AWS X-Ray SDKs/Daemon migration to OpenTelemetry
AWS Cloud Operations Blog
This article announces AWS X-Ray SDKs and Daemon migration to OpenTelemetry as the primary instrumentation standard for application tracing.
- X-Ray SDKs and Daemon transitioning to maintenance mode starting February 25, 2026
- Maintenance mode will only address security issues; no new feature enhancements
- X-Ray service remains fully supported with new features like native OpenTelemetry support
- OpenTelemetry provides industry-standard protocols for collecting and routing telemetry data
- Migration to AWS Distro for OpenTelemetry (ADOT) enables CloudWatch Application Signals and Transaction Search
- Migration guidance and examples available in AWS X-Ray documentation
AWS is transitioning X-Ray to OpenTelemetry for standardized, industry-wide observability while maintaining backward compatibility with existing X-Ray SDKs and Daemon.
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