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title: Collectors and data formats
slug: reference/collectors-and-data-formats
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createdAt: 2025-09-24T11:20:07.553Z
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Every collector Factry ships, and the settings each one takes. The base collector is the framework the others are built on, so its settings apply to all of them.

1. [Base collector](docId\:im-7Bhp1Lmte9WPvndn_Y) covers Factry's collector framework and the settings every collector shares.
2. [OPC-UA collector](docId\:XQc3ckoLJmoor-7pkpj2e) covers connecting to an OPC-UA server.
3. [OPC-DA collector](docId\:kp91_LGM4jw-dIQr0a6Z2) covers connecting to an OPC-DA server.
4. [MQTT collector](docId\:GgnQIJHlxIFoimBt-yP2C) covers connecting to an MQTT broker.
5. [Modbus TCP Collector](docId\:MO7siGVt9Km32kUF8JoZD) covers connecting to a Modbus server.
6. [SQL collector](docId\:ARYaQtYz4Bk_KoyZry6Ui) covers reading from a SQL database.
7. [CSV collector](docId:8gg_phiz1KfFGCi2XkWCp) covers parsing CSV files.
8. [REST API collector](docId\:SyBXzdWWtNcPAi2HQdUsC) covers reading data points from a REST API endpoint.
9. [Siemens S7 collector](docId\:Q4EKsIJB5AUt99amnuobt) covers connecting to a Siemens S7 device or gateway.
10. [Data Formats](docId\:kKCssgUXsnUSokP5Enx8H) covers the payload formats a collector can read.