---
title: Extensions
description: List of available OpenTelemetry Collector extensions
weight: 350
---

Extensions provide additional capabilities like health checks and service
discovery. For more information on how to configure extensions, see the
[Collector configuration documentation](/docs/collector/configuration/#extensions).

## Extensions

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## Encoding Extensions

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## Observer Extensions

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## Storage Extensions

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