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 ## Dynatrace OpenTelemetry Metrics Exporter for JavaScript
 ![Static Badge](https://img.shields.io/badge/status-deprecated-orange)
 
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 > **Warning**
 > Dynatrace supports native OpenTelemetry protocol (OTLP) ingest for traces, metrics and logs.
 > Therefore, the proprietary Dynatrace OpenTelemetry metrics exporter is deprecated in favor of exporting via OTLP/HTTP.