opentelemetry-proto
OpenTelemetry Python Proto
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are building OpenTelemetry exporters, collectors, or custom telemetry tools. No, if you are only instrumenting an application—install higher-level OpenTelemetry packages instead, which depend on this automatically. The package is stable, actively maintained, and carries no known vulnerabilities.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later.
- Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (protobuf).
- Actively maintained with a recent release (29 days old) and sustained repository activity.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
last release 2026-07-16 (29 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 2,587 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 406,288,842 downloads/mo, #106 on PyPI
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Verify before relying
pip install opentelemetry-proto
import opentelemetry_proto- Whether this package is intended for direct use or primarily as a dependency of other OpenTelemetry packages.
- What specific OTLP protocol version is covered by the v1.10.0 protobuf definitions.
- Which specific protobuf message classes are available and how to access them.
What it is and what it does
This package contains auto-generated Python protobuf message classes that implement the OpenTelemetry data model. It is a foundational component of the OpenTelemetry ecosystem, providing the serialization layer for telemetry signals in the OTLP format. The code is generated from opentelemetry-proto and kept in sync with upstream protocol definitions.
Developers typically do not install this package directly; instead, it serves as a dependency for OpenTelemetry exporters, collectors, and instrumentation libraries that need to encode and send telemetry data. The package depends on protobuf for message serialization and deserialization.
Use it for
- Building custom OTLP exporters that serialize telemetry to protobuf format.
- Developing OTLP-compatible collectors or receivers that deserialize incoming telemetry data.
- Inspecting or manipulating raw OTLP protobuf messages in diagnostic or testing tools.
- Integrating with OpenTelemetry instrumentation libraries that depend on this proto layer.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are building OpenTelemetry exporters, collectors, or custom telemetry tools.
No, if you are only instrumenting an application—install higher-level OpenTelemetry packages instead, which depend on this automatically. The package is stable, actively maintained, and carries no known vulnerabilities.
Install
opentelemetry-proto on PyPI
Before you install
Low friction install with a single runtime dependency (protobuf). Actively maintained with a recent release (29 days old) and sustained repository activity. Supports Python 3.10 through 3.14.
Requires Python 3.10 or later.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows use in commercial and open-source projects with minimal restrictions; attribution required.
Quickstart
pip install opentelemetry-proto
import opentelemetry_protoVerify before relying
- Whether this package is intended for direct use or primarily as a dependency of other OpenTelemetry packages.
- What specific OTLP protocol version is covered by the v1.10.0 protobuf definitions.
- Which specific protobuf message classes are available and how to access them.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 1 packageprotobuf |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 29 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 406,288,842 / month, #106 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 :: OpenTelemetryIntended 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 :: 3.14 |
Evidence: opentelemetry_proto-1.44.0-py3-none-any.whl
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