@@ -54,6 +54,7 @@ namespace OpenTelemetry.Metrics
 
             var metricExporter = new OtlpMetricExporter(options);
             var metricReader = new PeriodicExportingMetricReader(metricExporter, options.MetricExportIntervalMilliseconds);
+            metricReader.PreferredAggregationTemporality = options.AggregationTemporality;
             return builder.AddReader(metricReader);
         }
     }
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using System;
using OpenTelemetry.Exporter;

namespace OpenTelemetry.Metrics
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Extension methods to simplify registering of the OpenTelemetry Protocol (OTLP) exporter.
    /// </summary>
    public static class OtlpMetricExporterExtensions
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Adds <see cref="OtlpMetricExporter"/> to the <see cref="MeterProviderBuilder"/>.
        /// </summary>
        /// <param name="builder"><see cref="MeterProviderBuilder"/> builder to use.</param>
        /// <param name="configure">Exporter configuration options.</param>
        /// <returns>The instance of <see cref="MeterProviderBuilder"/> to chain the calls.</returns>
        public static MeterProviderBuilder AddOtlpExporter(this MeterProviderBuilder builder, Action<OtlpExporterOptions> configure = null)
        {
            if (builder == null)
            {
                throw new ArgumentNullException(nameof(builder));
            }

            if (builder is IDeferredMeterProviderBuilder deferredMeterProviderBuilder)
            {
                return deferredMeterProviderBuilder.Configure((sp, builder) =>
                {
                    AddOtlpExporter(builder, sp.GetOptions<OtlpExporterOptions>(), configure);
                });
            }

            return AddOtlpExporter(builder, new OtlpExporterOptions(), configure);
        }

        private static MeterProviderBuilder AddOtlpExporter(MeterProviderBuilder builder, OtlpExporterOptions options, Action<OtlpExporterOptions> configure = null)
        {
            configure?.Invoke(options);

            var metricExporter = new OtlpMetricExporter(options);
            var metricReader = new PeriodicExportingMetricReader(metricExporter, options.MetricExportIntervalMilliseconds);
            return builder.AddReader(metricReader);
        }
    }
}

We could add a parameter for temporality to the constructor. Yes, no?