diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/batch_span_processor_configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/batch_span_processor_configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..1230f616a2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/batch_span_processor_configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_processor_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_processor_configuration_visitor.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/tracer_provider.json
+// YAML-NODE: BatchSpanProcessor
+class BatchSpanProcessorConfiguration : public SpanProcessorConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  void Accept(SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor *visitor) const override
+  {
+    visitor->VisitBatch(this);
+  }
+
+  std::size_t schedule_delay{0};
+  std::size_t export_timeout{0};
+  std::size_t max_queue_size{0};
+  std::size_t max_export_batch_size{0};
+  std::unique_ptr<SpanExporterConfiguration> exporter;
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..d24cffe8bf
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,75 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/attribute_limits_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/document.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/logger_provider_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/meter_provider_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/propagator_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/resource_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/tracer_provider_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+/*
+ * General notes about configuration classes.
+ *
+ * Each Yaml node that exists in the yaml schema,
+ * as defined by https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-configuration
+ * is represented by a C++ class.
+ * Special comments are used to relate the C++ class to
+ * the Yaml node it represents.
+ *
+ * YAML-SCHEMA: points to the relevant file within the
+ * opentelemetry-configuration repository
+ * YAML-NODE: points to the relevant node within the file.
+ *
+ * For example,
+ *   C++ class opentelemetry::sdk::configuration::Configuration
+ * corresponds to
+ *   Yaml node OpenTelemetryConfiguration,
+ * in file
+ * https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-configuration/blob/main/schema/opentelemetry_configuration.json
+ */
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/opentelemetry_configuration.json
+// YAML-NODE: OpenTelemetryConfiguration
+class Configuration
+{
+public:
+  Configuration(std::unique_ptr<Document> doc) : doc_(std::move(doc)) {}
+  Configuration(Configuration &&)                      = delete;
+  Configuration(const Configuration &)                 = delete;
+  Configuration &operator=(Configuration &&)           = delete;
+  Configuration &operator=(const Configuration &other) = delete;
+  ~Configuration()                                     = default;
+
+  std::string file_format;
+  bool disabled{false};
+  std::string log_level;
+
+  std::unique_ptr<AttributeLimitsConfiguration> attribute_limits;
+  std::unique_ptr<LoggerProviderConfiguration> logger_provider;
+  std::unique_ptr<MeterProviderConfiguration> meter_provider;
+  std::unique_ptr<PropagatorConfiguration> propagator;
+  std::unique_ptr<TracerProviderConfiguration> tracer_provider;
+  std::unique_ptr<ResourceConfiguration> resource;
+  // Ignored: instrumentation
+
+private:
+  std::unique_ptr<Document> doc_;
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/console_span_exporter_configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/console_span_exporter_configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a1750d0f2c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/console_span_exporter_configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration_visitor.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/common.json
+// YAML-NODE: Console
+class ConsoleSpanExporterConfiguration : public SpanExporterConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  void Accept(SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor *visitor) const override
+  {
+    visitor->VisitConsole(this);
+  }
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/otlp_file_span_exporter_configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/otlp_file_span_exporter_configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4742d8124c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/otlp_file_span_exporter_configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration_visitor.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/common.json
+// YAML-NODE: ExperimentalOtlpFileExporter
+class OtlpFileSpanExporterConfiguration : public SpanExporterConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  void Accept(SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor *visitor) const override
+  {
+    visitor->VisitOtlpFile(this);
+  }
+
+  std::string output_stream;
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/otlp_grpc_span_exporter_configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/otlp_grpc_span_exporter_configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..efbf6011b2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/otlp_grpc_span_exporter_configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/headers_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration_visitor.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/common.json
+// YAML-NODE: OtlpGrpcExporter
+class OtlpGrpcSpanExporterConfiguration : public SpanExporterConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  void Accept(SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor *visitor) const override
+  {
+    visitor->VisitOtlpGrpc(this);
+  }
+
+  std::string endpoint;
+  std::string certificate_file;
+  std::string client_key_file;
+  std::string client_certificate_file;
+  std::unique_ptr<HeadersConfiguration> headers;
+  std::string headers_list;
+  std::string compression;
+  std::size_t timeout{0};
+  bool insecure{false};
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/otlp_http_span_exporter_configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/otlp_http_span_exporter_configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..394a6e75dd
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/otlp_http_span_exporter_configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,44 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <string>
+
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/headers_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/otlp_http_encoding.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration_visitor.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/common.json
+// YAML-NODE: OtlpHttpExporter
+class OtlpHttpSpanExporterConfiguration : public SpanExporterConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  void Accept(SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor *visitor) const override
+  {
+    visitor->VisitOtlpHttp(this);
+  }
+
+  std::string endpoint;
+  std::string certificate_file;
+  std::string client_key_file;
+  std::string client_certificate_file;
+  std::unique_ptr<HeadersConfiguration> headers;
+  std::string headers_list;
+  std::string compression;
+  std::size_t timeout{0};
+  enum_otlp_http_encoding encoding{protobuf};
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/simple_span_processor_configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/simple_span_processor_configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..48eabe20da
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/simple_span_processor_configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_processor_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_processor_configuration_visitor.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/tracer_provider.json
+// YAML-NODE: SimpleSpanProcessor
+class SimpleSpanProcessorConfiguration : public SpanProcessorConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  void Accept(SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor *visitor) const override
+  {
+    visitor->VisitSimple(this);
+  }
+
+  std::unique_ptr<SpanExporterConfiguration> exporter;
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..30f75dba9f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+class SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor;
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/tracer_provider.json
