open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification Issues

Stars: (4,267 stars)
Forks: (987 forks)
Indexed issues: (15 indexed issues)
open beginner issues: (0 open beginner issues)
Latest indexed: Jul 31, 2026
Last GitHub push: Jun 23, 2026
License: Apache License 2.0
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Dominant language: Makefile
PR merge metrics: (PR metrics pending)
Beginner labels: No beginner labels indexed

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14 open indexed issues

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Add GitHub workflow, that helps SIG maintainers to keep track of spec changes

Stalehelp wantedsig-issuespec:miscellaneous

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #4,073 opened Jun 11, 2024 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

5 comments5 reactions0 assignees

Open

Improve histogram images in metrics data-model.md

help wantedspec:metricstriage:accepted:ready

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #3,745 opened Oct 27, 2023 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

2 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

Consistency of the term used to express data point kind, instrument kind

area:data-modelarea:sdkeditorialhelp wantedspec:metricstriage:accepted:ready

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #3,555 opened Jun 14, 2023 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment2 reactions0 assignees

Open

Define what "traces" as a signal type means

[label deprecated] triaged-acceptedhelp wantedspec:trace

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,792 opened Sep 13, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · No comments yet

No assignee yetNo comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

Clarify that API users SHOULD use valid UTF-8 for exportable data

help wantedtriage:accepted:ready-with-sponsor

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #3,421 opened Sep 8, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

22 comments0 reactions1 assignee

Open

Consider pushing spec changes to SIGs as issues in repos

[label deprecated] triaged-acceptedhelp wantedspec:miscellaneous

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,685 opened Jul 21, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

5 comments4 reactions0 assignees

Open

Replace Python yamllint with NPM yaml-lint

help wantedspec:miscellaneous

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,347 opened Feb 15, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo comments yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments3 reactions1 assignee

Open

Clarify if zero-duration spans are valid?

help wantedspec:trace

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,125 opened Nov 15, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Feedback from a newcomer on logging specs

help wantedspec:logs

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,806 opened Jul 8, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment2 reactions0 assignees

Open

`opentelemetry` SD-ID proposed in syslog format is not allowed by RFC 5424

help wantedspec:logs

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,757 opened Jun 11, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Criteria for Otel to Zipkin remoteEndpoint transformation should be broadened

help wantedspec:trace

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,560 opened Mar 18, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

enhancementhelp wantedrelease:allowed-for-gaspec:protocol

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,528 opened Mar 10, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Make the Resource accessible to Logging Library SDK

area:apiarea:sdkhelp wantedrelease:after-gaspec:logsspec:resource

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,330 opened Jan 11, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

8 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

Consider distinguishing between API and SDK in the spec compliance matrix

area:miscellaneoushelp wantedpriority:p2release:allowed-for-gaspec:miscellaneoustriage:deciding:needs-info

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,088 opened Oct 13, 2020 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

4 comments0 reactions1 assignee

Stars: (4,267 stars)
Forks: (987 forks)
Indexed issues: (15 indexed issues)
open beginner issues: (0 open beginner issues)
Latest indexed: Jul 31, 2026
Last GitHub push: Jun 23, 2026
License: Apache License 2.0
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Dominant language: Makefile
PR merge metrics: (PR metrics pending)
Beginner labels: No beginner labels indexed

Issues

14 open indexed issues

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Open

Add GitHub workflow, that helps SIG maintainers to keep track of spec changes

Stalehelp wantedsig-issuespec:miscellaneous

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #4,073 opened Jun 11, 2024 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

5 comments5 reactions0 assignees

Open

Improve histogram images in metrics data-model.md

help wantedspec:metricstriage:accepted:ready

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #3,745 opened Oct 27, 2023 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

2 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

Consistency of the term used to express data point kind, instrument kind

area:data-modelarea:sdkeditorialhelp wantedspec:metricstriage:accepted:ready

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #3,555 opened Jun 14, 2023 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment2 reactions0 assignees

Open

Define what "traces" as a signal type means

[label deprecated] triaged-acceptedhelp wantedspec:trace

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,792 opened Sep 13, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · No comments yet

No assignee yetNo comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

Clarify that API users SHOULD use valid UTF-8 for exportable data

help wantedtriage:accepted:ready-with-sponsor

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #3,421 opened Sep 8, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

22 comments0 reactions1 assignee

Open

Consider pushing spec changes to SIGs as issues in repos

[label deprecated] triaged-acceptedhelp wantedspec:miscellaneous

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,685 opened Jul 21, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

