# azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter

> Microsoft Azure Monitor Opentelemetry Exporter Client Library for Python

- **URL**: https://www.freshcrate.ai/projects/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter
- **Author**: Microsoft Corporation
- **Category**: Developer Tools
- **Latest version**: `azure-mgmt-computelimit_1.1.0` (2026-06-02)
- **License**: MIT License
- **Source**: https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/main/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter
- **Language**: Python
- **GitHub**: 5,526 stars, 3,285 forks
- **Registry**: pypi (`azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter`)
- **Tags**: `azure`, `pypi`, `sdk`

## Description

# Microsoft OpenTelemetry exporter for Azure Monitor

The exporter for Azure Monitor allows Python applications to export data from the OpenTelemetry SDK to Azure Monitor. The exporter is intended for users who require advanced configuration or have more complicated telemetry needs that require all of distributed tracing, logging and metrics. If you have simpler configuration requirements, we recommend using the [Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/app/opentelemetry-enable?tabs=python) instead for a simpler one-line setup.

Prior to using this SDK, please read and understand [Data Collection Basics](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/app/opentelemetry-overview?tabs=python), especially the section on [telemetry types](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-monitor/app/opentelemetry-overview?tabs=python#telemetry-types). OpenTelemetry terminology differs from Application Insights terminology so it is important to understand the way the telemetry types map to each other.

[Source code](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/tree/main/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter) | [Package (PyPi)][pypi] | [API reference documentation][api_docs] | [Product documentation][product_docs] | [Samples][exporter_samples] | [Changelog](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-python/blob/main/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/CHANGELOG.md)

## Getting started

### Install the package

Install the Microsoft OpenTelemetry exporter for Azure Monitor with [pip][pip]:

```Bash
pip install azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter --pre
```

### Prerequisites

To use this package, you must have:

* Azure subscription - [Create a free account][azure_sub]
* Azure Monitor - [How to use application insights][application_insights_namespace]
* OpenTelemetry SDK - [OpenTelemetry SDK for Python][ot_sdk_python]
* Python 3.8 or later - [Install Python][python]

### Instantiate the client

Interaction with Azure monitor exporter starts with an instance of the `AzureMonitorTraceExporter` class for distributed tracing, `AzureMonitorLogExporter` for logging and `AzureMonitorMetricExporter` for metrics. You will need a **connection_string** to instantiate the object.
Please find the samples linked below for demonstration as to how to construct the exporter using a connection string.

#### Logging (experimental)

NOTE: The logging signal for the `AzureMonitorLogExporter` is currently in an EXPERIMENTAL state. Possible breaking changes may ensue in the future.

```python
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorLogExporter
exporter = AzureMonitorLogExporter(
    connection_string=os.environ["APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING"]
)
```

#### Metrics

```python
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorMetricExporter
exporter = AzureMonitorMetricExporter(
    connection_string=os.environ["APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING"]
)
```

#### Tracing

```python
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorTraceExporter
exporter = AzureMonitorTraceExporter(
    connection_string=os.environ["APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING"]
)
```

You can also instantiate the exporter directly via the constructor. In this case, the connection string will be automatically populated from the `APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING` environment variable.

```python
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorLogExporter
exporter = AzureMonitorLogExporter()
```

```python
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorMetricExporter
exporter = AzureMonitorMetricExporter()
```

```python
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorTraceExporter
exporter = AzureMonitorTraceExporter()
```

## Key concepts

Some of the key concepts for the Azure monitor exporter include:

* [OpenTelemetry][opentelemetry_spec]: OpenTelemetry is a set of libraries used to collect and export telemetry data (metrics, logs, and traces) for analysis in order to understand your software's performance and behavior.

* [Instrumentation][instrumentation_library]: The ability to call the OpenTelemetry API directly by any application is facilitated by instrumentation. A library that enables OpenTelemetry observability for another library is called an instrumentation Library.

* [Log][log_concept]: Log refers to capturing of logging, exception and events.

* [LogRecord][log_record]: Represents a log record emitted from a supported logging library.

* [Logger][logger]: Converts a `LogRecord` into a readable `LogData`, and will be pushed through the SDK to be exported.

* [Logger Provider][logger_provider]: Provides a `Logger` for the given instrumentation library.

* [LogRecordProcessor][log_record_processor]: Interface to hook the log record emitting action.

