| Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Exporter for Python. Use for low-level OpenTelemetry export to Application Insights.
npx skills add https://github.com/microsoft/skills --skill azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-py
Low-level exporter for sending OpenTelemetry traces, metrics, and logs to Application Insights.
pip install azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter
APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING=InstrumentationKey=xxx;IngestionEndpoint=https://xxx.in.applicationinsights.azure.com/ # Required for all auth methods
AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in production
> 🔑 Two rules apply to every code sample below:
>
> 1. Prefer DefaultAzureCredential for ingestion auth when supported. APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING identifies the target Application Insights resource, and credential=DefaultAzureCredential(...) provides Microsoft Entra authentication.
> - Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential works as-is.
> - Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod (or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>) to constrain the credential chain to production-safe credentials.
> 2. Providers are not context managers. Flush and shut down telemetry providers explicitly at process exit so buffers are exported deterministically.
>
> Snippets may abbreviate this setup, but production code should always follow both rules.
| Scenario | Use |
|----------|-----|
| Quick setup, auto-instrumentation | azure-monitor-opentelemetry (distro) |
| Custom OpenTelemetry pipeline | azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter (this) |
| Fine-grained control over telemetry | azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter (this) |
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from opentelemetry import trace
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.export import BatchSpanProcessor
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorTraceExporter
# Reads APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING from env to identify the resource;
# DefaultAzureCredential authenticates ingestion via Microsoft Entra ID.
exporter = AzureMonitorTraceExporter(
credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
)
# Configure tracer provider
trace.set_tracer_provider(TracerProvider())
trace.get_tracer_provider().add_span_processor(
BatchSpanProcessor(exporter)
)
# Use tracer
tracer = trace.get_tracer(__name__)
with tracer.start_as_current_span("my-span"):
print("Hello, World!")
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from opentelemetry import metrics
from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics import MeterProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.metrics.export import PeriodicExportingMetricReader
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorMetricExporter
# Reads APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING from env; AAD-authenticated ingestion via DefaultAzureCredential.
exporter = AzureMonitorMetricExporter(
credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
)
# Configure meter provider
reader = PeriodicExportingMetricReader(exporter, export_interval_millis=60000)
metrics.set_meter_provider(MeterProvider(metric_readers=[reader]))
# Use meter
meter = metrics.get_meter(__name__)
counter = meter.create_counter("requests_total")
counter.add(1, {"route": "/api/users"})
import logging
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from opentelemetry._logs import set_logger_provider
from opentelemetry.sdk._logs import LoggerProvider, LoggingHandler
from opentelemetry.sdk._logs.export import BatchLogRecordProcessor
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorLogExporter
# Reads APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING from env; AAD-authenticated ingestion via DefaultAzureCredential.
exporter = AzureMonitorLogExporter(
credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
)
# Configure logger provider
logger_provider = LoggerProvider()
logger_provider.add_log_record_processor(BatchLogRecordProcessor(exporter))
set_logger_provider(logger_provider)
# Add handler to Python logging
handler = LoggingHandler(level=logging.INFO, logger_provider=logger_provider)
logging.getLogger().addHandler(handler)
# Use logging
logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
logger.info("This will be sent to Application Insights")
Exporters read APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING automatically:
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorTraceExporter
# Connection string from environment; AAD-authenticated ingestion via DefaultAzureCredential.
exporter = AzureMonitorTraceExporter(
credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
)
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential, ManagedIdentityCredential
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorTraceExporter
# Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>
credential = DefaultAzureCredential(require_envvar=True)
# Or use a specific credential directly in production:
# See https://learn.microsoft.com/python/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-python#credential-classes
# credential = ManagedIdentityCredential()
exporter = AzureMonitorTraceExporter(
credential=credential
)
Use ApplicationInsightsSampler for consistent sampling:
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace import TracerProvider
from opentelemetry.sdk.trace.sampling import ParentBasedTraceIdRatio
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import ApplicationInsightsSampler
# Sample 10% of traces
sampler = ApplicationInsightsSampler(sampling_ratio=0.1)
trace.set_tracer_provider(TracerProvider(sampler=sampler))
Configure offline storage for retry:
from azure.identity import DefaultAzureCredential
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorTraceExporter
exporter = AzureMonitorTraceExporter(
credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
storage_directory="/path/to/storage", # Custom storage path
disable_offline_storage=False # Enable retry (default)
)
exporter = AzureMonitorTraceExporter(
credential=DefaultAzureCredential(),
disable_offline_storage=True # No retry on failure
)
from azure.identity import AzureAuthorityHosts, DefaultAzureCredential
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter import AzureMonitorTraceExporter
# Azure Government
credential = DefaultAzureCredential(authority=AzureAuthorityHosts.AZURE_GOVERNMENT)
exporter = AzureMonitorTraceExporter(
connection_string="InstrumentationKey=xxx;IngestionEndpoint=https://xxx.in.applicationinsights.azure.us/",
credential=credential
)
| Exporter | Telemetry Type | Application Insights Table |
|----------|---------------|---------------------------|
| AzureMonitorTraceExporter | Traces/Spans | requests, dependencies, exceptions |
| AzureMonitorMetricExporter | Metrics | customMetrics, performanceCounters |
| AzureMonitorLogExporter | Logs | traces, customEvents |
| Parameter | Description | Default |
|-----------|-------------|---------|
| connection_string | Application Insights connection string | From env var |
| credential | Azure credential for AAD auth | None |
| disable_offline_storage | Disable retry storage | False |
| storage_directory | Custom storage path | Temp directory |
azure.xxx sync clients with azure.xxx.aio async clients in the same call path. Choose one mode per module.provider.shutdown() / force_flush() at process exit to flush telemetry — providers are not context managers.azure-monitor-opentelemetry) unless you need custom pipelines| File | Contents |
|------|----------|
| references/capabilities.md | Additional non-hero capabilities, operation-group coverage, and production checklists. |
| references/non-hero-scenarios.md | Dedicated non-hero examples for secondary/advanced scenarios. |
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