetry/trace/span_id.h"
 #include "opentelemetry/trace/trace_id.h"
 #include "opentelemetry/version.h"
 
+#include <map>
+
 OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
 namespace sdk
 {
@@ -46,8 +51,23 @@ class Recordable
    * Add an event to a span.
    * @param name the name of the event
    * @param timestamp the timestamp of the event
+   * @param attributes the attributes associated with the event
+   */
+  virtual void AddEvent(
+      nostd::string_view name,
+      core::SystemTimestamp timestamp = core::SystemTimestamp(std::chrono::system_clock::now()),
+      const trace_api::KeyValueIterable &attributes =
+          trace_api::KeyValueIterableView<std::map<std::string, int>>({})) noexcept = 0;
+
+  /**
+   * Add a link to a span.
+   * @param span_context the span context of the linked span
+   * @param attributes the attributes associated with the link
    */
-  virtual void AddEvent(nostd::string_view name, core::SystemTimestamp timestamp) noexcept = 0;
+  virtual void AddLink(
+      opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext span_context,
+      const trace_api::KeyValueIterable &attributes =
+          trace_api::KeyValueIterableView<std::map<std::string, int>>({})) noexcept = 0;
 
   /**
    * Set the status of the span.
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_data.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_data.h
index ffe1db1878..47477fcaf7 100644
--- a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_data.h
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/trace/span_data.h
@@ -194,9 +194,23 @@ class SpanData final : public Recordable
     attributes_[std::string(key)] = nostd::visit(converter_, value);
   }
 
-  void AddEvent(nostd::string_view name, core::SystemTimestamp timestamp) noexcept override
+  void AddEvent(
+      nostd::string_view name,
+      core::SystemTimestamp timestamp = core::SystemTimestamp(std::chrono::system_clock::now()),
+      const trace_api::KeyValueIterable &attributes =
+          trace_api::KeyValueIterableView<std::map<std::string, int>>({})) noexcept override
   {
     events_.push_back(SpanDataEvent(std::string(name), timestamp));
+    // TODO: handle attributes
+  }
+
+  void AddLink(
+      opentelemetry::trace::SpanContext span_context,
+      const trace_api::KeyValueIterable &attributes =
+          trace_api::KeyValueIterableView<std::map<std::string, int>>({})) noexcept override
+  {
+    (void)span_context;
+    (void)attributes;
   }
 
   void SetStatus(trace_api::CanonicalCode code, nostd::string_view description) noexcept override