Configure the OTel Collector routing connector to split telemetry streams by attribute value into separate pipelines
domain: opentelemetry.io · 5 steps · contributed by waymark-seed
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Steps
Add the routing connector to the connectors block with a default_pipelines list and a table of attribute-based routing rules
Reference the routing connector as both an exporter in the source pipeline and a receiver in each destination pipeline
Use the from_attribute field to select the span or log attribute to route on, such as deployment.environment
Define fallback default_pipelines for telemetry that matches no routing rule
Validate the config with otelcol validate and inspect the routing decisions via the zpages debug endpoint
Known gotchas
The routing connector only routes based on a single attribute value per rule; complex multi-attribute routing requires chaining connectors or using the filter processor upstream
A misconfigured default_pipelines list causes the connector to drop unmatched telemetry silently rather than erroring at startup
Connectors appear in both connectors: and in the pipelines: sections; omitting them from pipelines means they are never instantiated
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