diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/beyla/beyla.ebpf.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/beyla/beyla.ebpf.md
index 8af63b3f11a..6d3c904834a 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/beyla/beyla.ebpf.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/beyla/beyla.ebpf.md
@@ -805,11 +805,11 @@ beyla.ebpf "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/faro/faro.receiver.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/faro/faro.receiver.md
index 20e94799314..805dcd08b68 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/faro/faro.receiver.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/faro/faro.receiver.md
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ faro.receiver "default" {
 
     output {
         logs   = [loki.write.default.receiver]
-        traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.traces.input]
+        traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.traces.input]
     }
 }
 
@@ -277,7 +277,7 @@ loki.write "default" {
     }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "traces" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "traces" {
     client {
         endpoint = "<OTLP_ADDRESS>"
     }
@@ -293,10 +293,10 @@ Replace the following:
 * `LOKI_ADDRESS`: Address of the Loki server to send logs to.
   Refer to [`loki.write`][loki.write] if you want to use authentication to send logs to the Loki server.
 * _`<OTLP_ADDRESS>`_: The address of the OTLP-compatible server to send traces to.
-  Refer to[`otelcol.exporter.otlp`][otelcol.exporter.otlp] if you want to use authentication to send logs to the Loki server.
+  Refer to[`otelcol.exporter.otlphttp`][otelcol.exporter.otlphttp] if you want to use authentication to send logs to an OTLP server.
 
 [loki.write]: ../../loki/loki.write/
-[otelcol.exporter.otlp]: ../../otelcol/otelcol.exporter.otlp/
+[otelcol.exporter.otlphttp]: ../../otelcol/otelcol.exporter.otlphttp/
 
 <!-- START GENERATED COMPATIBLE COMPONENTS -->
 
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.auth.basic.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.auth.basic.md
index 3bc0cbc22f3..a7b1fcf86dc 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.auth.basic.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.auth.basic.md
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ These examples show how to perform basic authentication using the `client_auth`
 
 #### Use client authentication
 
-This example configures [`otelcol.exporter.otlp`][otelcol.exporter.otlp] to use basic authentication with a single username and password combination:
+This example configures [`otelcol.exporter.otlphttp`][otelcol.exporter.otlphttp] to use basic authentication with a single username and password combination:
 
 ```alloy
 otelcol.receiver.otlp "example" {
@@ -151,23 +151,23 @@ otelcol.receiver.otlp "example" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
-    endpoint = "my-otlp-grpc-server:4317"
-    auth = otelcol.auth.basic.creds.handler
+    endpoint = `https://otlp-gateway-prod-gb-south-0.grafana.net/otlp`
+    auth     = otelcol.auth.basic.creds.handler
   }
 }
 
 otelcol.auth.basic "creds" {
   client_auth {
-    username = "demo"
-    password = sys.env("API_KEY")
+    username = sys.env("OTLP_USERNAME")
+    password = sys.env("OTLP_API_KEY")
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -267,3 +267,4 @@ otelcol.auth.basic "creds" {
 
 [otelcol.receiver.otlp]: ../otelcol.receiver.otlp/
 [otelcol.exporter.otlp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlp/
+[otelcol.exporter.otlphttp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlphttp/
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.auth.headers.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.auth.headers.md
index e7a05ac0d45..ae8a5904c60 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.auth.headers.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.auth.headers.md
@@ -109,7 +109,7 @@ The following fields are exported and can be referenced by other components:
 
 ## Example
 
-This example configures [`otelcol.exporter.otlp`][otelcol.exporter.otlp] to use custom headers:
+This example configures [`otelcol.exporter.otlphttp`][otelcol.exporter.otlphttp] to use custom headers:
 
 ```alloy
 otelcol.receiver.otlp "default" {
@@ -132,9 +132,9 @@ otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   metadata_keys = ["tenant_id"]
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
   }
 }
 
