opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http
Zipkin Span Protobuf Exporter for OpenTelemetry
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Yes, if you are already using OpenTelemetry and Zipkin. The package is production-stable, actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. Install it only if you need Protobuf serialization; if JSON export suffices, opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json may be simpler. Requires Python 3.10+.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; Zipkin backend must be running and accessible at the configured endpoint.
- Low install friction; pure Python wheel with no compiled dependencies.
- Active maintenance with recent release (29 days old) and steady upstream activity in the OpenTelemetry project.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
last release 2026-07-16 (29 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 2,588 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 230,450 downloads/mo, #9,110 on PyPI
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pip install opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http
from opentelemetry.exporter.zipkin.proto.http import ZipkinExporter
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import SimpleSpanProcessor
zipkin_exporter = ZipkinExporter(localServiceName="my-service")
tracer_provider = TracerProvider()
tracer_provider.add_span_processor(SimpleSpanProcessor(zipkin_exporter))- Whether Protobuf serialization offers measurable performance or bandwidth benefits over the JSON variant in typical deployments.
- Whether the exporter handles backpressure or batching automatically or requires explicit configuration.
What it is and what it does
This package provides an OpenTelemetry exporter that sends distributed tracing spans to a Zipkin backend using Protobuf as the wire format. It integrates with the OpenTelemetry SDK to capture and serialize trace data, then transmits it over HTTP to a Zipkin collector. The exporter depends on opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-sdk, opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json, protobuf, and requests.
It is part of the OpenTelemetry ecosystem and targets developers building observable systems who want to use Zipkin as their trace backend. The package is production-stable, actively maintained, and supports Python 3.10 through 3.14. It is most useful when you already have a Zipkin instance running and want Protobuf serialization instead of JSON.
Use it for
- Send distributed traces from a Python microservice to a Zipkin backend for centralized trace visualization.
- Export application spans in Protobuf format to reduce bandwidth in high-volume tracing scenarios.
- Integrate OpenTelemetry instrumentation with an existing Zipkin observability stack.
- Collect and analyze request flows across multiple services using Zipkin's UI.
- Monitor latency and errors in distributed systems by exporting structured trace data.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are already using OpenTelemetry and Zipkin.
The package is production-stable, actively maintained, has no known vulnerabilities, and low install friction. Install it only if you need Protobuf serialization; if JSON export suffices, opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json may be simpler. Requires Python 3.10+.
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opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction; pure Python wheel with no compiled dependencies. Active maintenance with recent release (29 days old) and steady upstream activity in the OpenTelemetry project.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; Zipkin backend must be running and accessible at the configured endpoint.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-proto-http
from opentelemetry.exporter.zipkin.proto.http import ZipkinExporter
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import SimpleSpanProcessor
zipkin_exporter = ZipkinExporter(localServiceName="my-service")
tracer_provider = TracerProvider()
tracer_provider.add_span_processor(SimpleSpanProcessor(zipkin_exporter))Verify before relying
- Whether Protobuf serialization offers measurable performance or bandwidth benefits over the JSON variant in typical deployments.
- Whether the exporter handles backpressure or batching automatically or requires explicit configuration.
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-exporter-zipkin-jsonopentelemetry-sdkprotobufrequests |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 29 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 230,450 / month, #9,110 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 :: 3.14Typing :: Typed |
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See also opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin · opentelemetry-exporter-zipkin-json · py-zipkin · opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpc · opentelemetry-exporter-jaeger-proto-grpc · opentelemetry-exporter-otlp · opentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-common · opentelemetry-proto · opencensus-proto