# Settings for the external annotations instrumentation

| System property                                             | Type   | Default             | Description                                                                                               |
| ----------------------------------------------------------- | ------ | ------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `otel.instrumentation.external-annotations.include`         | String | Default annotations | Configuration for trace annotations, in the form of a pattern that matches `'package.Annotation$Name;*'`. |
| `otel.instrumentation.external-annotations.exclude-methods` | String |                     | All methods to be excluded from auto-instrumentation by annotation-based advices.                         |