# Java Executors

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> OpenTelemetry Java agent instrumentation

The executor instrumentation ensures that context is automatically propagated when using common Java executors (e.g., ThreadPoolExecutor, ScheduledThreadPoolExecutor, ForkJoinPool). When a task is submitted, the current context is captured and bound to the task. Then, when the task eventually runs, even if it’s on a different thread, the instrumentation reactivates that context, enabling consistent correlation across concurrent and asynchronous workflows.

- **Name**: `executors`
- **Scope**: `io.opentelemetry.executors`
- **Target versions**: `Java 8+`
- **Library**: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/8/docs/api/java/util/concurrent/Executor.html

## Configuration

| Option | Type | Default | Description |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `otel.instrumentation.executors.include` | list |  | List of Executor subclasses to be instrumented. |
| `otel.instrumentation.executors.include-all` | boolean | false | Whether to instrument all classes that implement the Executor interface. |

## Data

- **JSON**: [/data/javaagent/instrumentations/executors/executors-c20b3e5eb5c8.json](/data/javaagent/instrumentations/executors/executors-c20b3e5eb5c8.json)
- **Explore**: [/java-agent/instrumentation/executors](/java-agent/instrumentation/executors)