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ otelcol.auth.headers "creds" {
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "production" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_SERVER_ENDPOINT>")
     auth     = otelcol.auth.headers.creds.handler
@@ -158,4 +158,4 @@ otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
 }
 ```
 
-[otelcol.exporter.otlp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlp/
+[otelcol.exporter.otlphttp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlphttp/
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.count.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.count.md
index 465d11e8234..eb72f32e499 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.count.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.count.md
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ Use the count connector with minimal configuration to count all telemetry data u
 ```alloy
 otelcol.connector.count "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ otelcol.connector.count "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.servicegraph.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.servicegraph.md
index d4d42086391..355557e38c1 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.servicegraph.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.servicegraph.md
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ otelcol.receiver.otlp "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    traces  = [otelcol.connector.servicegraph.default.input,otelcol.exporter.otlp.grafana_cloud_traces.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.connector.servicegraph.default.input,otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.grafana_cloud_traces.input]
   }
 }
 
@@ -223,9 +223,9 @@ prometheus.remote_write "mimir" {
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "grafana_cloud_traces" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "grafana_cloud_traces" {
   client {
-    endpoint = "https://tempo-xxx.grafana.net/tempo"
+    endpoint = `https://otlp-gateway-prod-gb-south-0.grafana.net/otlp`
     auth     = otelcol.auth.basic.grafana_cloud_traces.handler
   }
 }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.spanmetrics.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.spanmetrics.md
index f99d873f910..8ccb5cb5ad2 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.spanmetrics.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.connector.spanmetrics.md
@@ -655,11 +655,11 @@ otelcol.connector.spanmetrics "default" {
   namespace = "test.namespace"
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "production" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_SERVER_ENDPOINT")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.exporter.datadog.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.exporter.datadog.md
index 04f43d40cfa..d655461baac 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.exporter.datadog.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.exporter.datadog.md
@@ -348,12 +348,12 @@ This example forwards metrics and traces received in Datadog format to {{< param
 ```alloy
 otelcol.receiver.datadog "default" {
     output {
-        metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input, otelcol.exporter.datadog.default input]
-        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input, otelcol.exporter.datadog.default.input]
+        metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input, otelcol.exporter.datadog.default input]
+        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input, otelcol.exporter.datadog.default.input]
     }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
     client {
         endpoint = "database:4317"
     }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.md
index d03727bbe2e..72fc9226b75 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.md
@@ -150,7 +150,29 @@ The following fields are exported and can be referenced by other components:
 
 `otelcol.exporter.otlphttp` doesn't expose any component-specific debug information.
 
-## Example
+## Examples
+
+### Grafana Cloud
+
+This example creates an exporter which can send OTLP logs, metrics, and traces to Grafana Cloud using basic authentication:
+
+```alloy
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
+  client {
+    endpoint = `https://otlp-gateway-prod-gb-south-0.grafana.net/otlp`
+    auth     = otelcol.auth.basic.creds.handler
+  }
+}
+
+otelcol.auth.basic "creds" {
+  client_auth {
+    username = sys.env("OTLP_USERNAME")
+    password = sys.env("OTLP_API_KEY")
+  }
+}
+```
+
+### Local Tempo database
 
 This example creates an exporter to send data to a locally running Grafana Tempo without TLS:
 
@@ -165,6 +187,7 @@ otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "tempo" {
     }
 }
 ```
+
 <!-- START GENERATED COMPATIBLE COMPONENTS -->
 
 ## Compatible components
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.attributes.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.attributes.md
index 4c036209ba7..4d1b8f35869 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.attributes.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.attributes.md
@@ -316,13 +316,13 @@ otelcol.processor.attributes "default" {
     }
 
     output {
-        metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_ENDPOINT")
   }
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ otelcol.processor.attributes "default" {
         action = "delete"
     }
     output {
-        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -395,8 +395,8 @@ otelcol.processor.attributes "default" {
         action = "delete"
     }
     output {
-        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -425,8 +425,8 @@ otelcol.processor.attributes "default" {
         action = "delete"
     }
     output {
-        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -467,7 +467,7 @@ otelcol.processor.attributes "default" {
     }
 
     output {
-        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -499,9 +499,9 @@ otelcol.processor.attributes "default" {
     }
 
     output {
-        metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+        traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -530,7 +530,7 @@ otelcol.processor.attributes "default" {
     }
 
     output {
-        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -563,7 +563,7 @@ otelcol.processor.attributes "default" {
     }
 
     output {
-        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ otelcol.processor.attributes "default" {
     }
 
     output {
-        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ otelcol.processor.attributes "default" {
     }
 
     output {
-        metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.batch.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.batch.md
index a9964d13cad..db2f2d842a7 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.batch.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.batch.md
@@ -142,18 +142,18 @@ The following fields are exported and can be referenced by other components:
 
