# VCR Receiver

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> OpenTelemetry Collector receiver · contrib distribution

The OpenTelemetry **Verbatim Capture & Replay (VCR) toolset** enables full-fidelity capture and replay of all telemetry data stored on disk. It replays previously captured telemetry while **preserving original event timestamps**, allowing you to simulate realistic traffic timing independent of when the data was captured.

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

## Stability

| Level | Signals |
| --- | --- |
| development | logs, metrics, profiles, traces |

## Data

- **JSON**: [/data/collector/components/contrib-vcrreceiver/contrib-vcrreceiver-adc318414fac.json](/data/collector/components/contrib-vcrreceiver/contrib-vcrreceiver-adc318414fac.json)
- **Explore**: [/collector/components/contrib/vcrreceiver](/collector/components/contrib/vcrreceiver)