opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus-remote-write
Prometheus Remote Write Metrics Exporter for OpenTelemetry
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are already using OpenTelemetry in Python and have a Prometheus Remote Write backend to send metrics to. The package has low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive license. It is in beta, so expect the API to potentially change; verify that authentication and failure handling meet your operational needs before deploying to production.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; target backend must support Prometheus Remote Write protocol.
- Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel.
- Active maintenance with a recent release (29 days old) and ongoing commits.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include a copy of the license and note any modifications.
last release 2026-07-16 (29 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 1,086 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,353,060 downloads/mo, #4,010 on PyPI
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pip install opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus-remote-write
from opentelemetry.exporter.prometheus_remote_write import PrometheusRemoteWriteMetricReader
from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics import MeterProvider
reader = PrometheusRemoteWriteMetricReader(endpoint="http://backend/api/prom/push")
meter_provider = MeterProvider(metric_readers=[reader])- Whether the package handles authentication to remote backends (API keys, TLS, basic auth).
- Performance characteristics and metric batching behavior under high-volume scenarios.
- Retry and failure-handling strategy when the remote backend is unavailable.
- Specific endpoint format and configuration requirements for different backend types.
What it is and what it does
This package bridges OpenTelemetry's Python metrics collection to Prometheus-compatible remote storage systems. Instead of scraping metrics from an HTTP endpoint like traditional Prometheus, it pushes metrics directly to a remote backend that implements the Prometheus Remote Write protocol. This eliminates the need to run and manage a separate Prometheus server instance.
The exporter integrates with OpenTelemetry's standard SDK via a MetricReader, meaning it fits naturally into any OpenTelemetry instrumentation pipeline. It depends on protobuf for serialization, requests for HTTP transport, and python-snappy for optional compression. The package is in beta status but actively maintained, with support for Python 3.10 through 3.14.
Use it for
- Push metrics from a Python application directly to a managed remote storage service without local Prometheus infrastructure.
- Centralize metrics collection from multiple services into a single remote backend for unified monitoring.
- Reduce operational overhead by eliminating the need to deploy and manage Prometheus scrape targets.
- Integrate OpenTelemetry-instrumented Python services into existing Prometheus Remote Write ecosystems.
- Export metrics in real-time to cloud-hosted or on-premises remote storage backends.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are already using OpenTelemetry in Python and have a Prometheus Remote Write backend to send metrics to.
The package has low install friction, active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive license. It is in beta, so expect the API to potentially change; verify that authentication and failure handling meet your operational needs before deploying to production.
Install
opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus-remote-write on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-Python wheel. Active maintenance with a recent release (29 days old) and ongoing commits. Depends on core OpenTelemetry packages plus protobuf, requests, and python-snappy—all stable, widely-used libraries.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; target backend must support Prometheus Remote Write protocol.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; you must include a copy of the license and note any modifications.
Quickstart
pip install opentelemetry-exporter-prometheus-remote-write
from opentelemetry.exporter.prometheus_remote_write import PrometheusRemoteWriteMetricReader
from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics import MeterProvider
reader = PrometheusRemoteWriteMetricReader(endpoint="http://backend/api/prom/push")
meter_provider = MeterProvider(metric_readers=[reader])Verify before relying
- Whether the package handles authentication to remote backends (API keys, TLS, basic auth).
- Performance characteristics and metric batching behavior under high-volume scenarios.
- Retry and failure-handling strategy when the remote backend is unavailable.
- Specific endpoint format and configuration requirements for different backend types.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 5 packagesopentelemetry-apiopentelemetry-sdkprotobufpython-snappyrequests |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 29 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,353,060 / month, #4,010 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 :: 3.14 |
Evidence: opentelemetry_exporter_prometheus_remote_write-0.65b0-py3-none-any.whl
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