Validated libraries and frameworks

The following libraries and frameworks are supported by Observe APM and work with all Observe APM features.

Database Client

Library name	Supported versions	Trace Explorer	Catalog	Service Inspector	RED Metrics	Database Statements	Service Maps
Microsoft.Data.SqlClient	`>= 1.0`(except 3.x)	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
MongoDB.Driver	`>= 3.0` 1️⃣	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅
Npgsql (PostgreSQL)	`>= 8.0`	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

1️⃣ via MongoDB.Driver.Core.Extensions.DiagnosticSources

Library name	Supported versions	Trace Explorer	Catalog	Service Inspector	RED Metrics	Deployments	Service Maps	Error & Exception Tracking
HttpClient (.NET)	`>= 6.0`	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Library name	Supported versions	Trace Explorer	Catalog	Service Inspector	RED Metrics	Deployments	Service Maps	Error & Exception Tracking
ASP.NET Core	`>= 6.0`	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

Library name	Supported versions	Trace Explorer	Catalog	Service Inspector	RED Metrics	Deployments	Service Maps	Error & Exception Tracking
ASP.NET Core (gRPC)	`>= 6.0` 1️⃣	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

1️⃣ requires OTEL_DOTNET_EXPERIMENTAL_ASPNETCORE_ENABLE_GRPC_INSTRUMENTATION=true

Library name	Supported versions	Trace Explorer	Catalog	Service Inspector	RED Metrics	Database Statements	Service Maps
Entity Frmework Core	`>= 6.0`	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅	✅

The libraries and frameworks in this section are supported by OTel but may not work seamlessly with Observe APM features.

Library name	Supported versions	Trace Explorer
System.Data.SqlClient	`>= 4.0`	✅