opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis
OpenTelemetry Redis instrumentation
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are already using OpenTelemetry for application tracing and need visibility into Redis operations. The package has low install friction, active maintenance, no security vulnerabilities, and a permissive license. It is beta-status software, so expect potential API changes; verify compatibility with your Redis client version and OpenTelemetry backend before production deployment.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; the instrumentation must be applied before Redis client code runs to capture spans.
- Low friction installation with a pure-Python wheel.
- Actively maintained with a recent release (29 days old) and no known vulnerabilities.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
last release 2026-07-16 (29 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 1,086 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 23,820,772 downloads/mo, #934 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.redis import RedisInstrumentor
RedisInstrumentor().instrument()- Whether the instrumentation works with all Redis client library versions or has specific compatibility constraints.
- Performance overhead of span generation during normal Redis operations.
What it is and what it does
This package integrates Redis client calls into OpenTelemetry's distributed tracing ecosystem. It wraps the Redis library to automatically emit spans for each request, allowing you to see Redis operations within your application's trace context alongside other instrumented services. The package is part of the OpenTelemetry Python contrib project and relies on opentelemetry-api, opentelemetry-instrumentation, opentelemetry-semantic-conventions, and wrapt to function.
It's designed for applications already using OpenTelemetry for observability. Once installed and initialized, it requires no changes to your Redis client code—instrumentation happens transparently. The package is in beta status but actively maintained, with support for Python 3.10 through 3.14.
Use it for
- Trace Redis calls within a microservices architecture to identify latency bottlenecks and dependencies.
- Correlate Redis operations with application traces to debug performance issues in cache-heavy workloads.
- Export Redis request metrics and traces to observability backends like Jaeger or Datadog for centralized monitoring.
- Audit Redis command execution by capturing instrumented spans in compliance or security-focused applications.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are already using OpenTelemetry for application tracing and need visibility into Redis operations.
The package has low install friction, active maintenance, no security vulnerabilities, and a permissive license. It is beta-status software, so expect potential API changes; verify compatibility with your Redis client version and OpenTelemetry backend before production deployment.
Install
opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction installation with a pure-Python wheel. Actively maintained with a recent release (29 days old) and no known vulnerabilities. Depends on core OpenTelemetry packages and wrapt, all of which are widely used.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; the instrumentation must be applied before Redis client code runs to capture spans.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial use, modification, and distribution with minimal restrictions; suitable for most projects.
Quickstart
pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation-redis
from opentelemetry.instrumentation.redis import RedisInstrumentor
RedisInstrumentor().instrument()Verify before relying
- Whether the instrumentation works with all Redis client library versions or has specific compatibility constraints.
- Performance overhead of span generation during normal Redis operations.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 4 packagesopentelemetry-apiopentelemetry-instrumentationopentelemetry-semantic-conventionswrapt |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 29 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 23,820,772 / month, #934 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_instrumentation_redis-0.65b0-py3-none-any.whl
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