* [LoggingHandler][logging_handler]: A handler class which writes logging records in OpenTelemetry format from the standard Python `logging` library.

* [Azu

## Recent releases

| Version | Date | Urgency | Changes |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `azure-mgmt-computelimit_1.1.0` | 2026-06-02 | High | ## 1.1.0 (2026-05-26)  ### Features Added    - Client `ComputeLimitMgmtClient` added operation group `vm_families`   - Added model `FeatureEnableRequest`   - Added model `VmFamily`   - Added model `VmFamilyProperties`   - Operation group `FeaturesOperations` added method `begin_disable`   - Added operation group `VmFamiliesOperations` |
| `azure-appconfiguration-provider_2.5.0` | 2026-05-26 | High | ## 2.5.0 (2026-05-22)  ### Features Added  - Added `refresh_enabled` parameter to the `load` method. Defaults to `True` if `refresh_on` is set. When set to `True` without `refresh_on` keys, all selected key-values are monitored for changes. When set to `False`, calling `refresh` will be a no-op. - Added the ability to monitor all selected key-values for refresh with the `refresh_enabled` kwarg. When this kwarg is set to `True`, and `refresh_on` is not specified, changes to any selected key-value |
| `azure-mgmt-storage_25.0.0` | 2026-05-20 | High | ## 25.0.0 (2026-05-19)  ### Features Added    - Client `StorageManagementClient` added method `send_request`   - Client `StorageManagementClient` added operation group `connectors`   - Client `StorageManagementClient` added operation group `data_shares`   - Enum `AccessTier` added member `SMART`   - Enum `AllowedCopyScope` added member `ALL`   - Enum `TriggerType` added member `MOCK_RUN`   - Model `AzureEntityResource` added property `system_data`   - Model `BlobContainer` added property `system |
| `azure-mgmt-storagesync_1.0.1` | 2026-05-14 | High | ## 1.0.1 (2026-05-14)  ### Other Changes    - Regenerated with latest code generator tool |
| `azure-mgmt-attestation_2.0.0` | 2026-05-08 | High | ## 2.0.0 (2026-05-08)  ### Features Added    - Client `AttestationManagementClient` added parameter `cloud_setting` in method `__init__`   - Client `AttestationManagementClient` added method `send_request`   - Client `AttestationManagementClient` added operation group `private_link_resources`   - Model `AttestationServiceCreationSpecificParams` added property `public_network_access`   - Model `AttestationServiceCreationSpecificParams` added property `tpm_attestation_authentication`   - Model `At |
| `azure-batch_15.1.0` | 2026-05-01 | High | ## 15.1.0 (2026-03-06)  ### Other Changes  - This is the GA release of the features introduced in the 15.0.0 and 15.1.0 beta versions, including LRO support, job-level FIFO scheduling, CMK support on pools, IPv6 support, metadata security protocol support, IP tag support, and confidential VM enhancements.  ### Breaking Changes  - Renamed `BatchNodeUserUpdateOptions` to `BatchNodeUserReplaceOptions`. - Renamed `OutputFileUploadConfig` to `OutputFileUploadConfiguration`.  - Removed Models:   - Rem |
| `azure-postgresql-auth_1.0.2` | 2026-04-29 | High | ## 1.0.2 (2026-04-28)  ### Bugs Fixed  - Removed dependency on `DefaultAzureCredential` in source library - Fixed `get_entra_conninfo_async` and `get_entra_token_async` closing the credential by using it as a context manager  ### Other Changes  - Bumped minimum dependency on `azure-core` to `>=1.31.0` |
| `azure-mgmt-hybridkubernetes_1.2.0` | 2026-04-23 | High | ## 1.2.0 (2026-04-23)  ### Other Changes    - Regenerate SDK code with latest code generator tool |
| `azure-template_0.1.0b6187637` | 2026-04-21 | High | ## 0.1.0b6187637 (2026-04-21)  ### Features Added  - Some feature  ### Breaking Changes  - Some breaking change  ### Bugs Fixed  - Some bug fix  ### Other Changes  - Some other change |
| `1.0.0b51` | 2026-04-21 | Low | Imported from PyPI (1.0.0b51) |

## Dependency audit

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- **Total deps**: 0
- **Resolved**: 0
- **Unresolved**: 0
- **License conflicts**: 0
- **Warnings**: 1
- **Scanned**: 2026-05-25

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