# macOS Unified Logging Receiver

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> OpenTelemetry Collector receiver · contrib distribution

The macOS Unified Logging Receiver collects logs from macOS systems using the native `log` command. This receiver supports both live system logs and archived log files (`.logarchive`).

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

## Stability

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

## Data

- **JSON**: [/data/collector/components/contrib-macosunifiedloggingreceiver/contrib-macosunifiedloggingreceiver-9307097c8438.json](/data/collector/components/contrib-macosunifiedloggingreceiver/contrib-macosunifiedloggingreceiver-9307097c8438.json)
- **Explore**: [/collector/components/contrib/macosunifiedloggingreceiver](/collector/components/contrib/macosunifiedloggingreceiver)