# Ruby

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

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Welcome to the OpenTelemetry Ruby documentation. This section introduces
how to use OpenTelemetry with Ruby 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 Ruby.

## Status and Releases

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

| Traces              | Metrics              | Logs              |
| ------------------- | -------------------- | ----------------- |
| [Stable](/docs/specs/otel/versioning-and-stability/#stable) | [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-ruby/releases/latest>
[Releases]:
  <https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby/releases>
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## Who's using OpenTelemetry Ruby?

OpenTelemetry Ruby is in use by a number of organizations, including:


- [Dropbox DocSend](https://www.docsend.com/)
- [Fulcrum](https://www.fulcrumapp.com/)
- [GitHub](https://github.com)
- [Heroku](https://heroku.com)
- [Puppet](https://puppet.com/)
- [Shopify](https://www.shopify.com/)
- [TableCheck](https://www.tablecheck.com/)
- [Uplight](https://uplight.com/)

For the complete list, and instructions for adding your organization, see
[Adopters](/ecosystem/adopters/).


## Repository

- [OpenTelemetry for Ruby repository][repo]

[repo]: https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-ruby

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Section pages:

- [Getting Started](/docs/languages/ruby/getting-started/): Get telemetry from your app in less than 5 minutes!
- [Instrumentation](/docs/languages/ruby/instrumentation/): Instrumentation for OpenTelemetry Ruby
- [Using instrumentation libraries](/docs/languages/ruby/libraries/)
- [Exporters](/docs/languages/ruby/exporters/)
- [Sampling](/docs/languages/ruby/sampling/)
- [API reference](/docs/languages/ruby/api/)
- [Examples](/docs/languages/ruby/examples/)
- [Registry](/docs/languages/ruby/registry/): Instrumentation libraries, exporters and other useful components for OpenTelemetry Ruby