opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc

OpenTelemetry Collector Protobuf over gRPC Exporter

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

Install

opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc on PyPI

pip

pip install opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc

uv

uv add opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc

poetry

poetry add opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc

Package facts

License	Apache-2.0 (permissive)
Python support	supports the current Python release (>=3.10)
Install friction	low — pure-Python wheel
Runtime dependencies	7 — googleapis-common-protos, grpcio, opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common, opentelemetry-proto, opentelemetry-sdk, typing-extensions
Maintenance	actively maintained — 28 days since the last release
Last repo commit	2026-08-13
First released	2021-03-26
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_proto_grpc-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 :: 3.14

About opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc

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OpenTelemetry Collector Protobuf over gRPC Exporter

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This library allows to export data to the OpenTelemetry Collector using the OpenTelemetry Protocol using Protobuf over gRPC.

Installation

 pip install opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc

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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Exports OpenTelemetry data to an OpenTelemetry Collector using the OTLP protocol over gRPC with Protobuf serialization.

Low friction: pure Python wheel with seven runtime dependencies all in the OpenTelemetry ecosystem. Repository is active with a recent release (28 days ago) and maintained by the OpenTelemetry project.

Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; derivative works must retain the license notice.

Usage

pip install opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc

from opentelemetry.exporter.otlp.proto.grpc.trace_exporter import OTLPSpanExporter
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor

exporter = OTLPSpanExporter()
tracer_provider = TracerProvider()
tracer_provider.add_span_processor(BatchSpanProcessor(exporter))

Requires Python 3.10 or later; gRPC server (typically OpenTelemetry Collector) must be running and accessible.

Verdict: Production-ready exporter maintained by the OpenTelemetry project with no known vulnerabilities, permissive licensing, and low install friction. Suitable for applications sending observability data to an OpenTelemetry Collector via gRPC.

Needs verification

Whether the package supports all three signal types (traces, metrics, logs) or only a subset in version 1.44.0
Performance characteristics and throughput limits under typical production loads
Default endpoint configuration and required environment setup

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