The console exporter prints data to the Console window. ConsoleExporter supports exporting logs, metrics and traces.
Warning
This exporter is intended to be used during learning how telemetry data are created and exported. It is not recommended for any production environment.
dotnet add package OpenTelemetry.Exporter.ConsoleSee the individual "getting started" examples depending on the signal being used:
- Logs: Console
- Metrics: ASP.NET Core | Console
- Traces: ASP.NET Core | Console
See the
TestConsoleExporter.cs for
an example of how to use the exporter for exporting traces to a collection.
You can configure the ConsoleExporter through Options types properties
and environment variables.
The Options type setters take precedence over the environment variables.
The following environment variables can be used to override the default
values of the PeriodicExportingMetricReaderOptions
(following the OpenTelemetry specification.
| Environment variable | PeriodicExportingMetricReaderOptions property |
|---|---|
OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_INTERVAL |
ExportIntervalMilliseconds |
OTEL_METRIC_EXPORT_TIMEOUT |
ExportTimeoutMilliseconds |