opentelemetry-exporter-gcp-monitoring
Google Cloud Monitoring exporter for OpenTelemetry
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
No, unless you are maintaining existing code already using this exporter. For new projects, use native OTLP exporters instead—Google explicitly recommends this migration path. The package is deprecated and actively discouraged by its maintainers.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later and valid Google Cloud credentials for authentication to Cloud Monitoring.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel and active maintenance (last commit 2026-08-12), but the package is explicitly deprecated and Google recommends migrating to standard OTLP exporters instead.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use without restriction.
last release 2026-08-03 (11 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-12 · 83 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 6,535,227 downloads/mo, #1,892 on PyPI
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pip install opentelemetry-exporter-gcp-monitoring
from opentelemetry import metrics
from opentelemetry.exporter.cloud_monitoring import CloudMonitoringMetricsExporter
from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics import MeterProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.export import PeriodicExportingMetricReader
metrics.set_meter_provider(
MeterProvider(
metric_readers=[PeriodicExportingMetricReader(CloudMonitoringMetricsExporter())]
)
)- Whether existing deployments using this exporter will continue to work after Google deprecates the underlying API.
- Performance characteristics and metric throughput limits compared to native OTLP ingestion.
What it is and what it does
This package exports OpenTelemetry metrics to Google Cloud Monitoring by wrapping the google-cloud-monitoring client library. It integrates with the OpenTelemetry SDK's metric reader pattern, allowing you to define meters and counters that automatically ship to Cloud Monitoring on a periodic schedule.
However, the package is deprecated. Google Cloud now supports native OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) ingestion directly for metrics, traces, and logs via the Telemetry API, making this exporter unnecessary for new projects. The maintainers recommend migrating to standard OTLP exporters instead. If you are starting a new integration, use OTLP; if you maintain existing code using this exporter, plan a migration.
Use it for
- Exporting custom application metrics from Python services running on Google Cloud to Cloud Monitoring dashboards.
- Integrating OpenTelemetry instrumentation with legacy Google Cloud monitoring infrastructure that predates OTLP support.
- Monitoring batch jobs or background workers that emit metrics via OpenTelemetry SDK.
- Bridging existing OpenTelemetry metric pipelines to Cloud Monitoring when OTLP ingestion is not yet available in your environment.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
No, unless you are maintaining existing code already using this exporter.
For new projects, use native OTLP exporters instead—Google explicitly recommends this migration path. The package is deprecated and actively discouraged by its maintainers.
Install
opentelemetry-exporter-gcp-monitoring on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel and active maintenance (last commit 2026-08-12), but the package is explicitly deprecated and Google recommends migrating to standard OTLP exporters instead.
Requires Python 3.9 or later and valid Google Cloud credentials for authentication to Cloud Monitoring.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use without restriction.
Quickstart
pip install opentelemetry-exporter-gcp-monitoring
from opentelemetry import metrics
from opentelemetry.exporter.cloud_monitoring import CloudMonitoringMetricsExporter
from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics import MeterProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.export import PeriodicExportingMetricReader
metrics.set_meter_provider(
MeterProvider(
metric_readers=[PeriodicExportingMetricReader(CloudMonitoringMetricsExporter())]
)
)Verify before relying
- Whether existing deployments using this exporter will continue to work after Google deprecates the underlying API.
- Performance characteristics and metric throughput limits compared to native OTLP ingestion.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 5 packagesgoogle-cloud-monitoringopentelemetry-apiopentelemetry-sdkopentelemetry-resourcedetector-gcptyping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 11 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 6,535,227 / month, #1,892 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaIntended Audience :: DevelopersLicense :: OSI Approved :: Apache Software LicenseProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
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