# OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions

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## Installation

```shell
dotnet add package OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions
```

## Overview

The `OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions` package provides extension
methods and helpers for building `TracerProvider`s and `MeterProvider`s using
the `Microsoft.Extensions.DependencyInjection` API (primarily
[IServiceCollection](https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/microsoft.extensions.dependencyinjection.iservicecollection)).

The `OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions` package is intended for
instrumentation library authors who need to integrate with the OpenTelemetry SDK
without a direct dependency. For more details see: [Registration extension
method guidance for library
authors](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-dotnet/blob/core-1.12.0/src/OpenTelemetry.Api.ProviderBuilderExtensions/../../docs/trace/extending-the-sdk/README.md#registration-extension-method-guidance-for-library-authors).

## References

* [OpenTelemetry Project](https://opentelemetry.io/)