 ### Basic usage
 
-This example batches telemetry data before sending it to [`otelcol.exporter.otlp`][otelcol.exporter.otlp] for further processing:
+This example batches telemetry data before sending it to [`otelcol.exporter.otlphttp`][otelcol.exporter.otlphttp] for further processing:
 
 ```alloy
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "production" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_SERVER_ENDPOINT")
   }
@@ -172,13 +172,13 @@ otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   send_batch_max_size = 0
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "production" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_SERVER_ENDPOINT")
   }
@@ -212,18 +212,18 @@ otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   metadata_cardinality_limit = 123
 
   output {
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "production" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_SERVER_ENDPOINT")
   }
 }
 ```
 
-[otelcol.exporter.otlp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlp/
+[otelcol.exporter.otlphttp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlphttp/
 
 <!-- START GENERATED COMPATIBLE COMPONENTS -->
 
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.cumulativetodelta.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.cumulativetodelta.md
index aae8b6fb24d..12826710555 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.cumulativetodelta.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.cumulativetodelta.md
@@ -143,23 +143,23 @@ The following fields are exported and can be referenced by other components:
 
 ## Example
 
-This example converts cumulative temporality metrics to delta before sending it to [`otelcol.exporter.otlp`][otelcol.exporter.otlp] for further processing.
+This example converts cumulative temporality metrics to delta before sending it to [`otelcol.exporter.otlphttp`][otelcol.exporter.otlphttp] for further processing.
 
 ```alloy
 otelcol.processor.cumulativetodelta "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "production" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_SERVER_ENDPOINT")
   }
 }
 ```
 
-[otelcol.exporter.otlp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlp/
+[otelcol.exporter.otlphttp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlphttp/
 
 <!-- START GENERATED COMPATIBLE COMPONENTS -->
 
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.deltatocumulative.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.deltatocumulative.md
index b73538e791b..a3f20b9380f 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.deltatocumulative.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.deltatocumulative.md
@@ -103,23 +103,23 @@ The following fields are exported and can be referenced by other components:
 
 ### Basic usage
 
-This example converts delta temporality metrics to cumulative before sending it to [otelcol.exporter.otlp][] for further processing:
+This example converts delta temporality metrics to cumulative before sending it to [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp][] for further processing:
 
 ```alloy
 otelcol.processor.deltatocumulative "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "production" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_SERVER_ENDPOINT>")
   }
 }
 ```
 
-[otelcol.exporter.otlp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlp/
+[otelcol.exporter.otlphttp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlphttp/
 
 ### Export Prometheus data
 
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.discovery.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.discovery.md
index 9e3853c82e6..efceb7280d6 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.discovery.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.discovery.md
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ otelcol.processor.discovery "default" {
     targets = discovery.http.dynamic_targets.targets
 
     output {
-        traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -158,7 +158,7 @@ otelcol.processor.discovery "default" {
     targets = array.concat(discovery.http.dynamic_targets.targets, discovery.kubelet.k8s_pods.targets)
 
     output {
-        traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ otelcol.processor.discovery "default" {
         "test.label.with.dots" = "test.val2.with.dots"}]
 
