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title: "How to Setup OpenTelemetry"
description: "Configure OpenTelemetry for observability and tracing"
icon: "chart-line"
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Activepieces supports both standard OpenTelemetry environment variables and vendor-specific configuration for observability and tracing.

## Environment Variables

| Variable | Description | Default Value | Example |
|----------|-------------|---------------|---------|
| `AP_OTEL_ENABLED` | Enable OpenTelemetry tracing | `false` | `true` |
| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` | OTLP exporter endpoint URL | None | `https://your-collector:4317/v1/traces` |
| `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_HEADERS` | Headers for OTLP exporter (comma-separated key=value pairs) | None | `Authorization=Bearer token` |

<Note>
Both `AP_OTEL_ENABLED` and `OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT` must be set for OpenTelemetry to be enabled.
</Note>