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Learn how to export traces to highlight.io via one of the OpenTelemetry SDKs.
1
Export your traces to the highlight.io collector.
We host an OpenTelemetry collector endpoint at https://otel.highlight.io:4318/v1/traces. Configure your OpenTelemetry SDK to send traces via OTLP HTTPS to this endpoint. Your Highlight Project ID should be included as an attribute with the highlight.project_id
key. This configuration will depend on which SDK you use in your app.
import { NodeSDK } from '@opentelemetry/sdk-node'
import { OTLPTraceExporter } from '@opentelemetry/exporter-trace-otlp-http';
import { Resource } from '@opentelemetry/resources'
import type { Attributes } from '@opentelemetry/api'
const attributes: Attributes = {
// Provide the highlight project ID as a resource attribute or via the exporter headers
'highlight.project_id': '<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>'
}
const sdk = new NodeSDK({
resource: new Resource(attributes),
traceExporter: new OTLPTraceExporter({
// NB: this is the url for trace exports. if you are using a language which supports
// the opentelemetry logs format, use 'https://otel.highlight.io:4318/v1/logs'
url: 'https://otel.highlight.io:4318/v1/traces'
// In some OpenTelemetry implementations, it's easier to provide
// the project ID as a header rather than a resource attribute.
// headers: { 'x-highlight-project': '<YOUR_PROJECT_ID>' }
})
});
sdk.start();
2
Verify your backend traces are being recorded.
Visit the highlight traces portal and check that backend traces are coming in.