OpenTelemetry intake API

APM Server supports receiving traces, metrics, and logs over the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP). OTLP is the default transfer protocol for OpenTelemetry and is supported natively by APM Server.

APM Server supports two OTLP communication protocols on the same port:

  • OTLP/HTTP (protobuf)
  • OTLP/gRPC

OTLP/gRPC paths ¶

Name Endpoint
OTLP metrics intake /opentelemetry.proto.collector.metrics.v1.MetricsService/Export
OTLP trace intake /opentelemetry.proto.collector.trace.v1.TraceService/Export
OTLP logs intake /opentelemetry.proto.collector.logs.v1.LogsService/Export

OTLP/HTTP paths ¶

Name Endpoint
OTLP metrics intake /v1/metrics
OTLP trace intake /v1/traces
OTLP logs intake /v1/logs

Tip

See our OpenTelemetry documentation to learn how to send data to the APM Server from an OpenTelemetry agent or OpenTelemetry collector.