     output {
-        traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+        traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
     }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.filter.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.filter.md
index 7c5fe270d45..aef02f3e76c 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.filter.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.filter.md
@@ -221,9 +221,9 @@ otelcol.processor.filter "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -247,9 +247,9 @@ otelcol.processor.filter "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -274,9 +274,9 @@ otelcol.processor.filter "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.groupbyattrs.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.groupbyattrs.md
index b057eeed403..20d93d7952e 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.groupbyattrs.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.groupbyattrs.md
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ With the following configuration, the groupbyattrs will re-associate the metrics
 otelcol.processor.groupbyattrs "default" {
   keys = [ "host.name" ]
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -202,7 +202,7 @@ You can use `otelcol.processor.groupbyattrs` with its default configuration to c
 ```alloy
 otelcol.processor.groupbyattrs "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.k8sattributes.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.k8sattributes.md
index b13ce19032d..9ad28f2a01c 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.k8sattributes.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.k8sattributes.md
@@ -343,13 +343,13 @@ otelcol.receiver.otlp "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.k8sattributes "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
@@ -395,13 +395,13 @@ otelcol.processor.k8sattributes "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.metric_start_time.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.metric_start_time.md
index 06501864ed1..356e13fb141 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.metric_start_time.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.metric_start_time.md
@@ -179,11 +179,11 @@ otelcol.receiver.prometheus "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.metric_start_time "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "production" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_SERVER_ENDPOINT")
   }
@@ -205,11 +205,11 @@ otelcol.processor.metric_start_time "default" {
   strategy = "subtract_initial_point"
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "production" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_SERVER_ENDPOINT")
   }
@@ -233,11 +233,11 @@ otelcol.processor.metric_start_time "default" {
   start_time_metric_regex  = "^.+_start_time$"
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "production" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_SERVER_ENDPOINT")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.probabilistic_sampler.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.probabilistic_sampler.md
index 55196bcc693..ebf44415b0b 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.probabilistic_sampler.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.probabilistic_sampler.md
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ otelcol.processor.probabilistic_sampler "default" {
   sampling_percentage = 15.3
 
   output {
-    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ otelcol.processor.probabilistic_sampler "default" {
   sampling_percentage = 15
 
   output {
-    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ otelcol.processor.probabilistic_sampler "default" {
   from_attribute      = "logID"
 
   output {
-    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -183,7 +183,7 @@ otelcol.processor.probabilistic_sampler "default" {
   sampling_priority   = "priority"
 
   output {
-    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.resourcedetection.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.resourcedetection.md
index e3a61aeb0c5..ea73750c9ff 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.resourcedetection.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.resourcedetection.md
@@ -1198,9 +1198,9 @@ otelcol.processor.resourcedetection "default" {
   detectors = ["env"]
 
   output {
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -1215,9 +1215,9 @@ otelcol.processor.resourcedetection "default" {
   detectors = ["env", "ec2"]
 
   output {
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -1232,9 +1232,9 @@ otelcol.processor.resourcedetection "default" {
   detectors = ["ec2"]
 
   output {
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -1260,9 +1260,9 @@ otelcol.processor.resourcedetection "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -1279,9 +1279,9 @@ otelcol.processor.resourcedetection "default" {
   detectors = ["kubernetes_node"]
 
   output {
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -1308,9 +1308,9 @@ otelcol.processor.resourcedetection "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.span.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.span.md
index 91d1654fd96..5805ba6381e 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.span.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.span.md
@@ -246,7 +246,7 @@ otelcol.processor.span "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -280,7 +280,7 @@ otelcol.processor.span "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -312,7 +312,7 @@ otelcol.processor.span "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -332,7 +332,7 @@ otelcol.processor.span "keep_original_name" {
   }
 
   output {
-      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -365,7 +365,7 @@ otelcol.processor.span "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ otelcol.processor.span "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -405,7 +405,7 @@ otelcol.processor.span "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+      traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.tail_sampling.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.tail_sampling.md
index af04981d75a..2955a4ec1f0 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.tail_sampling.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.tail_sampling.md
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ You can use the following blocks with `otelcol.processor.tail_sampling`:
 [composite]: #composite
 [composite_sub_policy]: #composite_sub_policy
 [output]: #output
-[otelcol.exporter.otlp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlp/
+[otelcol.exporter.otlphttp]: ../otelcol.exporter.otlphttp/
 [debug_metrics]: #debug_metrics
 
 ### `output`
@@ -376,7 +376,7 @@ The following fields are exported and can be referenced by other components:
 
 ## Example
 
-This example batches trace data from {{< param "PRODUCT_NAME" >}} before sending it to [otelcol.exporter.otlp][] for further processing.
+This example batches trace data from {{< param "PRODUCT_NAME" >}} before sending it to [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp][] for further processing.
 This example shows an impractical number of policies for the purpose of demonstrating how to set up each type.
 
 ```alloy
@@ -590,11 +590,11 @@ otelcol.processor.tail_sampling "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.production.input]
+    traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.production.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "production" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "production" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_SERVER_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.transform.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.transform.md
index 0245d0e2c39..2c53b67f519 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.transform.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.processor.transform.md
@@ -394,9 +394,9 @@ otelcol.processor.transform "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -419,9 +419,9 @@ otelcol.processor.transform "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -440,9 +440,9 @@ otelcol.processor.transform "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -463,9 +463,9 @@ otelcol.processor.transform "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -487,9 +487,9 @@ otelcol.processor.transform "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -535,9 +535,9 @@ otelcol.processor.transform "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
@@ -626,13 +626,13 @@ otelcol.processor.transform "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_ENDPOINT")
   }
@@ -668,9 +668,9 @@ otelcol.processor.transform "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awscloudwatch.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awscloudwatch.md
index a2581e4b90e..8c27bd85b8b 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awscloudwatch.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awscloudwatch.md
@@ -184,11 +184,11 @@ otelcol.receiver.awscloudwatch "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awsecscontainermetrics.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awsecscontainermetrics.md
index 73f23bcada2..90316395892 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awsecscontainermetrics.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awsecscontainermetrics.md
@@ -111,11 +111,11 @@ otelcol.processor.filter "default" {
   }
 
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awss3.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awss3.md
index a08d6380b8a..7ec0f6964fa 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awss3.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.awss3.md
@@ -193,13 +193,13 @@ otelcol.receiver.awss3 "sqs_traces" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.cloudflare.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.cloudflare.md
index 66e47c06157..b67be078012 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.cloudflare.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.cloudflare.md
@@ -116,11 +116,11 @@ otelcol.receiver.cloudflare "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.datadog.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.datadog.md
index 6c28382bd71..827885ec7fd 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.datadog.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.datadog.md
@@ -147,12 +147,12 @@ otelcol.receiver.datadog "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_ENDPOINT")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.file_stats.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.file_stats.md
index 3c1f0bb4dc1..3f062df9b67 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.file_stats.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.file_stats.md
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ otelcol.receiver.file_stats "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_ENDPOINT")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.googlecloudpubsub.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.googlecloudpubsub.md
index 9f4c38be2cb..a5de0abbf89 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.googlecloudpubsub.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.googlecloudpubsub.md
@@ -105,11 +105,11 @@ otelcol.receiver.googlecloudpubsub "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.influxdb.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.influxdb.md
index 06eda06c90b..45a36e58719 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.influxdb.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.influxdb.md
@@ -140,11 +140,11 @@ otelcol.receiver.influxdb "influxdb_metrics" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.jaeger.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.jaeger.md
index 881b18d46a6..82d7d181100 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.jaeger.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.jaeger.md
@@ -268,13 +268,21 @@ otelcol.receiver.jaeger "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    traces = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
-    endpoint = "my-otlp-server:4317"
+    endpoint = `https://otlp-gateway-prod-gb-south-0.grafana.net/otlp`
+    auth     = otelcol.auth.basic.creds.handler
+  }
+}
+
+otelcol.auth.basic "creds" {
+  client_auth {
+    username = sys.env("OTLP_USERNAME")
+    password = sys.env("OTLP_API_KEY")
   }
 }
 ```
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.kafka.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.kafka.md
index 3f52a2818f7..563804be6ba 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.kafka.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.kafka.md
@@ -381,13 +381,13 @@ otelcol.receiver.kafka "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_ENDPOINT")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.loki.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.loki.md
index 2f2351e7033..5f06676fbe4 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.loki.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.loki.md
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ The following fields are exported and can be referenced by other components:
 
 This example uses the `otelcol.receiver.loki` component as a bridge between the Loki and OpenTelemetry ecosystems.
 The component exposes a receiver which the `loki.source.file` component uses to send Loki log entries to.
-The logs are converted to the OTLP format before they're forwarded to the `otelcol.exporter.otlp` component to be sent to an OTLP-capable endpoint:
+The logs are converted to the OTLP format before they're forwarded to the `otelcol.exporter.otlphttp` component to be sent to an OTLP-capable endpoint:
 
