[inputs.opentelemetry] should support HTTP (and not only gRPC)
Author: 1tftCreated Dec 1, 2025Updated Sep 11, 2026
Labelsfeature request
Use Case
There are products which can only send OpenTelemetry metrics via HTTP (and not gRPC).
Expected behavior
[inputs.opentelemetry] should support HTTP(S) input address.
Actual behavior
[inputs.opentelemetry] currently only support gRPC input.
Additional info
OTLP specification does specify gRPC and HTTP: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/otlp/#otlphttp
Source: influxdata/telegraf