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title: Streams Overview
description: Streams in OpenObserve define how observability data is ingested, stored, indexed, and queried, covering stream details, schema settings, and retention.
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Streams define how observability data is ingested, stored, indexed, and queried in OpenObserve. This guide introduces key concepts related to streams and explains how to create and use them.

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- ### [Streams in OpenObserve](streams-in-openobserve.md)
- ### [Stream Details](stream-details.md)
- ### [Schema Settings](schema-settings.md)
- ### [Extended Retention](extended-retention.md)
- ### [Summary Streams](summary-streams.md)
- ### [Data Type and Index Types in Streams](data-type-and-index-type-in-streams.md)
- ### [Field and Index Types in Streams](data-type-and-index-type-in-streams.md)
- ### [Query Recommendations Stream](query-recommendations.md)
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