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feat(docs): sentry exporter (otel)#16165

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Summary

Adds documentation for the Sentry Exporter in the OpenTelemetry Collector, which routes telemetry from multiple services to different Sentry projects through a single collector instance.

  • Document the Sentry Exporter configuration and routing options
  • Explain when to use sentry vs otlphttp exporter
  • Cover automatic project creation and custom project mapping
  • Note alpha stability status (per upstream metadata.yaml)
  • Add rate limiting behavior and known limitations

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@jaffrepaul jaffrepaul changed the title 1st pass exporter content feat(docs): sentry exporter (otel) Jan 27, 2026
@jaffrepaul jaffrepaul force-pushed the sentry-otel-exporter branch from d76f458 to 42d556f Compare February 2, 2026 23:43
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- Move sentry-exporter.mdx to forwarding/pipelines/ for better organization
- Update links in all related pages
- Add cross-reference in collector.mdx pointing to Sentry Exporter
- Highlight auto-create projects feature in all mentions

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
- **[Direct Export](/concepts/otlp/direct/)** - Configure your OTel SDK to send traces and logs directly to Sentry's OTLP endpoints
- **[Forwarding](/concepts/otlp/forwarding/)** - Use the OpenTelemetry Collector, Vector, or Fluent Bit to forward data from infrastructure sources (CloudWatch, Kafka, Nginx, syslog, etc.)
- **[Log and Trace Drains](/product/drains/)** - Send telemetry from managed hosting platforms (Vercel, Cloudflare, Heroku, etc.)
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Is there a difference in terms of what the experience will be using data through OTel vs Sentry SDK?

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Depends on what you mean. Data comes into Sentry via the our SDK or Otel. Once in Sentry users can work with logs, traces and errors (if linked). The experience getting the data in may be different but once it's in, it's Sentry. The only thing I can think of is some nuance with the level of trace connected-ness to errors.

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Nothing blocking but left a few comments. Nice one!

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Expand the alpha stability alert to set clearer expectations about
potential configuration changes. Remove the AI-Assisted Setup section
to streamline the documentation.

Co-Authored-By: Claude <noreply@anthropic.com>
@jaffrepaul jaffrepaul merged commit 980e8f3 into master Feb 13, 2026
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