azure-monitor-opentelemetry-ts
Instrument applications with Azure Monitor and OpenTelemetry for JavaScript (@azure/monitor-opentelemetry). Use when adding distributed tracing, metrics, and logs to Node.js applications with Application Insights.
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Topics in the source
- Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry SDK for TypeScript
- Installation
- Environment Variables
- Quick Start (Auto-Instrumentation)
- ESM Support (Node.js 18.19+)
- Full Configuration
- Custom Traces
- Custom Metrics
Auto-instrument Node.js applications with distributed tracing, metrics, and logs. IMPORTANT: Call useAzureMonitor() BEFORE importing other modules. package.json: 1. Call useAzureMonitor() first - Before importing other modules 2. Use ESM loader for ESM projects - --import @azure/monitor-opentelemetry/loader 3. Enable offline storage - For reliable telemetry in disconnected scenarios 4. Set sampling ratio - For high-traffic applications 5. Add custom dimensions - Use span processors for enrichment 6. Graceful shutdown - Call shutdownAzureMonitor() to flush telemetry
- Source repository
- microsoft/skills
- Source file
- .github/plugins/azure-sdk-typescript/skills/azure-monitor-opentelemetry-ts/SKILL.md
- Fixed revision
- 9287b443662d2433c85621c7325ee72a0ce499b5
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Author: Microsoft Skills · original repository metadata. Documentation review: Not reviewed. Last source check: 2026-11-10T19:02:06.583Z.
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