azure-monitor-opentelemetry-py

name	azure-monitor-opentelemetry-py
description	Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro for Python. Use for one-line Application Insights setup with auto-instrumentation.
type	skill
created	2026-02-27T00:00:00.000Z
domain	cloud-infrastructure
category	azure
risk	unknown
source	community
tags	["skill","cloud-infrastructure","azure","monitor","opentelemetry"]

Azure Monitor OpenTelemetry Distro for Python

One-line setup for Application Insights with OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation.

Installation

pip install azure-monitor-opentelemetry

Environment Variables

APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING=InstrumentationKey=xxx;IngestionEndpoint=https://xxx.in.applicationinsights.azure.com/

Quick Start

from azure.monitor.opentelemetry import configure_azure_monitor

# One-line setup - reads connection string from environment
configure_azure_monitor()

# Your application code...

Explicit Configuration

from azure.monitor.opentelemetry import configure_azure_monitor

configure_azure_monitor(
    connection_string="InstrumentationKey=xxx;IngestionEndpoint=https://xxx.in.applicationinsights.azure.com/"
)

With Flask

from flask import Flask
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry import configure_azure_monitor

configure_azure_monitor()

app = Flask(__name__)

@app.route("/")
def hello():
    return "Hello, World!"

if __name__ == "__main__":
    app.run()

With Django

# settings.py
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry import configure_azure_monitor

configure_azure_monitor()

# Django settings...

With FastAPI

from fastapi import FastAPI
from azure.monitor.opentelemetry import configure_azure_monitor

configure_azure_monitor()

app = FastAPI()


  ():
     {: }