Modern search analytics with OpenTelemetry and ES|QL

Showcasing how to turn existing OpenTelemetry traces into practical search analytics and business insight in Elastic without building a separate analytics pipeline.

Part 1

How to build search analytics on Elastic using OpenTelemetry, no extra pipeline required

July 8, 2026

How to build search analytics on Elastic using OpenTelemetry, no extra pipeline required

How to instrument your search application to use modern Open Telemetry standard to drive insights in to your search and users.

Part 2

How to instrument your search API with OpenTelemetry and query it with ES|QL

July 22, 2026

How to instrument your search API with OpenTelemetry and query it with ES|QL

Add custom attributes to OpenTelemetry spans and run six ES|QL queries that reveal your top searches, zero-result rate and slowest queries.

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