Collect OpenTelemetry (OTel) for Application Insights experiences

Use this path for server-side web apps that you instrument in code.

1. Create an Application Insights resource.
2. Get the resource's connection string.
3. Add the OpenTelemetry Distro to your app.
4. Configure the connection string.

Use this path when your app runs on a virtual machine or virtual machine scale set. The code-based flow is the same as for other server-side apps.

1. Create an Application Insights resource.
2. Get the resource's connection string.
3. Add the OpenTelemetry Distro to your app.
4. Configure the connection string.

Use this path for browser telemetry such as page views and user interactions. Browser apps use the Application Insights JavaScript SDK, not OpenTelemetry.

1. Create an Application Insights resource.
2. Get the resource's connection string.
3. Add the JavaScript SDK to your app.
4. Configure the connection string.

Use this path for Azure Functions. Start with the function app settings, and then follow the Functions article for the language-specific steps.

1. Enable OpenTelemetry in your function app's host.json file by setting "telemetryMode": "OpenTelemetry".
2. Add the APPLICATIONINSIGHTS_CONNECTION_STRING application setting by using your Application Insights connection string.
3. Complete the language-specific instrumentation and any required worker settings in Use OpenTelemetry with Azure Functions.

Use this path for apps running on Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). The code-based flow is the same as for other server-side apps.

1. Create an Application Insights resource.
2. Get the resource's connection string.
3. Add the OpenTelemetry Distro to your app.
4. Configure the connection string.

Use this path for AI agents. Choose the setup that matches your hosting model.

• Managed hosting

  • Copilot Studio: Use built-in configuration to emit your telemetry to Azure Monitor. For more information, see Connect your Copilot Studio agent to Application Insights.

• Self-hosting

  • Microsoft Agent Framework: If you're building an agent from scratch and self-hosting, use the Microsoft Agent Framework to orchestrate your agent and emit telemetry to Azure Monitor.
  • Third-party agents: If you built an agent elsewhere, use the Azure AI OpenTelemetry Tracer to emit telemetry to Azure Monitor.