OpenTelemetry JavaScript Examples

This directory contains a number of examples of how to run real applications with OpenTelemetry JavaScript.

Maintained Examples

Maintained Examples are expected to be updated with every OpenTelemetry JavaScript release, to use the latest and greatest features, and best practices.

Name	Description	Complexity Level
basic-tracer-node	Basic use of Tracing in Node.js application	Beginner
opentelemetry-web	Basic use of Tracing and Metrics in a Web application	Beginner
http	HTTP Instrumentation to automatically collect trace data and export them to the backend of choice	Intermediate
https	HTTPS Instrumentation to automatically collect trace data and export them to the backend of choice	Intermediate
grpc	gRPC Instrumentation to automatically collect trace data and export them to the backend of choice	Intermediate
otlp-exporter-node	This example shows how to use `@opentelemetry/exporter-otlp-http` to instrument a simple Node.js application	Intermediate
opentracing-shim	This is a simple example that demonstrates how existing OpenTracing instrumentation can be integrated with OpenTelemetry	Intermediate
esm-http-ts	This is a simple example that demonstrates tracing HTTP request, with an app written in TypeScript and transpiled to ES Modules.	Intermediate

Examples of experimental packages can be found at experimental/examples.

Additional examples can be found at @opentelemetry/opentelemetry-js-contrib.

Contributing

Please see CONTRIBUTING.md for instructions on how to contribute.

LICENSE

Apache License 2.0