OpenTelemetry Database Monitoring

In addition to the eBPF-based Database Access Monitoring (DAM), you can use OpenTelemetry SDK instrumentation to capture detailed database query traces with custom attributes.

How It Works

OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation agents and SDKs provide library-specific hooks that capture database operations as trace spans. These spans include:

SQL query text (sanitized)
Database system and name
Operation type (SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE)
Duration and status
Connection details

When to Use

When you need rich, library-specific database query details
When you want custom attributes on database spans
When your application already uses OpenTelemetry SDKs
When combined with Manual Instrumentation for the business context

Supported Database Libraries

Language	Libraries Auto-Instrumented
Java	JDBC, Hibernate, Spring Data
Python	SQLAlchemy, psycopg2, PyMySQL, Django ORM
Node.js	pg, mysql2, mongoose, Prisma
.NET	Entity Framework, Npgsql, MySqlConnector
Go	database/sql, GORM, pgx

Configuration

Configure your OpenTelemetry SDK to export to the KloudMate Agent OTLP endpoint:

OTEL_EXPORTER_OTLP_ENDPOINT="http://localhost:4318"
OTEL_SERVICE_NAME="your-service-name"

Database spans will automatically be captured when using supported auto-instrumentation libraries.