opentelemetry-instrumentation-boto
OpenTelemetry Boto instrumentation
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you use Boto and already run OpenTelemetry in your application. It adds observability to AWS SDK calls with minimal setup and no known vulnerabilities. The beta status and recent maintenance suggest it is production-ready for the tracing use case, though verify span coverage matches your needs.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.9 or later; assumes you have an OpenTelemetry tracer provider already configured in your application.
- Low friction install with three core runtime dependencies (opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-instrumentation, opentelemetry-semantic-conventions).
- Active maintenance with recent releases; last commit 2026-08-14.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in most projects without significant restrictions.
last release 2026-03-04 (163 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-14 · 1,086 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 1,933,854 downloads/mo, #3,422 on PyPI
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pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation-boto
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.boto import BotoInstrumentor
BotoInstrumentor().instrument()- Whether the package works with both boto and boto3, or only one of them.
- What span attributes are captured for Boto requests (operation name, service, error details, etc.).
- Whether automatic instrumentation requires any configuration beyond calling instrument().
What it is and what it does
This package integrates AWS SDK (Boto) calls into OpenTelemetry's distributed tracing framework. When installed and activated, it automatically wraps Boto requests to emit spans that capture the operation, service, and outcome, making AWS API calls visible in your observability pipeline alongside other instrumented services.
It depends on the core OpenTelemetry libraries (opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-instrumentation, opentelemetry-semantic-conventions) and is designed to work alongside other OpenTelemetry instrumentation packages. The package is in beta status but actively maintained, supporting Python 3.9 through 3.14.
Use it for
- Trace AWS API calls in microservices to correlate them with other service requests in a distributed system.
- Debug performance issues by viewing Boto request latency and errors as spans in your tracing backend.
- Monitor which AWS services and operations your application uses by collecting and analyzing Boto span data.
- Correlate application logs with AWS API calls using trace IDs propagated through OpenTelemetry.
- Build cost attribution by tracking which code paths trigger which AWS API calls via span metadata.
Worth the install?
AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page. Verify before relying on it.
Yes, if you use Boto and already run OpenTelemetry in your application.
It adds observability to AWS SDK calls with minimal setup and no known vulnerabilities. The beta status and recent maintenance suggest it is production-ready for the tracing use case, though verify span coverage matches your needs.
Install
opentelemetry-instrumentation-boto on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with three core runtime dependencies (opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-instrumentation, opentelemetry-semantic-conventions). Active maintenance with recent releases; last commit 2026-08-14.
Requires Python 3.9 or later; assumes you have an OpenTelemetry tracer provider already configured in your application.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in most projects without significant restrictions.
Quickstart
pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation-boto
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.boto import BotoInstrumentor
BotoInstrumentor().instrument()Verify before relying
- Whether the package works with both boto and boto3, or only one of them.
- What span attributes are captured for Boto requests (operation name, service, error details, etc.).
- Whether automatic instrumentation requires any configuration beyond calling instrument().
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.9 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 3 packagesopentelemetry-apiopentelemetry-instrumentationopentelemetry-semantic-conventions |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 163 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 1,933,854 / month, #3,422 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 :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: 3.9 |
Evidence: opentelemetry_instrumentation_boto-0.61b0-py3-none-any.whl
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