# Kotlin

> <img width="35" class="img-initial otel-icon" src="/img/logos/32x32/SDK.svg" alt="Kotlin"> A language-specific implementation of OpenTelemetry in Kotlin.

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LLMS index: [llms.txt](/llms.txt)

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Welcome to the OpenTelemetry Kotlin documentation. This section introduces
how to use OpenTelemetry with Kotlin to generate and collect telemetry data
such as metrics, logs, and traces using the OpenTelemetry API and SDKs.

These pages are intended to help you get started and understand the current
capabilities and status of OpenTelemetry Kotlin.

## Status and Releases

The current status of the major functional components for OpenTelemetry
Kotlin is as follows:

| Traces              | Metrics              | Logs              |
| ------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------- |
| [Development](/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability/#development) | [Development](/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability/#development) | [Development](/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability/#development) |

For releases, including the [latest release][], see [Releases][]. 

[latest release]:
  <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-kotlin/releases/latest>
[Releases]:
  <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-kotlin/releases>
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## Further Reading

- [OpenTelemetry for Kotlin on GitHub](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-kotlin)
- [Installation](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-kotlin#getting-started)

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Section pages:

- [Examples](/docs/languages/kotlin/examples/)
- [Registry](/docs/languages/kotlin/registry/): Instrumentation libraries, exporters and other useful components for OpenTelemetry Kotlin