# \#open-telemetry **URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/tag/open-telemetry/101.md [Latest](https://discuss.elastic.co/latest.md) · [Categories](https://discuss.elastic.co/categories.md) · [Tags](https://discuss.elastic.co/tags.md) --- ## [Enable Response Body in APM securely?](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-response-body-in-apm-securely/388627)
**Author:** [@kkumar123](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kkumar123)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 3, 2026, 7:24pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enable-response-body-in-apm-securely/388627 "2026-08-03T19:24:38Z")
Looking for enabling the APM Response body from Kibana or Observability UI instead of code if not possible then how we can do it code but securely. Kibana version: 9.3.4 Elasticsearch version: 9.3.4 APM Server versio… --- ## [Wrapping Elastic OTEL Java Agent for internal standardization — best practices & legal considerations](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wrapping-elastic-otel-java-agent-for-internal-standardization-best-practices-legal-considerations/385586)
**Author:** [@rajbdilip](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rajbdilip)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 26, 2026, 7:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wrapping-elastic-otel-java-agent-for-internal-standardization-best-practices-legal-considerations/385586 "2026-03-26T07:49:08Z")
Hi all, We are integrating the Elastic OpenTelemetry Java agent across multiple services in our organization and are exploring creating a small internal wrapper around the agent (elastic-otel-java) to standardize config… --- ## [APM some time dont show trace.id by link/to/trace](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-some-time-dont-show-trace-id-by-link-to-trace/385491)
**Author:** [@tmp13](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/tmp13)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2026, 6:13am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-some-time-dont-show-trace-id-by-link-to-trace/385491 "2026-03-18T06:13:02Z")
Kibana version: 9.3.0 Elasticsearch version: 9.3.0 APM Server version: 9.3.0 Browser version: Firefox/Safari Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb, from source, etc.) and version: tar.gz Fresh instal… --- ## [Paraya 7 JAX-RS invalid transaction name + no span captured with @WithSpan](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/paraya-7-jax-rs-invalid-transaction-name-no-span-captured-with-withspan/384995)
**Author:** [@ciment](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/ciment)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2026, 12:42pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/paraya-7-jax-rs-invalid-transaction-name-no-span-captured-with-withspan/384995 "2026-03-17T12:42:03Z")
Hi, @Sylvain\_Juge Based on previous discussion ( Problem with distributing tracing for Jakarta 10 and payara 6 ) I have already prepared project to test EDOT java agent with payara7. I have problem with payara 7.2026.… --- ## [Node name APM](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-name-apm/384851)
**Author:** [@Karol\_Niema](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karol_Niema)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/node-name-apm/384851 "2026-02-25T13:30:25Z")
Hi, I have problem with empty node name in services APM Kibana version: 9.0.3 Elasticsearch version: 9.0.3 My stack TIBCO BW send otel data to local EDOT collector, collector directly send data to elasticsearch Is… --- ## [Kibana lost services in apm after timerange extend](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-lost-services-in-apm-after-timerange-extend/383582)
**Author:** [@Karol\_Niema](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Karol_Niema)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 2, 2026, 8:37am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-lost-services-in-apm-after-timerange-extend/383582 "2026-02-02T08:37:30Z")
kibana 9.03 elasticserach 9.0.3 Hello I am facing problem with disappeared services in Observability -\> services problem occurs when time range extend, after changing to last 15 min it also happens when exten… --- ## [APM transaction not found](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-transaction-not-found/382970)
**Author:** [@mossnana](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mossnana)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2025, 2:57pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-transaction-not-found/382970 "2025-10-25T14:57:19Z")
Kibana version: 9.2.0 Elasticsearch version: 9.2.0 APM Server version: 9.2.0 APM Agent language and version: 1.18.0 Browser version: Chrome 141.0.7390.123 Steps to reproduce: I want to use apm with my golang api. S… --- ## [Ndjson into APM](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ndjson-into-apm/381827)
