extensions unknown type: "skywalking_encoding" for id: "skywalking_encoding"

[JaredTan95]

log:

Error: failed to get config: cannot unmarshal the configuration: decoding failed due to the following error(s):

'extensions' unknown type: "skywalking_encoding" for id: "skywalking_encoding" (valid values: [zpages oauth2client ecs_observer oidc opamp pprof file_storage sumologic datadog json_log_encoding zipkin_encoding docker_observer jaeger_encoding jaegerremotesampling ack googlecloudlogentry_encoding asapclient http_forwarder host_observer kafkatopics_observer db_storage redis_storage awsproxy awslogs_encoding googleclientauth headers_setter health_check azureauth bearertokenauth ecs_task_observer sigv4auth basicauth awscloudwatchmetricstreams_encoding otlp_encoding k8s_observer k8s_leader_elector])
2025/08/01 09:23:41 collector server run finished with error: failed to get config: cannot unmarshal the configuration: decoding failed due to the following error(s):

'extensions' unknown type: "skywalking_encoding" for id: "skywalking_encoding" (valid values: [zpages oauth2client ecs_observer oidc opamp pprof file_storage sumologic datadog json_log_encoding zipkin_encoding docker_observer jaeger_encoding jaegerremotesampling ack googlecloudlogentry_encoding asapclient http_forwarder host_observer kafkatopics_observer db_storage redis_storage awsproxy awslogs_encoding googleclientauth headers_setter health_check azureauth bearertokenauth ecs_task_observer sigv4auth basicauth awscloudwatchmetricstreams_encoding otlp_encoding k8s_observer k8s_leader_elector])

[dosubot]

The error happens because "skywalking_encoding" is not a supported extension in the OpenTelemetry Collector. It's not listed in the official releases or documentation, and there is no encoding extension for SkyWalking at this time. Instead, SkyWalking integration is handled via the supported skywalkingreceiver component, which you should configure under the receivers section—not as an extension—then reference it in your traces pipeline.

Here’s a minimal example:

receivers:
  skywalking:

service:
  pipelines:
    traces:
      receivers: [skywalking]
      processors: []
      exporters: [your_exporter]

Remove any reference to skywalking_encoding from your config. If you need more advanced settings for the SkyWalking receiver, you can find details in the OpenTelemetry registry.

To reply, just mention @dosu.

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