opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc
OpenTelemetry Collector Protobuf over gRPC Exporter
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes. This is a stable, actively maintained exporter for a standard observability protocol. Install it if you are already using opentelemetry-sdk and need to send data to a collector via gRPC—it has low friction, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive licensing. Skip it only if you are using a different exporter or do not have a collector endpoint available.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires a running OpenTelemetry Collector or compatible gRPC endpoint available to receive exported data.
- Low friction: pure Python wheel with no compiled dependencies.
- Active maintenance—released 29 days ago with a recent commit on 2026-08-13.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most production environments.
last release 2026-07-16 (29 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 2,587 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 313,262,720 downloads/mo, #134 on PyPI
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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))- Default endpoint address and port for the gRPC exporter
- Whether the package supports custom gRPC channel configuration (credentials, interceptors, etc.)
- Performance characteristics when exporting high-volume telemetry streams
- Retry and backoff behavior for failed exports to the collector
What it is and what it does
This package provides a gRPC-based exporter for the OpenTelemetry Python SDK, allowing applications to send telemetry data to an OpenTelemetry Collector using the OTLP protocol with Protobuf serialization. It integrates with the standard OpenTelemetry SDK and API, making it a drop-in component for observability pipelines that route data through a collector for processing and forwarding to backend systems.
The exporter depends on grpcio for transport, opentelemetry-api and opentelemetry-sdk for the instrumentation framework, and opentelemetry-proto for Protobuf message definitions. It is actively maintained, supports Python 3.10 through 3.14, and carries no known vulnerabilities. Installation is straightforward with no system-level dependencies.
Use it for
- Export application traces to an OpenTelemetry Collector for centralized processing and storage.
- Send metrics and logs alongside traces for unified observability in microservice architectures.
- Integrate with observability backends via a collector intermediary for sampling and enrichment.
- Implement distributed tracing in containerized environments where a collector is deployed.
- Route telemetry through a collector for filtering or enrichment before forwarding to observability platforms.
Worth the install?
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Yes.
This is a stable, actively maintained exporter for a standard observability protocol. Install it if you are already using opentelemetry-sdk and need to send data to a collector via gRPC—it has low friction, no known vulnerabilities, and permissive licensing. Skip it only if you are using a different exporter or do not have a collector endpoint available.
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opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction: pure Python wheel with no compiled dependencies. Active maintenance—released 29 days ago with a recent commit on 2026-08-13. Requires Python 3.10 or later.
Requires a running OpenTelemetry Collector or compatible gRPC endpoint available to receive exported data.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most production environments.
Quickstart
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))Verify before relying
- Default endpoint address and port for the gRPC exporter
- Whether the package supports custom gRPC channel configuration (credentials, interceptors, etc.)
- Performance characteristics when exporting high-volume telemetry streams
- Retry and backoff behavior for failed exports to the collector
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 packagesgoogleapis-common-protosgrpcioopentelemetry-apiopentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-commonopentelemetry-protoopentelemetry-sdktyping-extensions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 29 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 313,262,720 / month, #134 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/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 |
Evidence: opentelemetry_exporter_otlp_proto_grpc-1.44.0-py3-none-any.whl
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See also opentelemetry-exporter-otlp · opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common · opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto-grpc · opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http · opentelemetry-proto · opentelemetry-exporter-gcp-logging · opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-thrift · opentelemetry-exporter-gcp-monitoring · opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger