> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://docs.honeycomb.io/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Send Data to Honeycomb with Java

> Explore available methods for sending telemetry from your Java application to Honeycomb.

When you are working with Java, we recommend these methods of sending data to Honeycomb.

<Card title="OpenTelemetry Java Agent" href="/send-data/java/opentelemetry-agent/">
  When you want to instrument Java applications in a standard, vendor-agnostic, and future-proof way, we recommend using the OpenTelemetry Java Agent to send telemetry data to Honeycomb.
  The OpenTelemetry Java Agent allows you to send traces, logs, and metrics.
</Card>

<Card title="Honeycomb Libhoney for Java" href="/send-data/java/libhoney/">
  When you need to create and send structured logs to Honeycomb, use Libhoney for Java, our structured logging library for Java applications.
</Card>