+// YAML-NODE: SpanExporter
+class SpanExporterConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  SpanExporterConfiguration()                                                  = default;
+  SpanExporterConfiguration(SpanExporterConfiguration &&)                      = default;
+  SpanExporterConfiguration(const SpanExporterConfiguration &)                 = default;
+  SpanExporterConfiguration &operator=(SpanExporterConfiguration &&)           = default;
+  SpanExporterConfiguration &operator=(const SpanExporterConfiguration &other) = default;
+  virtual ~SpanExporterConfiguration()                                         = default;
+
+  virtual void Accept(SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor *visitor) const = 0;
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration_visitor.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration_visitor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..685584220a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration_visitor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+class OtlpHttpSpanExporterConfiguration;
+class OtlpGrpcSpanExporterConfiguration;
+class OtlpFileSpanExporterConfiguration;
+class ConsoleSpanExporterConfiguration;
+class ZipkinSpanExporterConfiguration;
+class ExtensionSpanExporterConfiguration;
+
+class SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor
+{
+public:
+  SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor()                                               = default;
+  SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor(SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor &&)            = default;
+  SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor(const SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor &)       = default;
+  SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor &operator=(SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor &&) = default;
+  SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor &operator=(const SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor &other) =
+      default;
+  virtual ~SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor() = default;
+
+  virtual void VisitOtlpHttp(const OtlpHttpSpanExporterConfiguration *model)   = 0;
+  virtual void VisitOtlpGrpc(const OtlpGrpcSpanExporterConfiguration *model)   = 0;
+  virtual void VisitOtlpFile(const OtlpFileSpanExporterConfiguration *model)   = 0;
+  virtual void VisitConsole(const ConsoleSpanExporterConfiguration *model)     = 0;
+  virtual void VisitZipkin(const ZipkinSpanExporterConfiguration *model)       = 0;
+  virtual void VisitExtension(const ExtensionSpanExporterConfiguration *model) = 0;
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_limits_configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_limits_configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a4624bb1a5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_limits_configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,29 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/tracer_provider.json
+// YAML-NODE: SpanLimits
+class SpanLimitsConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  std::size_t attribute_value_length_limit;
+  std::size_t attribute_count_limit;
+  std::size_t event_count_limit;
+  std::size_t link_count_limit;
+  std::size_t event_attribute_count_limit;
+  std::size_t link_attribute_count_limit;
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_processor_configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_processor_configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..78d927907e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_processor_configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,32 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+class SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor;
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/tracer_provider.json
+// YAML-NODE: SpanProcessor
+class SpanProcessorConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  SpanProcessorConfiguration()                                                   = default;
+  SpanProcessorConfiguration(SpanProcessorConfiguration &&)                      = default;
+  SpanProcessorConfiguration(const SpanProcessorConfiguration &)                 = default;
+  SpanProcessorConfiguration &operator=(SpanProcessorConfiguration &&)           = default;
+  SpanProcessorConfiguration &operator=(const SpanProcessorConfiguration &other) = default;
+  virtual ~SpanProcessorConfiguration()                                          = default;
+
+  virtual void Accept(SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor *visitor) const = 0;
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_processor_configuration_visitor.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_processor_configuration_visitor.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..c85312f597
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_processor_configuration_visitor.h
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+class BatchSpanProcessorConfiguration;
+class SimpleSpanProcessorConfiguration;
+class ExtensionSpanProcessorConfiguration;
+
+class SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor
+{
+public:
+  SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor()                                                = default;
+  SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor(SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor &&)            = default;
+  SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor(const SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor &)       = default;
+  SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor &operator=(SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor &&) = default;
+  SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor &operator=(const SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor &other) =
+      default;
+  virtual ~SpanProcessorConfigurationVisitor() = default;
+
+  virtual void VisitBatch(const BatchSpanProcessorConfiguration *model)         = 0;
+  virtual void VisitSimple(const SimpleSpanProcessorConfiguration *model)       = 0;
+  virtual void VisitExtension(const ExtensionSpanProcessorConfiguration *model) = 0;
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/tracer_provider_configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/tracer_provider_configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..9ef3d75b67
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/tracer_provider_configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <vector>
+
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/sampler_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_limits_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_processor_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/tracer_provider.json
+// YAML-NODE: TracerProvider
+class TracerProviderConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  std::vector<std::unique_ptr<SpanProcessorConfiguration>> processors;
+  std::unique_ptr<SpanLimitsConfiguration> limits;
+  std::unique_ptr<SamplerConfiguration> sampler;
+  // FIXME: tracer_configurator
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE
diff --git a/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/zipkin_span_exporter_configuration.h b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/zipkin_span_exporter_configuration.h
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..fc64f30841
--- /dev/null
+++ b/sdk/include/opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/zipkin_span_exporter_configuration.h
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+// Copyright The OpenTelemetry Authors
+// SPDX-License-Identifier: Apache-2.0
+
+#pragma once
+
+#include <string>
+
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/sdk/configuration/span_exporter_configuration_visitor.h"
+#include "opentelemetry/version.h"
+
+OPENTELEMETRY_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace sdk
+{
+namespace configuration
+{
+
+// YAML-SCHEMA: schema/tracer_provider.json
+// YAML-NODE: Zipkin
+class ZipkinSpanExporterConfiguration : public SpanExporterConfiguration
+{
+public:
+  void Accept(SpanExporterConfigurationVisitor *visitor) const override
+  {
+    visitor->VisitZipkin(this);
+  }
+
+  std::string endpoint;
+  std::size_t timeout{0};
+};
+
+}  // namespace configuration
+}  // namespace sdk
+OPENTELEMETRY_END_NAMESPACE