diff --git a/.chloggen/container-status.yaml b/.chloggen/container-status.yaml
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..2733a8c20
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+++ b/.chloggen/container-status.yaml
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+# Use this changelog template to create an entry for release notes.
+#
+# If your change doesn't affect end users you should instead start
+# your pull request title with [chore] or use the "Skip Changelog" label.
+
+# One of 'breaking', 'deprecation', 'new_component', 'enhancement', 'bug_fix'
+change_type: enhancement
+
+# The name of the area of concern in the attributes-registry, (e.g. http, cloud, db)
+component: k8s
+
+# A brief description of the change. Surround your text with quotes ("") if it needs to start with a backtick (`).
+note: "Add k8s.container.status.state and k8s.container.status.reason metrics"
+
+# Mandatory: One or more tracking issues related to the change. You can use the PR number here if no issue exists.
+# The values here must be integers.
+issues: [1672]
+
+# (Optional) One or more lines of additional information to render under the primary note.
+# These lines will be padded with 2 spaces and then inserted directly into the document.
+# Use pipe (|) for multiline entries.
+subtext:
diff --git a/docs/registry/attributes/k8s.md b/docs/registry/attributes/k8s.md
index f46c66cab..c2d9097bf 100644
--- a/docs/registry/attributes/k8s.md
+++ b/docs/registry/attributes/k8s.md
@@ -17,6 +17,8 @@ Kubernetes resource attributes.
| `k8s.container.name` | string | The name of the Container from Pod specification, must be unique within a Pod. Container runtime usually uses different globally unique name (`container.name`). | `redis` |  |
| `k8s.container.restart_count` | int | Number of times the container was restarted. This attribute can be used to identify a particular container (running or stopped) within a container spec. | |  |
| `k8s.container.status.last_terminated_reason` | string | Last terminated reason of the Container. | `Evicted`; `Error` |  |
+| `k8s.container.status.reason` | string | The reason for the container state. Corresponds to the `reason` field of the: [K8s ContainerStateWaiting](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#containerstatewaiting-v1-core) or [K8s ContainerStateTerminated](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#containerstateterminated-v1-core) | `ContainerCreating`; `CrashLoopBackOff`; `CreateContainerConfigError`; `ErrImagePull`; `ImagePullBackOff`; `OOMKilled`; `Completed`; `Error`; `ContainerCannotRun` |  |
+| `k8s.container.status.state` | string | The state of the container. [K8s ContainerState](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#containerstate-v1-core) | `terminated`; `running`; `waiting` |  |
| `k8s.cronjob.annotation.` | string | The cronjob annotation placed on the CronJob, the `` being the annotation name, the value being the annotation value. [2] | `4`; `` |  |
| `k8s.cronjob.label.` | string | The label placed on the CronJob, the `` being the label name, the value being the label value. [3] | `weekly`; `` |  |
| `k8s.cronjob.name` | string | The name of the CronJob. | `opentelemetry` |  |
@@ -160,6 +162,32 @@ conflict.
---
+`k8s.container.status.reason` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.
+
+| Value | Description | Stability |
+|---|---|---|
+| `Completed` | The container has completed execution. |  |
+| `ContainerCannotRun` | The container cannot run. |  |
+| `ContainerCreating` | The container is being created. |  |
+| `CrashLoopBackOff` | The container is in a crash loop back off state. |  |
+| `CreateContainerConfigError` | There was an error creating the container configuration. |  |
+| `ErrImagePull` | There was an error pulling the container image. |  |
+| `Error` | There was an error with the container. |  |
+| `ImagePullBackOff` | The container image pull is in back off state. |  |
+| `OOMKilled` | The container was killed due to out of memory. |  |
+
+---
+
+`k8s.container.status.state` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.
+
+| Value | Description | Stability |
+|---|---|---|
+| `running` | The container is running. |  |
+| `terminated` | The container has terminated. |  |
+| `waiting` | The container is waiting. |  |
+
+---
+
`k8s.namespace.phase` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.
| Value | Description | Stability |
diff --git a/docs/system/k8s-metrics.md b/docs/system/k8s-metrics.md
index 3f7a45cd1..43f55d461 100644
--- a/docs/system/k8s-metrics.md
+++ b/docs/system/k8s-metrics.md
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@ and therefore inherit its attributes, like `k8s.pod.name` and `k8s.pod.uid`.
