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:


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.

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