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id: opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi
version: "0.65b0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi — OpenTelemetry Database API instrumentation

License: permissive · Maintenance: active · Popularity: top 1,000 on PyPI

## Install

pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi
uv add opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi
poetry add opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi

## Description

OpenTelemetry Database API instrumentation
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Installation
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    pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation-dbapi


References
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* `OpenTelemetry Database API Instrumentation <https://opentelemetry-python-contrib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/instrumentation/dbapi/dbapi.html>`_
* `OpenTelemetry Project <https://opentelemetry.io/>`_
* `OpenTelemetry Python Examples <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-python/tree/main/docs/examples>`_

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Automatically instruments Python database API calls to emit OpenTelemetry traces, capturing database operations for observability and performance monitoring.

Verdict: A well-maintained, low-friction instrumentation library for database observability in OpenTelemetry ecosystems. Beta status and recent activity suggest active development. No known vulnerabilities and permissive licensing make it safe for adoption, though Beta maturity warrants testing before production deployment.

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