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PostHog Tracing works with any OpenTelemetry-compatible client – point its OTLP trace exporter at PostHog and you’re done, with no PostHog-specific packages.
On Node.js and Python, the PostHog SDK can also create and export spans on its own, with no OpenTelemetry dependency. See the Node.js (opens in a new tab) and Python (opens in a new tab) guides for both routes.
Note: Tracing uses the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) standard over HTTP. If your language isn’t listed, check the OpenTelemetry documentation (opens in a new tab) for a compatible SDK and point its OTLP trace exporter at PostHog.