Semantic Conventions

Common names for different kinds of operations and data.

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OpenTelemetry defines Semantic Conventions, sometimes called Semantic attributes, that specify common names for different kinds of operations and data. The benefit of using Semantic conventions is in following a common naming scheme that can be standardized across a codebase, libraries, and platforms.

Semantic conventions are available for traces, metrics, logs, and resources:


Dernière modification May 28, 2024: Style edits for Concepts section (#4550) (2f34c456)