---
id: opentelemetry-proto
version: "1.44.0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# opentelemetry-proto — OpenTelemetry Python Proto

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

## Install

pip install opentelemetry-proto
uv add opentelemetry-proto
poetry add opentelemetry-proto

## Description

OpenTelemetry Python Proto
==========================

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This library contains the generated code for OpenTelemetry protobuf data model. The code in the current
package was generated using the v1.10.0 release_ of opentelemetry-proto.

.. _release: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto/releases/tag/v1.10.0

Installation
------------

::

    pip install opentelemetry-proto

Code Generation
---------------

These files were generated automatically from code in opentelemetry-proto_.
To regenerate the code, run ``../scripts/proto_codegen.sh``.

To build against a new release or specific commit of opentelemetry-proto_,
update the ``PROTO_REPO_BRANCH_OR_COMMIT`` variable in
``../scripts/proto_codegen.sh``. Then run the script and commit the changes
as well as any fixes needed in the OTLP exporter.

.. _opentelemetry-proto: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto


References
----------

* `OpenTelemetry Project <https://opentelemetry.io/>`_
* `OpenTelemetry Proto <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-proto>`_
*...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Provides generated Python protobuf code for the OpenTelemetry data model, enabling serialization and deserialization of telemetry data in OTLP format.

Verdict: Production-ready proto library with active maintenance, no known vulnerabilities, and a permissive Apache-2.0 license. Minimal install friction and broad Python version support (3.10–3.14) make it a reliable choice for OpenTelemetry integration.

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