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OpenTelemetry

Kubernetes system tracing records operation timing and relationships as spans. Components export these spans with OTLP over gRPC to an OpenTelemetry Collector or directly to a tracing backend.

Last updated

Since
Kubernetes v1.27

Syntax

tracing:
  endpoint: <host>:4317
  samplingRatePerMillion: <integer>

In-depth API docs are only for subscribers: parameters, examples, common mistakes and interview practice.

Subscribe
  • OpenTelemetry Collector
  • OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP)
  • kube-apiserver
  • kubelet
  • CRI-O
  • containerd
  • Jaeger
  • Grafana Tempo

Source: Traces For Kubernetes System Components. Checked 2026-11-03.