**Author:** [@Rnx](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Rnx)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2025, 7:23pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/ndjson-into-apm/381827 "2025-10-16T19:23:22Z")
How to ingest ndjson into APM server? We have an open telemetry data written (in ndjson) in the single file, which should be continuously loaded and sent to the APM. We can’t use Filebeat as it has no APM output. We co… --- ## [Traces using opentelemetry SDK to EDOT collector does not show the url path](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/traces-using-opentelemetry-sdk-to-edot-collector-does-not-show-the-url-path/381541)
**Author:** [@mikhatanu](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mikhatanu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 9, 2025, 10:03pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/traces-using-opentelemetry-sdk-to-edot-collector-does-not-show-the-url-path/381541 "2025-09-09T22:03:18Z")
I’m trying opentelemetry in elasticstack, currently i’m using this: OpenTelemetry node js SDK → EDOT collector → Elasticsearch For sdk, i use autoinstrumentation using opentelemetry operator. For EDOT collector, I used … --- ## [Redis metrics to Elastic APM using Open telemetry Collector](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/redis-metrics-to-elastic-apm-using-open-telemetry-collector/379293)
**Author:** [@rpanand24](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rpanand24)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 6:15pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/redis-metrics-to-elastic-apm-using-open-telemetry-collector/379293 "2025-06-19T18:15:31Z")
Kibana + Elastic Search + APM Server version: 9.0.1 Original install method: Docker OTEL Contrib Version: 0.128.0 Redis Version: 8.0.2-alpine3.21 Steps to reproduce: deploy the services in docker run open telemetr… --- ## [How to collect Jenkins data using openetelemetry plugin](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-collect-jenkins-data-using-openetelemetry-plugin/379236)
**Author:** [@Fahiqa](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Fahiqa)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2025, 5:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-collect-jenkins-data-using-openetelemetry-plugin/379236 "2025-06-19T05:59:55Z")
Could someone please guide me with the steps to fetch Jenkins logs using the OpenTelemetry plugin and display the metrics in Kibana? I have already configured Elasticsearch and Kibana in my Kubernetes cluster. --- ## [APM Server Standalone - TLS handshake error from](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-standalone-tls-handshake-error-from/378950)
**Author:** [@Andex](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Andex)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 11:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-standalone-tls-handshake-error-from/378950 "2025-06-06T11:48:30Z")
Kibana version: 8.18.0 Elasticsearch version: 8.18.0 APM Server version: 8.18.0 Hello , i have a elastic cluster composed by 3 nodes with all roles. A kibana node , and another vm with Apm-Server installed. I have an… --- ## [Infrastructure monitoring with OpenTelemetry in Elastic Observability via APM server](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/infrastructure-monitoring-with-opentelemetry-in-elastic-observability-via-apm-server/378536)
**Author:** [@sruthi.sattiraju](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/sruthi.sattiraju)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2025, 2:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/infrastructure-monitoring-with-opentelemetry-in-elastic-observability-via-apm-server/378536 "2025-06-05T14:04:10Z")
Kibana version: 8.17.1 Elasticsearch version: 8.17.1 APM Server version: 8.15.2 Hi Team, As per the link Infrastructure monitoring with OpenTelemetry in Elastic Observability — Elastic Observability Labs, using in… --- ## [APM server not responding to OTLP](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-not-responding-to-otlp/378430)
**Author:** [@Sven\_Emtell](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Sven_Emtell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 23, 2025, 3:52pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/apm-server-not-responding-to-otlp/378430 "2025-05-23T15:52:13Z")
We have an Elastic server and an Elastic Agent (both 8.17.4) running on a Windows server. An APM server is running within the Elastic Agent and there are a number of Fleet managed Elastic Agents running on other servers… --- ## [This can happen when not properly deactivating a previous span or context](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-can-happen-when-not-properly-deactivating-a-previous-span-or-context/378026)
**Author:** [@Oskars\_Adamovics](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Oskars_Adamovics)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 11:59am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/this-can-happen-when-not-properly-deactivating-a-previous-span-or-context/378026 "2025-05-15T11:59:53Z")
Current stack setup: Spring boot version: 3.4.1 Apache camel version: 4.9.0 ActiveMQ: 5.14.0 Elastic apm agent version: 1.53.0 Apm server version: 8.12.2 Java version: 17 After upgrading Spring boot version from 2.7.… --- ## [Wanted to extract the data from Elastic via API and build my own dashboard using React](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wanted-to-extract-the-data-from-elastic-via-api-and-build-my-own-dashboard-using-react/378167)
