The OTLP Trace Forwarder lets you send traces in OTLP format (OpenTelemetry Protocol) to any external HTTP-compatible backend. This is useful for integrating Ascent with Jaeger, custom observability platforms, or third-party tracing services that support OTLP.
You can find it in the Forwarders section:
Configuration
Field
Type
Required
Description
endpoint
string
✅
Full URL to which OTLP metrics will be sent. Example: https://example.com/v1/metrics
headers
string
❌
Optional comma-separated list of headers (key=value) to include in POST.
output_format
string
✅
Choose between proto (Protobuf encoding) or json for compatibility with your target system.
name
string
✅
Name of the forwarder
How it Works
Once you create a forwarder, it can be mapped to any of your namespaces/apps that are currently receiving OTEL-formatted traces.
All trace events that conform to the OTEL protocol will be automatically forwarded to the specified endpoint via OTLP over HTTP.
