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Enable OTEL tracing for Data API Builder.

Software Engineering#monitoring#observability#telemetry#distributed-tracing#open-telemetry#aspire#data-api-builder
AuthorJerryNixon
Version1.0.0
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What problem does it solve?

Data API Builder teams need reliable distributed tracing and metrics to diagnose performance and reliability across Aspire, Docker, and Azure deployments. This Skill provides a ready-to-use OpenTelemetry setup for DAB so traces and metrics flow to the configured backends.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Enables distributed tracing and metrics for REST, GraphQL, MCP, and database operations via the .NET OpenTelemetry SDK.
  • Uses the runtime.telemetry.open-telemetry configuration block in dab-config.json to control enablement and endpoints.
  • Supports Aspire auto-injection of OTLP endpoint and service name; works with local development and cloud deployments; optional headers for authenticated collectors.
  • Includes practical guidance on avoiding common pitfalls (e.g., unsatisfied @env() references causing startup crashes).

Quick Start

Configure the DAB runtime to enable OpenTelemetry by setting runtime.telemetry.open-telemetry and then run the container with Aspire or a local collector.

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None required

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Name: data-api-builder-otel
Download link: https://github.com/JerryNixon/vslive-2026-las-demos/archive/main.zip#data-api-builder-otel

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