# Windows Event Log Receiver

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> OpenTelemetry Collector receiver · contrib distribution

This receiver tails and parses logs from windows event log API using the [opentelemetry-log-collection](https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-log-collection) library.

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

## Stability

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

## Data

- **JSON**: [/data/collector/components/contrib-windowseventlogreceiver/contrib-windowseventlogreceiver-2e0cc736f289.json](/data/collector/components/contrib-windowseventlogreceiver/contrib-windowseventlogreceiver-2e0cc736f289.json)
- **Explore**: [/collector/components/contrib/windowseventlogreceiver](/collector/components/contrib/windowseventlogreceiver)