opentelemetry-exporter-otlp

OpenTelemetry Collector Exporters

opentelemetry-exporter-otlp Permissive license Apache-2.0 Active ★ 2,586 v1.44.0 released 2026-07-16

Install

opentelemetry-exporter-otlp on PyPI

pip

pip install opentelemetry-exporter-otlp

uv

uv add opentelemetry-exporter-otlp

poetry

poetry add opentelemetry-exporter-otlp

Package facts

License	Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.10)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	2 — opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc, opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http
Maintenance	actively maintained — 28 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2020-08-14
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: opentelemetry_exporter_otlp-1.44.0-py3-none-any.whl

Development Status :: 5 - Production/StableFramework :: OpenTelemetryFramework :: OpenTelemetry :: ExportersIntended Audience :: DevelopersProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3Programming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Typing :: Typed

About opentelemetry-exporter-otlp

from the package's own PyPI description — quoted content, verbatim

OpenTelemetry Collector Exporters

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This library is provided as a convenience to install all supported OpenTelemetry Collector Exporters. Currently it installs:

opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc
opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http

In the future, additional packages will be available: * opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-json-http

To avoid unnecessary dependencies, users should install the specific package once they've determined their preferred serialization and protocol method.

Installation

 pip install opentelemetry-exporter-otlp

References

OpenTelemetry Collector Exporter <https://opentelemetry-python.readthedocs.io/en/latest/exporter/otlp/otlp.html>_
OpenTelemetry Collector <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-collector/>_
OpenTelemetry <https://opentelemetry.io/>_
OpenTelemetry Protocol Specification <https://github.com/open-telemetry/oteps/blob/main/text/0035-opentelemetry-protocol.md>_

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A convenience metapackage that installs OpenTelemetry's OTLP Collector exporters for gRPC and HTTP protocols, enabling applications to send observability data to OpenTelemetry Collectors.

Low friction; the package is a pure-Python wheel with only two runtime dependencies. Actively maintained with a recent release 28 days ago and continuous repository activity.

Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions, typical for OpenTelemetry ecosystem packages.

Usage

pip install opentelemetry-exporter-otlp

from opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.grpc.trace_exporter import OTLPSpanExporter
exporter = OTLPSpanExporter()

Requires Python 3.10 or later; opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc and opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-http must be available at runtime.

Verdict: Production-stable metapackage (Apache-2.0) with active maintenance and no known vulnerabilities. Recommended for projects needing OTLP export; users should consider installing specific exporter variants directly once their protocol preference is determined to reduce unnecessary dependencies.

Needs verification

Specific endpoint configuration requirements and defaults for the gRPC and HTTP exporters.
Performance characteristics or latency overhead of the gRPC vs. HTTP exporters in typical observability pipelines.

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