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⇱ Send OpenTelemetry Data to Datadog

For AI agents: A markdown version of this page is available at https://docs.datadoghq.com/opentelemetry/setup.md. A documentation index is available at /llms.txt.

Send OpenTelemetry Data to Datadog

This page describes all of the ways you can send OpenTelemetry (OTel) data to Datadog.

DDOT Collector (Recommended)

The Datadog Distribution of OpenTelemetry (DDOT) Collector is an open source solution that combines the flexibility of OpenTelemetry with the comprehensive observability capabilities of Datadog.

This approach gives you full control over OpenTelemetry pipelines while also providing access to powerful, Datadog Agent-based features, including:

  • Fleet Automation
  • Live Container Monitoring
  • Kubernetes Explorer
  • Live Processes
  • Cloud Network Monitoring
  • Universal Service Monitoring
  • 1,000+ Datadog integrations

Other setup options

Alternative methods are available for specific use cases, such as maintaining a vendor-neutral pipeline or running in non-Kubernetes environments.


Still not sure which setup is right for you?
See the Feature Compatibility table to understand which Datadog features are supported.

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