# Syslog Receiver

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> OpenTelemetry Collector receiver · contrib distribution

Parses Syslogs received over TCP or UDP.

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

## Stability

| Level | Signals |
| --- | --- |
| beta | logs |

## Data

- **JSON**: [/data/collector/components/contrib-syslogreceiver/contrib-syslogreceiver-57dbbff68681.json](/data/collector/components/contrib-syslogreceiver/contrib-syslogreceiver-57dbbff68681.json)
- **Explore**: [/collector/components/contrib/syslogreceiver](/collector/components/contrib/syslogreceiver)