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Memory Limiter Extension
OpenTelemetry Collector extension · core distribution
- Component ID:
core-memorylimiterextension - Name:
memorylimiterextension - Type: extension
- Distribution: core
- Repository:
opentelemetry-collector
Stability
| Level | Signals |
|---|
| beta | extension |
Internal telemetry
| Metric | Type | Value type | Unit | Stability | Enabled | Attributes | Description |
|---|
memorylimiter_refused_requests | sum (monotonic) | int | 1 | alpha | yes | transport (string) | Number of requests refused by the memory limiter extension. |
Attributes
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|
transport | string | The transport protocol used for the request (e.g., grpc, http). |
Data