# Named Pipe Receiver

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> OpenTelemetry Collector receiver · contrib distribution

This receiver supports opening a Unix Named Pipe (aka FIFO), and reading logs from it.

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

## Stability

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

## Data

- **JSON**: [/data/collector/components/contrib-namedpipereceiver/contrib-namedpipereceiver-8e3ca252725e.json](/data/collector/components/contrib-namedpipereceiver/contrib-namedpipereceiver-8e3ca252725e.json)
- **Explore**: [/collector/components/contrib/namedpipereceiver](/collector/components/contrib/namedpipereceiver)