How can I instrument GraphQL/Apollo Server on NestJs

[MollardMichael]

Hello,

I'm trying ton start using opentelementry and have had a smooth installation for both express and pg instrumentation.

Here is what my setup looks like.

const provider: NodeTracerProvider = new NodeTracerProvider();
  const exporter = new JaegerExporter({ serviceName: "account-contract service-telemetry" });
  provider.addSpanProcessor(new BatchSpanProcessor(exporter));

  provider.register();

  registerInstrumentations({
    tracerProvider: provider,
    instrumentations: [
      new PgInstrumentation(),
      new HttpInstrumentation(),
      new ExpressInstrumentation(),
      new PinoInstrumentation(),
      new GraphQLInstrumentation({}),
    ],
  });

Even with this setup, the only spans that are created in the graphql context are

But I get nothing else.

Am I missing something? Do I need to implement my own Apollo plugin to set span information?

[dyladan]

I am only seeing grpc spans there. Did you also get http/express/pg spans working? It's not clear what you expect to see that you aren't seeing because I know nothing about your application. Without an apollo plugin or manual tracing you will not see any apollo-specific spans.