Java Agent

Zero-code instrumentation with Java uses a Java agent JAR attached to any Java 8+ application. It dynamically injects bytecode to capture telemetry from many popular libraries and frameworks. It can be used to capture telemetry data at the “edges” of an app or service, such as inbound requests, outbound HTTP calls, database calls, and so on. To learn how to manually instrument your service or app code, see Manual instrumentation.


Getting started

Configuration

Suppressing specific instrumentation

Annotations

Using instrumentation annotations with a Java agent.

Instrumentation configuration

Application server configuration

Learn how to define agent paths for Java application servers

Extensions

Extensions add capabilities to the agent without having to create a separate distribution.

Performance

Performance reference for the OpenTelemetry Java agent


Last modified July 18, 2024: re-organize agent config (#4811) (94b83c90)