- [Metric: `k8s.pod.memory.usage`](#metric-k8spodmemoryusage)
- [Metric: `k8s.pod.network.io`](#metric-k8spodnetworkio)
- [Metric: `k8s.pod.network.errors`](#metric-k8spodnetworkerrors)
+- [Container metrics](#container-metrics)
+ - [Metric: `k8s.container.status.state`](#metric-k8scontainerstatusstate)
+ - [Metric: `k8s.container.status.reason`](#metric-k8scontainerstatusreason)
- [Node metrics](#node-metrics)
- [Metric: `k8s.node.uptime`](#metric-k8snodeuptime)
- [Metric: `k8s.node.cpu.time`](#metric-k8snodecputime)
@@ -239,6 +242,90 @@ This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+## Container metrics
+
+**Description:** Container level metrics captured under the namespace `k8s.container`.
+
+### Metric: `k8s.container.status.state`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+| Name | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description | Stability | Entity Associations |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- | --------- | ------ |
+| `k8s.container.status.state` | UpDownCounter | `{container}` | Describes the number of K8s containers that are currently in a given state [1] |  | |
+
+**[1]:** All possible container states will be reported at each time interval to avoid missing metrics.
+Only the value corresponding to the current state will be non-zero.
+
+| Attribute | Type | Description | Examples | [Requirement Level](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/attribute-requirement-level/) | Stability |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| [`k8s.container.status.state`](/docs/registry/attributes/k8s.md) | string | The state of the container. [K8s ContainerState](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#containerstate-v1-core) | `terminated`; `running`; `waiting` | `Required` |  |
+
+---
+
+`k8s.container.status.state` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.
+
+| Value | Description | Stability |
+|---|---|---|
+| `running` | The container is running. |  |
+| `terminated` | The container has terminated. |  |
+| `waiting` | The container is waiting. |  |
+
+
+
+
+
+
+### Metric: `k8s.container.status.reason`
+
+This metric is [recommended][MetricRecommended].
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+
+| Name | Instrument Type | Unit (UCUM) | Description | Stability | Entity Associations |
+| -------- | --------------- | ----------- | -------------- | --------- | ------ |
+| `k8s.container.status.reason` | UpDownCounter | `{container}` | Describes the number of K8s containers that are currently in a state for a given reason [1] |  | |
+
+**[1]:** All possible container state reasons will be reported at each time interval to avoid missing metrics.
+Only the value corresponding to the current state reason will be non-zero.
+
+| Attribute | Type | Description | Examples | [Requirement Level](https://opentelemetry.io/docs/specs/semconv/general/attribute-requirement-level/) | Stability |
+|---|---|---|---|---|---|
+| [`k8s.container.status.reason`](/docs/registry/attributes/k8s.md) | string | The reason for the container state. Corresponds to the `reason` field of the: [K8s ContainerStateWaiting](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#containerstatewaiting-v1-core) or [K8s ContainerStateTerminated](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#containerstateterminated-v1-core) | `ContainerCreating`; `CrashLoopBackOff`; `CreateContainerConfigError`; `ErrImagePull`; `ImagePullBackOff`; `OOMKilled`; `Completed`; `Error`; `ContainerCannotRun` | `Required` |  |
+
+---
+
+`k8s.container.status.reason` has the following list of well-known values. If one of them applies, then the respective value MUST be used; otherwise, a custom value MAY be used.
+
+| Value | Description | Stability |
+|---|---|---|
+| `Completed` | The container has completed execution. |  |
+| `ContainerCannotRun` | The container cannot run. |  |
+| `ContainerCreating` | The container is being created. |  |
+| `CrashLoopBackOff` | The container is in a crash loop back off state. |  |
+| `CreateContainerConfigError` | There was an error creating the container configuration. |  |
+| `ErrImagePull` | There was an error pulling the container image. |  |
+| `Error` | There was an error with the container. |  |
+| `ImagePullBackOff` | The container image pull is in back off state. |  |
+| `OOMKilled` | The container was killed due to out of memory. |  |
+
+
+
+
+
+
## Node metrics
**Description:** Node level metrics captured under the namespace `k8s.node`.
diff --git a/model/k8s/metrics.yaml b/model/k8s/metrics.yaml
index d95832466..73e48c668 100644
--- a/model/k8s/metrics.yaml
+++ b/model/k8s/metrics.yaml
@@ -63,6 +63,34 @@ groups:
- ref: network.interface.name
- ref: network.io.direction
+ # k8s.container.* metrics
+ - id: metric.k8s.container.status.state
+ type: metric
+ metric_name: k8s.container.status.state
+ stability: experimental
+ brief: "Describes the number of K8s containers that are currently in a given state"
+ note: |
+ All possible container states will be reported at each time interval to avoid missing metrics.
