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+# AWS CloudWatch EMF Exporter for OpenTelemetry Collector
+
+This exporter converts OpenTelemetry metrics to 
+[AWS CloudWatch Embedded Metric Format(EMF)](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatch/latest/monitoring/CloudWatch_Embedded_Metric_Format_Specification.html)
+and then sends them directly to CloudWatch Logs using the 
+[PutLogEvents](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AmazonCloudWatchLogs/latest/APIReference/API_PutLogEvents.html) API.
+
+## Data Conversion
+Convert OpenTelemetry ```Counter``` metrics datapoints into CloudWatch ```EMF``` structured log formats and send it to CloudWatch. Logs and Metrics will be displayed in CloudWatch console.
+
+## Exporter Configuration
+
+The following exporter configuration parameters are supported. They mirror and have the same affect as the
+comparable AWS X-Ray Daemon configuration values.
+
+| Name | Description | Default |
+| :---------------- | :--------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
+| `log_group_name` | Customized log group name | |
+| `log_stream_name` | Customized log stream name | |
+| `endpoint` | Optionally override the default CloudWatch service endpoint. | |
+| `no_verify_ssl` | Enable or disable TLS certificate verification. | false |
+| `proxy_address` | Upload Structured Logs to AWS CloudWatch through a proxy. | |
+| `region` | Send Structured Logs to AWS CloudWatch in a specific region. | |
+| `local_mode` | Local mode to skip EC2 instance metadata check. | false |
+| `resource_arn` | Amazon Resource Name (ARN) of the AWS resource running the collector. | |
+| `role_arn` | IAM role to upload segments to a different account. | |
+
+## AWS Credential Configuration
+
+This exporter follows default credential resolution for the 
+[aws-sdk-go](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-go/api/index.html).
+
+Follow the [guidelines](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/sdk-for-go/v1/developer-guide/configuring-sdk.html) for the 
+credential configuration.