# Kubernetes Events Receiver

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> OpenTelemetry Collector receiver · contrib distribution

The Kubernetes Events Receiver collects events from the Kubernetes API server. It collects all the new or updated events that come in.

- **Component ID**: `contrib-k8seventsreceiver`
- **Name**: `k8seventsreceiver`
- **Type**: receiver
- **Distribution**: contrib
- **Repository**: `opentelemetry-collector-contrib`

## Stability

| Level | Signals |
| --- | --- |
| alpha | logs |

## Data

- **JSON**: [/data/collector/components/contrib-k8seventsreceiver/contrib-k8seventsreceiver-02f3d8a2fb93.json](/data/collector/components/contrib-k8seventsreceiver/contrib-k8seventsreceiver-02f3d8a2fb93.json)
- **Explore**: [/collector/components/contrib/k8seventsreceiver](/collector/components/contrib/k8seventsreceiver)