# Settings for the methods instrumentation

| System property  | Type  | Default  | Description  |
|----------------- |------ |--------- |------------- |
| `otel.instrumentation.methods.include` | String| None | List of methods to include for tracing. For more information, see [Creating spans around methods with `otel.instrumentation.methods.include`][cs].

[cs]: https://opentelemetry.io/docs/instrumentation/java/annotations/#creating-spans-around-methods-with-otelinstrumentationmethodsinclude
