OpenTelemetry log default fields hide the source
Default fields for OpenTelemetry logs show thread names first and bury service or scope fields, and log attributes look messy.
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3 public reports · first reported 8 October 2026 · last reported 9 October 2026
What's going wrong
Teams viewing OpenTelemetry logs from many Java applications find that the default visible fields lead with thread name, which is random and rarely useful, while the logger or scope name that identifies the source is hidden.
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