splunk-opentelemetry
Decision gist · record as of 2026-08-14
Yes, if you are running Python 3.10+ and need distributed tracing to Splunk APM. The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and requires no security patches. Setup is straightforward for standard deployments; consider it essential infrastructure for observability in Splunk-based environments. Not necessary if you use a different APM vendor or do not need distributed tracing.AI-flagged interpretation of the facts on this page — verify before relying
Before you install
- Requires Python 3.10 or later; expects a Splunk OpenTelemetry Collector running at http://localhost:4317 by default or SPLUNK_REALM and SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variables for direct cloud ingest.
- Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution.
- Active maintenance with a release 10 days old; repository shows recent activity and is not archived.
License · maintenance · safety
Apache-2.0 (permissive) — Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most production environments.
last release 2026-08-04 (10 days) · last repo commit 2026-08-13 · 41 stars
0 known vulnerabilities (OSV.dev, 2026-08-14) · 123,220 downloads/mo, #11,918 on PyPI
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pip install splunk-opentelemetry
opentelemetry-bootstrap -a install
OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=my-python-service opentelemetry-instrument python app.py- Which specific libraries are supported for automatic instrumentation beyond the general reference to opentelemetry-python-contrib.
- Performance overhead or span volume limits under typical application load.
- Compatibility with async/await patterns and concurrent frameworks.
What it is and what it does
splunk-opentelemetry is a Splunk-curated distribution of OpenTelemetry Python that bundles trace exporters, system metrics instrumentation, and logging instrumentation into a single package. It works by patching supported libraries at runtime to capture distributed traces and export them to Splunk APM or a local Splunk OpenTelemetry Collector. The distribution comes preconfigured with OTLP gRPC and HTTP exporters, unlimited trace limits for full-fidelity collection, and system metrics capture.
You install it, run opentelemetry-bootstrap to add instrumentation for your application's dependencies, then launch your app with the opentelemetry-instrument wrapper and environment variables. By default it sends traces to localhost:4317; you can redirect to Splunk Observability Cloud by setting SPLUNK_REALM and SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN. It also supports OpAMP for fleet management and an optional Cisco SecureApp extension for dependency reporting.
Use it for
- Instrument a Python web service to send distributed traces to a local or cloud-hosted Splunk APM instance without manual span creation.
- Capture system metrics (CPU, memory, disk) alongside application traces for correlated observability.
- Enable fleet management by connecting agents to Splunk Observability Cloud via OpAMP for centralized configuration and status monitoring.
- Automatically trace calls across multiple Python libraries (Django, Flask, requests, etc.) by running opentelemetry-bootstrap.
- Report Python package dependencies as structured logs for compliance and security scanning via the optional Cisco SecureApp extension.
Worth the install?
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Yes, if you are running Python 3.10+ and need distributed tracing to Splunk APM.
The package is actively maintained, has low install friction, carries a permissive license, and requires no security patches. Setup is straightforward for standard deployments; consider it essential infrastructure for observability in Splunk-based environments. Not necessary if you use a different APM vendor or do not need distributed tracing.
Install
splunk-opentelemetry on PyPI
Before you install
Low install friction with a pure-wheel distribution. Active maintenance with a release 10 days old; repository shows recent activity and is not archived.
Requires Python 3.10 or later; expects a Splunk OpenTelemetry Collector running at http://localhost:4317 by default or SPLUNK_REALM and SPLUNK_ACCESS_TOKEN environment variables for direct cloud ingest.
License in practice
Apache-2.0 permissive license allows commercial and private use with minimal restrictions; suitable for most production environments.
Quickstart
pip install splunk-opentelemetry
opentelemetry-bootstrap -a install
OTEL_SERVICE_NAME=my-python-service opentelemetry-instrument python app.pyVerify before relying
- Which specific libraries are supported for automatic instrumentation beyond the general reference to opentelemetry-python-contrib.
- Performance overhead or span volume limits under typical application load.
- Compatibility with async/await patterns and concurrent frameworks.
Package facts
| License | Apache-2.0 permissive |
| Python support | Supports the current Python release >=3.10 |
| Install friction | Low. Pure-Python wheel |
| Runtime dependencies | 12 packagesopentelemetry-apiopentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-grpcopentelemetry-exporter-otlp-proto-httpopentelemetry-instrumentation-loggingopentelemetry-instrumentation-system-metricsopentelemetry-instrumentationopentelemetry-opamp-clientopentelemetry-propagator-b3opentelemetry-sdkopentelemetry-semantic-conventionsprotobufwrapt |
| Maintenance | Actively maintained 10 days since the last release |
| Last repo commit | |
| First released | |
| Downloads | 123,220 / month, #11,918 on PyPI 30-day window, as of 2026-08-14 |
| Known vulnerabilities | None known OSV.dev, checked 2026-08-14 |
| Classifiers | Development Status :: 4 - BetaProgramming Language :: PythonProgramming Language :: Python :: 3.10Programming Language :: Python :: 3.11Programming Language :: Python :: 3.12Programming Language :: Python :: 3.13Programming Language :: Python :: 3.14Programming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: CPythonProgramming Language :: Python :: Implementation :: PyPy |
Evidence: splunk_opentelemetry-2.12.1-py3-none-any.whl
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