# Error "Queue full" while sending data from Otel collector to APM **URL:** \ **Category:** APM\ **Tags:** server, open-telemetry\ **Created:** [May 11, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-queue-full-while-sending-data-from-otel-collector-to-apm/333230 "2023-05-11T17:18:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![ar\_shashikumar](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/ar_shashikumar/32/120929_2.png) [@ar\_shashikumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ar_shashikumar)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2023, 5:18pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-queue-full-while-sending-data-from-otel-collector-to-apm/333230/1 "2023-05-11T17:18:49Z")
We have configured otlp/elastic with APM server in k8s v1.25. When we looked at Otel collector logs, it shows that queue is full. Any help is very much appreciated. 2023-05-11T16:26:19.200Z error exporterhelper/queued\_retry.go:401 Exporting failed. The error is not retryable. Dropping data. {"kind": "exporter", "data\_type": "metrics", "name": "otlp/elastic", "error": "Permanent error: rpc error: code = Unknown desc = queue is full", "dropped\_items": 1} **Kibana version** : v8.5.3 **Elasticsearch version** : v8.5.3 **APM Server version** : v8.5.3 **APM Agent language and version** : **Browser version** : Chrome v112 **Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version**: APM with helm installation **Fresh install or upgraded from other version?** Fresh install ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [June 1, 2023, 1:19pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/error-queue-full-while-sending-data-from-otel-collector-to-apm/333230/2 "2023-06-01T13:19:19Z")
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