---
title: "Telemetry Controller"
url: "https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/appliances/kubernetes/telemetry-controller/"
last_modified: "2026-05-12T12:48:47+02:00"
---

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/llms.txt).

# Telemetry Controller

Telemetry Controller:
Telemetry Controller

Configure [Telemetry Controller](https://github.com/kube-logging/telemetry-controller) to send data to an [OpenTelemetry Connector](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-sources/opentelemetry/index.md) of an AxoRouter instance.

## Labels

Axoflow automatically adds the following labels to data collected from this source:

| Analytics label | Message field | Value |
| --- | --- | --- |
| `vendor` | [`meta.vendor`](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.vendor) | `kubernetes` |
| `product` | [`meta.product`](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.product) | `telemetry-controller` |
| `kubernetes_namespace` | [`meta.kubernetes.namespace`](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.kubernetes.namespace) | dynamic |
| `kubernetes_container` | [`meta.kubernetes.container`](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/reference/message-schema/reference/index.md#meta.kubernetes.container) | dynamic |

You can use the labels as:

- **Filter labels** on the [Analytics page](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/metrics/analytics/index.md),
- in the **Filter By Label** field during [log tapping](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/onboard-hosts/log-tapping/index.md).

You can use the message fields

- in [Flow Processing steps](https://axoflow.com/docs/axoflow/0.86/data-management/processing/index.md), for example, in the **Query** field of **Select Messages** steps,
- in AQL expressions in the search bars.