 ```alloy
 loki.source.file "default" {
@@ -83,11 +83,11 @@ loki.source.file "default" {
 
 otelcol.receiver.loki "default" {
   output {
-    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    logs = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.otlp.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.otlp.md
index a452cd18026..7f53eed088b 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.otlp.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.otlp.md
@@ -236,13 +236,13 @@ otelcol.receiver.otlp "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.prometheus.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.prometheus.md
index 7d9bf209c01..4591c79d385 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.prometheus.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.prometheus.md
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ This component exports the following fields that other components can reference:
 
 This example uses the `otelcol.receiver.prometheus` component as a bridge between the Prometheus and OpenTelemetry ecosystems.
 The component exposes a receiver which the `prometheus.scrape` component uses to send Prometheus metric data to.
-The receiver converts the metrics to OTLP format and forwards them to the `otelcol.exporter.otlp` component, which sends them to an OTLP-capable endpoint:
+The receiver converts the metrics to OTLP format and forwards them to the `otelcol.exporter.otlphttp` component, which sends them to an OTLP-capable endpoint:
 
 ```alloy
 prometheus.scrape "default" {
@@ -95,11 +95,11 @@ prometheus.scrape "default" {
 
 otelcol.receiver.prometheus "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("OTLP_ENDPOINT")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.solace.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.solace.md
index 9a40ce8ef67..dee98c8b6d1 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.solace.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.solace.md
@@ -196,11 +196,11 @@ otelcol.receiver.solace "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.splunkhec.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.splunkhec.md
index dd0d163e009..0622409228c 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.splunkhec.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.splunkhec.md
@@ -174,12 +174,12 @@ otelcol.receiver.splunkhec "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.vcenter.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.vcenter.md
index 9baf4ace24f..5c7c58206ea 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.vcenter.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.vcenter.md
@@ -251,11 +251,11 @@ otelcol.receiver.vcenter "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.zipkin.md b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.zipkin.md
index a214bc95ef9..be58fb1c114 100644
--- a/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.zipkin.md
+++ b/docs/sources/reference/components/otelcol/otelcol.receiver.zipkin.md
@@ -142,13 +142,13 @@ otelcol.receiver.zipkin "default" {
 
 otelcol.processor.batch "default" {
   output {
-    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
-    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlp.default.input]
+    metrics = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    logs    = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
+    traces  = [otelcol.exporter.otlphttp.default.input]
   }
 }
 
-otelcol.exporter.otlp "default" {
+otelcol.exporter.otlphttp "default" {
   client {
     endpoint = sys.env("<OTLP_ENDPOINT>")
   }
diff --git a/docs/sources/shared/reference/components/otelcol-tls-tpm-block.md b/docs/sources/shared/reference/components/otelcol-tls-tpm-block.md
index 10ebfac2e54..79898e14b9c 100644
--- a/docs/sources/shared/reference/components/otelcol-tls-tpm-block.md
+++ b/docs/sources/shared/reference/components/otelcol-tls-tpm-block.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ The [trusted platform module][tpm] (TPM) configuration can be used for loading T
 
 The `path` attribute is not supported on Windows.
 
-### Example
+In the following example, the private key `my-tss2-key.key` in TSS2 format is loaded from the TPM device `/dev/tmprm0`:
 
 ```alloy
 otelcol.example.component "<LABEL>" {
@@ -33,6 +33,4 @@ otelcol.example.component "<LABEL>" {
 }
 ```
 
-In the above example, the private key `my-tss2-key.key` in TSS2 format will be loaded from the TPM device `/dev/tmprm0`.
-
 [tpm]: https://trustedcomputinggroup.org/resource/trusted-platform-module-tpm-summary/
\ No newline at end of file