OpenTelemetry Traces

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:

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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.