5 comments4 reactions0 assignees

Open

Replace Python yamllint with NPM yaml-lint

help wantedspec:miscellaneous

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,347 opened Feb 15, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo comments yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments3 reactions1 assignee

Open

Clarify if zero-duration spans are valid?

help wantedspec:trace

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,125 opened Nov 15, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Feedback from a newcomer on logging specs

help wantedspec:logs

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,806 opened Jul 8, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment2 reactions0 assignees

Open

`opentelemetry` SD-ID proposed in syslog format is not allowed by RFC 5424

help wantedspec:logs

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,757 opened Jun 11, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Criteria for Otel to Zipkin remoteEndpoint transformation should be broadened

help wantedspec:trace

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,560 opened Mar 18, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

enhancementhelp wantedrelease:allowed-for-gaspec:protocol

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,528 opened Mar 10, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Make the Resource accessible to Logging Library SDK

area:apiarea:sdkhelp wantedrelease:after-gaspec:logsspec:resource

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,330 opened Jan 11, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

8 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

Consider distinguishing between API and SDK in the spec compliance matrix

area:miscellaneoushelp wantedpriority:p2release:allowed-for-gaspec:miscellaneoustriage:deciding:needs-info

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,088 opened Oct 13, 2020 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

4 comments0 reactions1 assignee

Stars: (4,267 stars)
Forks: (987 forks)
Indexed issues: (15 indexed issues)
open beginner issues: (0 open beginner issues)
Latest indexed: Jul 31, 2026
Last GitHub push: Jun 23, 2026
License: Apache License 2.0
Contributing guide: Contributing guide
Code of conduct: Code of conduct
Dominant language: Makefile
PR merge metrics: (PR metrics pending)
Beginner labels: No beginner labels indexed

Issues

14 open indexed issues

RSS Atom

Open

Add GitHub workflow, that helps SIG maintainers to keep track of spec changes

Stalehelp wantedsig-issuespec:miscellaneous

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #4,073 opened Jun 11, 2024 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

5 comments5 reactions0 assignees

Open

Improve histogram images in metrics data-model.md

help wantedspec:metricstriage:accepted:ready

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #3,745 opened Oct 27, 2023 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

2 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

Consistency of the term used to express data point kind, instrument kind

area:data-modelarea:sdkeditorialhelp wantedspec:metricstriage:accepted:ready

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #3,555 opened Jun 14, 2023 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment2 reactions0 assignees

Open

Define what "traces" as a signal type means

[label deprecated] triaged-acceptedhelp wantedspec:trace

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,792 opened Sep 13, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · No comments yet

No assignee yetNo comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

Clarify that API users SHOULD use valid UTF-8 for exportable data

help wantedtriage:accepted:ready-with-sponsor

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #3,421 opened Sep 8, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

22 comments0 reactions1 assignee

Open

Consider pushing spec changes to SIGs as issues in repos

[label deprecated] triaged-acceptedhelp wantedspec:miscellaneous

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,685 opened Jul 21, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

5 comments4 reactions0 assignees

Open

Replace Python yamllint with NPM yaml-lint

help wantedspec:miscellaneous

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,347 opened Feb 15, 2022 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo comments yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No comments yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

0 comments3 reactions1 assignee

Open

Clarify if zero-duration spans are valid?

help wantedspec:trace

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #2,125 opened Nov 15, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Feedback from a newcomer on logging specs

help wantedspec:logs

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,806 opened Jul 8, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment2 reactions0 assignees

Open

`opentelemetry` SD-ID proposed in syslog format is not allowed by RFC 5424

help wantedspec:logs

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,757 opened Jun 11, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Criteria for Otel to Zipkin remoteEndpoint transformation should be broadened

help wantedspec:trace

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,560 opened Mar 18, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

3 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

enhancementhelp wantedrelease:allowed-for-gaspec:protocol

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,528 opened Mar 10, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

1 comment0 reactions0 assignees

Open

Make the Resource accessible to Logging Library SDK

area:apiarea:sdkhelp wantedrelease:after-gaspec:logsspec:resource

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,330 opened Jan 11, 2021 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedNo assignee yet · Has a beginner-friendly label

No assignee yetHas a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

8 comments1 reaction0 assignees

Open

Consider distinguishing between API and SDK in the spec compliance matrix

area:miscellaneoushelp wantedpriority:p2release:allowed-for-gaspec:miscellaneoustriage:deciding:needs-info

open-telemetry/opentelemetry-specification #1,088 opened Oct 13, 2020 · Makefile · 4,267 stars

Why recommendedHas a beginner-friendly label · Contributing guide available

Has a beginner-friendly labelContributing guide available

4 comments0 reactions1 assignee

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