**Author:** [@mailtokkalyan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/mailtokkalyan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 15, 2025, 10:45am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/wanted-to-extract-the-data-from-elastic-via-api-and-build-my-own-dashboard-using-react/378167 "2025-05-15T10:45:49Z")
Hi We are building an application for all our dashboards in single place. This dashboard needs to collect the data for all our API's. Some places we are using Elastic APM and other places we have other tools like new re… --- ## [Span details not visible](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/span-details-not-visible/377903)
**Author:** [@meghananagaraja](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/meghananagaraja)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2025, 12:16pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/span-details-not-visible/377903 "2025-05-07T12:16:29Z")
Dear All, I am using open-telemetry to collect traces and pushing them to APM-server. So if I set span kind as SERVER, I will be able to see span details in trace waterfall view. Any other kind of span (INTERNAL, CLIENT… --- ## [OpenTelemetry: set user context](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/opentelemetry-set-user-context/367119)
**Author:** [@skistar002](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/skistar002)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 19, 2025, 11:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/opentelemetry-set-user-context/367119 "2025-04-19T11:09:16Z")
I'm looking for guidance on how to have the user context populated in APM when sending traces through OpenTelemetry (Javascript @opentelemetry/api package). Setting a span attribute of user.name results in the infamous l… --- ## [Add Transaction.name in Spans / Merge Doucment of span and transaction](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-transaction-name-in-spans-merge-doucment-of-span-and-transaction/376172)
**Author:** [@kishorkumar](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kishorkumar)\ **Replies:** 20\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2025, 8:50pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/add-transaction-name-in-spans-merge-doucment-of-span-and-transaction/376172 "2025-04-16T20:50:08Z")
Hello Elastic Observability \> APM engineers, I have multiple agents ingerated with multiple type of applications using multiple methods like nodes js agents, python, java and some of the application are ingerated using… --- ## [Jenkins.agent fields are missing from Otel jenkins logs](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jenkins-agent-fields-are-missing-from-otel-jenkins-logs/376190)
**Author:** [@jack180](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/jack180)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 25, 2025, 6:49am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/jenkins-agent-fields-are-missing-from-otel-jenkins-logs/376190 "2025-03-25T06:49:08Z")
If you are asking about a problem you are experiencing, please use the following template, as it will help us help you. If you have a different problem, please delete all of this text :slight\_smile: Kibana version: 8.16… --- ## [How to visualize trace timeline with otel traces](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-visualize-trace-timeline-with-otel-traces/375998)
**Author:** [@meghananagaraja](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/meghananagaraja)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-visualize-trace-timeline-with-otel-traces/375998 "2025-03-17T10:54:25Z")
Dear All, I used Otel for traces on my applications. My pipeline is app -\> otel collector-\> kafka -\> process by pyspark -\> ES index. Now how do i visualize trace timeline. i have added my index to data view but still a… --- ## [How to Instrument Custom Methods in .NET with Elastic APM (Like New Relic XML Configuration)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-instrument-custom-methods-in-net-with-elastic-apm-like-new-relic-xml-configuration/374879)
**Author:** [@Mehedy\_Hasan](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Mehedy_Hasan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2025, 12:04pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-instrument-custom-methods-in-net-with-elastic-apm-like-new-relic-xml-configuration/374879 "2025-02-25T12:04:23Z")
Hi everyone, We are migrating to Elastic APM and trying to achieve custom method instrumentation for our .NET application. In New Relic, we used XML configuration to declare specific methods for instrumentation (as desc… --- ## [ How to Instrument Custom Methods in .NET with Elastic APM (Like New Relic XML Configuration)](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-instrument-custom-methods-in-net-with-elastic-apm-like-new-relic-xml-configuration/374883)
