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

# opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy — OpenTelemetry SQLAlchemy instrumentation

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

## Install

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

## Description

OpenTelemetry SQLAlchemy Instrumentation
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This library allows tracing requests made by the SQLAlchemy library.

Installation
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    pip install opentelemetry-instrumentation-sqlalchemy


References
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* `SQLAlchemy Project <https://www.sqlalchemy.org/>`_
* `OpenTelemetry SQLAlchemy Tracing <https://opentelemetry-python-contrib.readthedocs.io/en/latest/instrumentation/sqlalchemy/sqlalchemy.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 traces SQL queries executed through SQLAlchemy, integrating with OpenTelemetry to capture database operation metrics and spans for observability.

Verdict: A well-maintained, actively developed instrumentation library in beta status with no known vulnerabilities. Permissive licensing and low install friction make it suitable for adding SQLAlchemy observability to OpenTelemetry-enabled applications, though beta status warrants testing before production deployment.

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