# Pprof Receiver

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> OpenTelemetry Collector receiver · contrib distribution

The Pprof Receiver collects profiles from files specified with a glob pattern, from a remote endpoint or the running collector.

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

## Stability

| Level | Signals |
| --- | --- |
| alpha | profiles |

## Data

- **JSON**: [/data/collector/components/contrib-pprofreceiver/contrib-pprofreceiver-9dc2cb3b154c.json](/data/collector/components/contrib-pprofreceiver/contrib-pprofreceiver-9dc2cb3b154c.json)
- **Explore**: [/collector/components/contrib/pprofreceiver](/collector/components/contrib/pprofreceiver)