# azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java

This skill guides Java developers through sending OpenTelemetry traces, metrics, and logs to Azure Monitor and Application Insights. The exporter package is deprecated, with autoconfigure recommended as its replacement.

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- Author: Microsoft
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- Source: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-java/skills/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java/SKILL.md
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## What it does

The skill covers OpenTelemetry integration for Java applications that send telemetry to Azure Monitor and Application Insights. Its examples show how to create spans, attach custom attributes, record exceptions, and collect HTTP request metrics. A custom SpanProcessor can add attributes when spans start, while OpenTelemetry context links nested operations.

The setup uses an Application Insights connection string and the OpenTelemetry SDK. The connection string can come from `APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING` or be passed directly during SDK configuration. The examples also cover a request counter and a latency histogram, giving developers concrete patterns for instrumenting application code.

The `com.azure:azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter` package is deprecated. The recommended alternative is `com.azure:azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure`, which simplifies configuration and supports automatic instrumentation for common libraries. Existing Java projects should account for this migration before adopting the older exporter examples.

## Requirements
- Works with: Azure

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java/

### Codex

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install microsoft/skills azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/microsoft/skills --path .github/plugins/azure-sdk-java/skills/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/tree/HEAD/.github/plugins/azure-sdk-java/skills/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Send Java application telemetry to Azure Monitor
- Trace operations with OpenTelemetry spans
- Attach custom attributes to recorded spans
- Capture exceptions and mark failed operations
- Measure HTTP request counts and latency

## Example prompts
- Help me configure OpenTelemetry for my Java application and send telemetry to Application Insights.
- Add spans around `processOrder` and attach order attributes.
- Set up an HTTP request counter and latency histogram with OpenTelemetry.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter-java
description: |
  Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Exporter for Java. Export OpenTelemetry traces, metrics, and logs to Azure Monitor/Application Insights.
  Triggers: "AzureMonitorExporter java", "opentelemetry azure java", "application insights java otel", "azure monitor tracing java".
  Note: This package is DEPRECATED. Migrate to azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure.
license: MIT
metadata:
  author: Microsoft
  version: "1.0.0"
  package: com.azure:azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter
---

# Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Exporter for Java

> **⚠️ DEPRECATION NOTICE**: This package is deprecated. Migrate to `azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure`.
>
> See [Migration Guide](https://github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-java/blob/main/sdk/monitor/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter/MIGRATION.md) for detailed instructions.

Export OpenTelemetry telemetry data to Azure Monitor / Application Insights.

## Installation (Deprecated)

```xml
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
    <artifactId>azure-monitor-opentelemetry-exporter</artifactId>
    <version>1.0.0-beta.x</version>
</dependency>
```

## Recommended: Use Autoconfigure Instead

```xml
<dependency>
    <groupId>com.azure</groupId>
    <artifactId>azure-monitor-opentelemetry-autoconfigure</artifactId>
    <version>LATEST</version>
</dependency>
```

## Environment Variables

```bash
APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING=InstrumentationKey=xxx;IngestionEndpoint=https://xxx.in.applicationinsights.azure.com/
```

## Basic Setup with Autoconfigure (Recommended)

### Using Environment Variable

```java
import io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdk;
import io.opentelemetry.sdk.autoconfigure.AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkBuilder;
import io.opentelemetry.api.OpenTelemetry;
import com.azure.monitor.opentelemetry.exporter.AzureMonitorExporter;

// Connection string from APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING env var
AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkBuilder sdkBuilder = AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdk.builder();
AzureMonitorExporter.customize(sdkBuilder);
OpenTelemetry openTelemetry = sdkBuilder.build().getOpenTelemetrySdk();
```

### With Explicit Connection String

```java
AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdkBuilder sdkBuilder = AutoConfiguredOpenTelemetrySdk.builder();
AzureMonitorExporter.customize(sdkBuilder, "{connection-string}");
OpenTelemetry openTelemetry = sdkBuilder.build().getOpenTelemetrySdk();
```

## Creating Spans

```java
import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Tracer;
import io.opentelemetry.api.trace.Span;
import io.opentelemetry.context.Scope;

// Get tracer
````
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