
AWS X-Ray SDKs and Daemon will enter maintenance mode in 2026, transitioning to OpenTelemetry as the primary instrumentation standard for application tracing and observability.


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AWS is announcing the end-of-support for AWS X-Ray SDKs and Daemon, with a planned transition to OpenTelemetry for application tracing and observability:
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<li>X-Ray SDKs will enter maintenance mode on February 25, 2026</li>
<li>Full end-of-support date is February 25, 2027</li>
<li>During maintenance mode, only critical bug and security fixes will be provided</li>
<li>AWS recommends migrating to OpenTelemetry-based instrumentation</li>
<li>Migration will provide access to tools like CloudWatch Application Signals</li>
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The transition aims to leverage OpenTelemetry's industry-standard approach to application telemetry, offering broader support, more language integrations, and zero-code instrumentation capabilities.
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