# SNMP Receiver

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> OpenTelemetry Collector receiver · contrib distribution

This receiver fetches stats from an SNMP enabled host using a [golang snmp client](https://github.com/gosnmp/gosnmp). Metrics are collected based upon different configurations in the config file.

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

## Stability

| Level | Signals |
| --- | --- |
| alpha | metrics |

## Data

- **JSON**: [/data/collector/components/contrib-snmpreceiver/contrib-snmpreceiver-edc2f5b69148.json](/data/collector/components/contrib-snmpreceiver/contrib-snmpreceiver-edc2f5b69148.json)
- **Explore**: [/collector/components/contrib/snmpreceiver](/collector/components/contrib/snmpreceiver)