Node.js OpenTelemetry auto-instrumentation with Helios
Benefit from distributed tracing and observability over microservices in Node.js. The Helios SDK leverages OpenTelemetry to instrument services and tests in Node.js.
Get your Node.js services auto-instrumented with Helios and OTel by following the installation instructions provided below.
Helios' Node.js OpenTelemetry SDK
Helios' Node.js OpenTelemetry SDK is available for installation from NPM:
https://www.npmjs.com/package/helios-opentelemetry-sdk
Minimum Node.js version supported by Helios 14.
An example for a trace from the Helios OpenTelemetry Sandbox that includes instrumentation of a Go service and spans:

A trace from the Helios OpenTelemetry Sandbox that propagates through many microservices, including Node.js
Installation docs & references
Updated 4 months ago
- Instrumenting your webpack-bundled JS code
- Node.js installation instructions
- Kafka in Node.js
- Pub/Sub in Node.js
- Serverless in Node.js
- webpack
- Node.js SDK configuration
- OpenTelemetry JavaScript โ How OTel instrumentation works under the hood with JS
- Distributed tracing Node.js- OpenTelemetry-based monitoring
- OpenTelemetry: A full guide