Configure OBI

Overview

OBI provides configuration options that control how telemetry is exported, which processes are discovered and instrumented, and which events are included or excluded from reporting. These settings allow you to manage signal volume, scope instrumentation, and optimize resource usage.

For a complete overview of OBI configuration in OpenTelemetry, see OBI configuration guide.

Data export configuration

Configure how and where OBI exports telemetry. You can define the export destination (local or remote Collector), transport settings, and additional export parameters. These settings determine how OBI forwards traces and metrics collected from your applications.

For detailed export options, see OBI export configuration.

Service discovery configuration

OBI includes a service discovery component that identifies processes eligible for instrumentation. You can configure this component to include or exclude services based on your operational needs. This helps reduce ingest volume and cost by limiting instrumentation to specific workloads.

Services already instrumented with OpenTelemetry SDKs are excluded from OBI automatically.

To learn more, see OBI service discovery.

Filter by attribute values

You can restrict which metrics and traces OBI reports by applying attribute-based filters. This allows you to include only specific event types. For example, you can limit network metrics to TCP traffic or filter traces based on protocol or endpoint attributes.

For configuration examples and filter options, see OBI metrics and traces filtering.