# Telemetry BullMQ provides a Telemetry interface that can be used to integrate it with any external telemetry backends. Currently we support the [OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io) specification, which is the new de-facto standard for telemetry purposes, however the interface if flexible enough to support any other backends in the future. Telemetry is very useful for large applications where you want to get a detailed and general overview of the system. For BullMQ it helps to gain insight in the different statuses a job may be during its complete lifecycle. In a large application it helpts tracking the source of the jobs and all the interactions the jobs or messages may perform with other parts of the system. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://docs.bullmq.io/guide/telemetry.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.