+ Only the value corresponding to the current state will be non-zero.
+ instrument: updowncounter
+ unit: "{container}"
+ attributes:
+ - ref: k8s.container.status.state
+ requirement_level: required
+ - id: metric.k8s.container.status.reason
+ type: metric
+ metric_name: k8s.container.status.reason
+ stability: experimental
+ brief: "Describes the number of K8s containers that are currently in a state for a given reason"
+ instrument: updowncounter
+ unit: "{container}"
+ note: |
+ All possible container state reasons will be reported at each time interval to avoid missing metrics.
+ Only the value corresponding to the current state reason will be non-zero.
+ attributes:
+ - ref: k8s.container.status.reason
+ requirement_level: required
+
# k8s.node.* metrics
- id: metric.k8s.node.uptime
type: metric
diff --git a/model/k8s/registry.yaml b/model/k8s/registry.yaml
index 04f503328..0fcfb38d6 100644
--- a/model/k8s/registry.yaml
+++ b/model/k8s/registry.yaml
@@ -434,3 +434,69 @@ groups:
value: 'terminating'
brief: "Terminating namespace phase as described by [K8s API](https://pkg.go.dev/k8s.io/api@v0.31.3/core/v1#NamespacePhase)"
stability: development
+ - id: k8s.container.status.state
+ stability: experimental
+ brief: >
+ The state of the container.
+ [K8s ContainerState](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#containerstate-v1-core)
+ type:
+ members:
+ - id: terminated
+ value: 'terminated'
+ brief: 'The container has terminated.'
+ stability: experimental
+ - id: running
+ value: 'running'
+ brief: 'The container is running.'
+ stability: experimental
+ - id: waiting
+ value: 'waiting'
+ brief: 'The container is waiting.'
+ stability: experimental
+ examples: ['terminated', 'running', 'waiting']
+ - id: k8s.container.status.reason
+ type:
+ members:
+ - id: container_creating
+ value: 'ContainerCreating'
+ brief: 'The container is being created.'
+ stability: experimental
+ - id: crash_loop_back_off
+ value: 'CrashLoopBackOff'
+ brief: 'The container is in a crash loop back off state.'
+ stability: experimental
+ - id: create_container_config_error
+ value: 'CreateContainerConfigError'
+ brief: 'There was an error creating the container configuration.'
+ stability: experimental
+ - id: err_image_pull
+ value: 'ErrImagePull'
+ brief: 'There was an error pulling the container image.'
+ stability: experimental
+ - id: image_pull_back_off
+ value: 'ImagePullBackOff'
+ brief: 'The container image pull is in back off state.'
+ stability: experimental
+ - id: oom_killed
+ value: 'OOMKilled'
+ brief: 'The container was killed due to out of memory.'
+ stability: experimental
+ - id: completed
+ value: 'Completed'
+ brief: 'The container has completed execution.'
+ stability: experimental
+ - id: error
+ value: 'Error'
+ brief: 'There was an error with the container.'
+ stability: experimental
+ - id: container_cannot_run
+ value: 'ContainerCannotRun'
+ brief: 'The container cannot run.'
+ stability: experimental
+ stability: experimental
+ brief: >
+ The reason for the container state. Corresponds to the `reason` field of the:
+ [K8s ContainerStateWaiting](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#containerstatewaiting-v1-core)
+ or
+ [K8s ContainerStateTerminated](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/generated/kubernetes-api/v1.30/#containerstateterminated-v1-core)
+ examples: ['ContainerCreating', 'CrashLoopBackOff', 'CreateContainerConfigError', 'ErrImagePull', 'ImagePullBackOff', 'OOMKilled', 'Completed', 'Error', 'ContainerCannotRun']