---
id: opentelemetry-util-http
version: "0.65b0"
license: Apache-2.0
license_treatment: permissive
maintenance: active
---

# opentelemetry-util-http — Web util for OpenTelemetry

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

## Install

pip install opentelemetry-util-http
uv add opentelemetry-util-http
poetry add opentelemetry-util-http

## Description

OpenTelemetry Util HTTP
=======================

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This library provides ASGI, WSGI middleware and other HTTP-related
functionality that is common to instrumented web frameworks (such as Django,
Starlette, FastAPI, etc.) to track requests timing through OpenTelemetry.

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

::

    pip install opentelemetry-util-http


Usage (Quart)
-------------

.. code-block:: python

    from quart import Quart
    from opentelemetry.instrumentation.asgi import OpenTelemetryMiddleware

    app = Quart(__name__)
    app.asgi_app = OpenTelemetryMiddleware(app.asgi_app)

    @app.route("/")
    async def hello():
        return "Hello!"

    if __name__ == "__main__":
        app.run(debug=True)


Usage (Django 3.0)
------------------

Modify the application's ``asgi.py`` file as shown below.

.. code-block:: python

    import os
    from django.core.asgi import get_asgi_application
    from opentelemetry.instrumentation.asgi import OpenTelemetryMiddleware

    os.environ.setdefault('DJANGO_SETTINGS_MODULE',...

## AI interpretation — verify before relying

Provides ASGI and WSGI middleware and HTTP utilities for OpenTelemetry instrumentation of web frameworks like Django, Starlette, and FastAPI to track request timing and performance.

Verdict: Active, low-friction utility library for OpenTelemetry HTTP instrumentation with no known vulnerabilities and permissive licensing. Beta status and zero runtime dependencies make it a lightweight choice for adding observability to web frameworks, though users must configure their own OpenTelemetry SDK and exporters.

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