OpenObserve

When something breaks, you want to know why — and logs tell that story. OpenSRE connects to OpenObserve to retrieve log and trace data that helps explain what was happening when an alert fired, making it easier to correlate errors, anomalies, and service interactions during investigations.

What you need

An OpenObserve instance (self-hosted or cloud-hosted)
An OpenObserve access token
The URL of your OpenObserve deployment
Access to the organization you want OpenSRE to query

Getting set up

Guided setup

Start here if you want step-by-step guidance:

opensre integrations setup

Select OpenObserve and enter your OpenObserve credentials when prompted.

Manual setup with environment variables

Or add these to your .env file:

OPENOBSERVE_URL=https://openobserve.example.com
OPENOBSERVE_TOKEN=your_access_token
OPENOBSERVE_ORG=default
OPENOBSERVE_STREAM=logs
OPENOBSERVE_MAX_RESULTS=100

Variable	Default	Description
`OPENOBSERVE_URL`	—	Required. URL of your OpenObserve instance
`OPENOBSERVE_TOKEN`	—	Required. Authentication token
`OPENOBSERVE_ORG`	`default`	Organization name
`OPENOBSERVE_STREAM`	(empty)	Optional stream to query
`OPENOBSERVE_MAX_RESULTS`	`100`	Maximum number of results returned

Alternative authentication

If your OpenObserve deployment uses username/password authentication instead of tokens, you can configure:

OPENOBSERVE_USERNAME=your_username
OPENOBSERVE_PASSWORD=your_password
OPENOBSERVE_ORG=default

Use either token-based authentication or username/password authentication depending on your OpenObserve deployment.

Option 3: Persistent store

{
  "version": 1,
  "integrations": [
    {
      "id": "openobserve-prod",
      "service": "openobserve",
      "status": "active",
      "credentials": {
        "url": "https://openobserve.example.com",
        "token": "your_access_token",
        "org": "default"
      }
    }
  ]
}

Finding your OpenObserve credentials

Log in to your OpenObserve instance
Navigate to your user or organization settings
Create or retrieve an access token
Copy your OpenObserve URL
Note the organization name you want OpenSRE to query
Add these values to your OpenSRE configuration

What OpenSRE can query

Once connected, OpenSRE can search across:

Logs — Search by timestamp, service name, log level, and message content
Traces — Investigate spans, follow distributed traces, and analyze latency
Metrics — Query observability metrics stored in OpenObserve

Use a token with the minimum permissions required for investigation workflows whenever possible.

Test your connection

Make sure everything is configured correctly:

opensre integrations verify openobserve

Expected output:

Service: openobserve
Status: passed
Detail: Configured for OpenObserve at https://openobserve.example.com

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Fix
401 Unauthorized	Regenerate the access token or confirm username/password credentials.
404 on query	Check `OPENOBSERVE_ORG` matches your organization slug. Verify the stream name if `OPENOBSERVE_STREAM` is set.
Connection refused	Confirm `OPENOBSERVE_URL` includes the correct protocol and port. Ensure network access from OpenSRE to the instance.
Empty log results	Widen the time range in the investigation query. Confirm logs are ingested into the target stream.

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What you need

Getting set up

Guided setup

Manual setup with environment variables

Alternative authentication

Option 3: Persistent store

Finding your OpenObserve credentials

What OpenSRE can query

Test your connection

Troubleshooting

​What you need

​Getting set up

​Guided setup

​Manual setup with environment variables

​Alternative authentication

​Option 3: Persistent store

​Finding your OpenObserve credentials

​What OpenSRE can query

​Test your connection

​Troubleshooting

What you need

Getting set up

Guided setup

Manual setup with environment variables

Alternative authentication

Option 3: Persistent store

Finding your OpenObserve credentials

What OpenSRE can query

Test your connection

Troubleshooting