# 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
