Disable OpenTelemetry from github.com/zitadel/oidc

Hi, I use https://github.com/zitadel/oidc in my Go backend. Yesterday we introduced OpenTelemetry and started sending traces to our Tempo instance. I just realized that the package also sends its own traces to Tempo, which I didn’t expect. Is there a way to disable that behavior? Thank you.

GitHub

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Easy to use OpenID Connect client and server library written for Go and certified by the OpenID Foundation - zitadel/oidc

Ask Inkeep•12/8/25, 3:43 PM

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Answer

I couldn’t find anything in the available sources that documents how github.com/zitadel/oidcgithub.com/zitadel/oidc enables or disables OpenTelemetry, or any option/flag to turn its tracing off. (1) (2) (3)

Because of that, I can’t give a precise, source-backed answer on how to disable those traces in the Go oidcoidc library.

If you’d like, I can try to give a general (non‑source‑backed) suggestion based on typical Go/Otel patterns (e.g., controlling the global tracer provider or using a no‑op provider) , but it would not be guaranteed to match github.com/zitadel/oidcgithub.com/zitadel/oidc internals.

You might also want to click the “Ask for help” button so a ZITADEL team member can jump in and give you library‑specific guidance.

Ask Inkeep•12/8/25, 3:43 PM

To learn more, see the sources I considered:

[1] oidc session benchmark of zitadel v4
[2] Configuration Options in ZITADEL
[3] Zitadel OpenTelemetry traces resulting in high cardinality

Ask Inkeep•12/8/25, 3:43 PM

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TegarOP•12/8/25, 3:46 PM

Ahh I found the same problem https://github.com/zitadel/oidc/issues/808

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