apache-airflow-providers-openlineage
Provider package apache-airflow-providers-openlineage for Apache Airflow
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. This is a production-stable, actively maintained provider package from the Apache Airflow project with no known vulnerabilities. Install it if you run Airflow and need to emit lineage metadata to OpenLineage—it integrates cleanly with standard Airflow deployments and carries a permissive license. The main prerequisite is having Airflow >=2.11.0 and an OpenLineage backend configured.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Apache Airflow >=2.11.0 and Python >=3.10; OpenLineage backend configuration (e.g., endpoint URL) must be set in Airflow config or environment.
- Low friction installation as a pure Python wheel.
- Actively maintained with a recent release; the parent Apache Airflow project has strong community backing.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and open-source projects without copyleft obligations.
last release 2026-08-08 (6 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 46,490 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 2,196,787 downloads/mo, #3,221 on PyPI
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pip install apache-airflow-providers-openlineage
from airflow.providers.openlineage.extractors import DefaultExtractor
from airflow import DAG
# OpenLineage integration is configured via Airflow's provider hooks- Whether the package auto-discovers and instruments existing Airflow operators or requires explicit configuration per task.
- What OpenLineage backends (e.g., Marquez, custom HTTP endpoints) are supported out of the box.
- Whether sqlalchemy optional dependency is required for SQL-based lineage extraction or only for specific operators.
What it is and what it does
This package bridges Apache Airflow and OpenLineage, an open framework for collecting data lineage metadata. It acts as a provider plugin that hooks into Airflow's task execution to capture and emit lineage events—recording which datasets are read, written, and transformed by your workflows. The integration depends on apache-airflow, openlineage-python, and several common Airflow provider libraries to extract lineage from standard operators and send it to an OpenLineage-compatible backend.
You install it alongside an existing Airflow deployment to enable automatic lineage tracking without rewriting your DAGs. It supports Python 3.10 through 3.14 and is actively maintained by the Apache Airflow project. Configuration is typically done through Airflow's standard config mechanisms, and optional sqlalchemy support is available for enhanced SQL-based lineage extraction.
Use it for
- Track data lineage across multi-step ETL pipelines to understand which datasets feed into analytics or reporting systems.
- Audit data provenance and compliance by recording the full chain of transformations from source to final output.
- Debug data quality issues by visualizing which upstream tasks and datasets contributed to a failed or incorrect result.
- Integrate Airflow lineage with a centralized metadata catalog (e.g., Marquez) for organization-wide data governance.
- Monitor data dependencies and impact analysis when planning schema changes or deprecating datasets.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is a production-stable, actively maintained provider package from the Apache Airflow project with no known vulnerabilities. Install it if you run Airflow and need to emit lineage metadata to OpenLineage—it integrates cleanly with standard Airflow deployments and carries a permissive license. The main prerequisite is having Airflow >=2.11.0 and an OpenLineage backend configured.
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apache-airflow-providers-openlineage on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation as a pure Python wheel. Actively maintained with a recent release; the parent Apache Airflow project has strong community backing. Requires Apache Airflow >=2.11.0 and several common-provider dependencies, all standard in Airflow ecosystems.
Requires Apache Airflow >=2.11.0 and Python >=3.10; OpenLineage backend configuration (e.g., endpoint URL) must be set in Airflow config or environment.
License in practice
Licensed under Apache-2.0 (permissive), so you can use, modify, and distribute this package freely in commercial and open-source projects without copyleft obligations.
Quickstart
pip install apache-airflow-providers-openlineage
from airflow.providers.openlineage.extractors import DefaultExtractor
from airflow import DAG
# OpenLineage integration is configured via Airflow's provider hooksVerify before relying
- Whether the package auto-discovers and instruments existing Airflow operators or requires explicit configuration per task.
- What OpenLineage backends (e.g., Marquez, custom HTTP endpoints) are supported out of the box.
- Whether sqlalchemy optional dependency is required for SQL-based lineage extraction or only for specific operators.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 6 packagesapache-airflowapache-airflow-providers-common-sqlapache-airflow-providers-common-compatattrsopenlineage-integration-commonopenlineage-python |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 6 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 2,196,787 / month, #3,221 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableEnvironment :: ConsoleEnvironment :: Web EnvironmentFramework :: Apache AirflowFramework :: Apache Airflow :: ProviderIntended Audience :: DevelopersIntended Audience :: System AdministratorsProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Topic :: System :: Monitoring |
Evidence: apache_airflow_providers_openlineage-2.20.0-py3-none-any.whl
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See also apache-airflow-providers-ftp · openlineage-airflow · openlineage-integration-common · openlineage-python · openlineage-sql · acryl-datahub-airflow-plugin · openlineage-dbt · apache-airflow-providers-common-io · openmetadata-ingestion · apache-airflow-providers-git