azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter

Microsoft Azure Monitor Opentelemetry Exporter Client Library for Python

azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter Permissive license MIT License Active ★ 5,587 v1.0.0b56 released 2026-08-05

Install

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pip

pip install azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter

uv

uv add azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter

poetry

poetry add azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter

Package facts

License	MIT License (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.8)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	6 — azure-core, azure-identity, msrest, opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-sdk, psutil
Maintenance	actively maintained — 8 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2021-02-11
Popularity	one of the top 1,000 most-downloaded packages on PyPI (30-day window, as of 2026-08-13)
Known vulnerabilities	none known (OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-13)

Evidence: azure_monitor_opentelemetry_exporter-1.0.0b56-py2.py3-none-any.whl

Keywords: azure, azure sdk

Development Status :: 4 - BetaLicense :: OSI Approved :: MIT LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14

About azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter

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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 instead for a simpler one-line setup.

Prior to using this SDK, please read and understand Data Collection Basics, especially the section on telemetry types. OpenTelemetry terminology differs from Application Insights terminology so it is important to understand the way the telemetry types map to each other.

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Exports OpenTelemetry traces, metrics, and logs from Python applications to Azure Monitor for distributed tracing, performance monitoring, and observability.

Low friction: pure-Python wheel with six well-maintained runtime dependencies (azure-core, azure-identity, msrest, opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-sdk, psutil). Package is actively maintained with a recent release (8 days old) and no known vulnerabilities.

MIT License permits unrestricted use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions, making it suitable for both open-source and commercial projects.

Usage

pip install azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter

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

Requires Python 3.8 or later; Azure subscription and Application Insights resource with a valid connection string.

Verdict: Actively maintained beta exporter with low install friction and no security vulnerabilities. MIT license is permissive. Suitable for production use with Azure Monitor, though the logging signal is marked experimental. Requires Python 3.8+ and Azure credentials.

Needs verification

Whether beta status (1.0.0b56) indicates planned breaking changes before 1.0.0 release
Scope and timeline of experimental logging signal stability guarantees

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