README.md

OTLP Exporter for OpenTelemetry .NET

The OTLP (OpenTelemetry Protocol) exporter communicates to an OpenTelemetry Collector through a gRPC protocol.

Prerequisite

• Get OpenTelemetry Collector

Installation

dotnet add package OpenTelemetry.Exporter.OpenTelemetryProtocol

Configuration

You can configure the OtlpExporter by following the directions below:

• ServiceName: Name of the service reporting telemetry.
• Endpoint: Target to which the exporter is going to send traces or metrics.
• Credentials: Client-side channel credentials.
• Headers: Optional headers for the connection.
• ChannelOptions: gRPC channel options.

See the TestOtlpExporter.cs for an example of how to use the exporter.

References

• OpenTelemetry Collector
• OpenTelemetry Project
• OpenTelemetry Protocol