**Author:** [@DevOps\_OSL](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/DevOps_OSL)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2025, 2:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-to-instrument-custom-methods-in-net-with-elastic-apm-like-new-relic-xml-configuration/374883 "2025-02-22T14:44:41Z")
Hi everyone, We are migrating to Elastic APM and trying to achieve custom method instrumentation for our .NET application. In New Relic, we used XML configuration to declare specific methods for instrumentation (as desc… --- ## [Roadmap and possible discontinuation of OpenTracing bridge](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/roadmap-and-possible-discontinuation-of-opentracing-bridge/373877)
**Author:** [@CGiuseppe](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/CGiuseppe)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 30, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/roadmap-and-possible-discontinuation-of-opentracing-bridge/373877 "2025-01-30T09:02:09Z")
The OpenTracing bridge docs for the java apm agent (version 1.52.1) on OpenTracing bridge | APM Java Agent Reference \[1.x\] | Elastic contain a note saying the following: " OpenTracing is discontinued in favor of OpenTe… --- ## [Off load protobuf payload to Kafka](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/off-load-protobuf-payload-to-kafka/373307)
**Author:** [@anoobagain](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/anoobagain)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [January 21, 2025, 11:32am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/off-load-protobuf-payload-to-kafka/373307 "2025-01-21T11:32:01Z")
Problem Our company wants to manage traces using APM, but the flow for publishing traces is a bit different. Currently, we use OpenTelemetry to capture traces for our application, but we don't want to use a collector. I… --- ## [Solace transactions are not visible in open open-telementry traces](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solace-transactions-are-not-visible-in-open-open-telementry-traces/373061)
**Author:** [@nishatalreja](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/nishatalreja)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 10:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/solace-transactions-are-not-visible-in-open-open-telementry-traces/373061 "2025-01-15T10:08:21Z")
We are not able to see received and sent solace messages in apm traces and transactions: Kibana version:NA Elasticsearch version:1.33.4 APM Server version:1.33.4 APM Agent language and version: Jdk8 Browser version … --- ## [Traces arrive to apm server but dont store on elasticseach](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/traces-arrive-to-apm-server-but-dont-store-on-elasticseach/371518)
**Author:** [@alluccat](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/alluccat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 11, 2024, 10:54am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/traces-arrive-to-apm-server-but-dont-store-on-elasticseach/371518 "2024-12-11T10:54:26Z")
Kibana version: 8.16.1 Elasticsearch version: 8.16.1 APM Server version: 8.16.1 Steps to reproduce: I am exporting the following json to the open telemetry collector { "resourceSpans": \[ { "resource"… --- ## [Why don't I see exceptions recorded as part of Span using apm-agent-dotnet in OpenTelemetry Bridge Mode](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-dont-i-see-exceptions-recorded-as-part-of-span-using-apm-agent-dotnet-in-opentelemetry-bridge-mode/369228)
**Author:** [@NikiforovAll](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/NikiforovAll)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 11, 2024, 9:08am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/why-dont-i-see-exceptions-recorded-as-part-of-span-using-apm-agent-dotnet-in-opentelemetry-bridge-mode/369228 "2024-11-11T09:08:48Z")
Kibana version: Version 8.15.2 Elasticsearch version: Version 8.15.2 APM Server version: Version 8.15.2 APM Agent language and version: Steps to reproduce: Create top-level activity using ActivitySource.StartAc… --- ## [Elastic Otel does not set environment](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-otel-does-not-set-environment/368207)
**Author:** [@dbalijapalli0264](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dbalijapalli0264)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 7:48am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-otel-does-not-set-environment/368207 "2024-10-14T07:48:53Z")
Kibana version: 8.15.0 Elasticsearch version: 8.15.0 APM Server version: 8.15.0 APM Agent language and version: Elastic-otel-Java agent ; jar file , Release 1.0.0 Original install method (e.g. download page, yum, deb… --- ## [\[JavaOpenTelemetry\] Set transaction status to ERROR](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/javaopentelemetry-set-transaction-status-to-error/368136)
**Author:** [@Jakub\_Zilinek](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Jakub_Zilinek)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 1:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/javaopentelemetry-set-transaction-status-to-error/368136 "2024-10-10T13:11:59Z")
Our stack/app: Kotlin Quarkus GRPC microservice Opentelemetry Hi, I need to set event.outcome to failure for some transactions. Currently it seems that all the transactions are returning success unless the processing… [Next page](https://discuss.elastic.co/tag/open-telemetry/101.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=open-telemetry)