diff --git a/src/codecs/encoding/config.rs b/src/codecs/encoding/config.rs
index b11fe751a7462..c3d77a5abde2c 100644
--- a/src/codecs/encoding/config.rs
+++ b/src/codecs/encoding/config.rs
@@ -8,7 +8,8 @@ use vector_lib::configurable::configurable_component;
 /// Encoding configuration.
 #[configurable_component]
 #[derive(Clone, Debug)]
-#[configurable(description = "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.")]
+/// Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+/// The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
 pub struct EncodingConfig {
     #[serde(flatten)]
     encoding: SerializerConfig,
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components.cue b/website/cue/reference/components.cue
index a43b0f61f18e3..05a437fe86caa 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components.cue
@@ -439,9 +439,10 @@ components: {
 	}
 
 	#Input: {
-		logs:    bool
-		metrics: #MetricInput | null
-		traces:  bool
+		description?: string
+		logs:         bool
+		metrics:      #MetricInput | null
+		traces:       bool
 	}
 
 	#LogOutput: [Name=string]: {
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/amqp.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/amqp.cue
index 016cfa8404b0b..0f8c24162cb97 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/amqp.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/amqp.cue
@@ -44,8 +44,12 @@ base: components: sinks: amqp: configuration: {
 		type: string: examples: ["amqp://user:password@127.0.0.1:5672/%2f?timeout=10"]
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_cloudwatch_logs.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_cloudwatch_logs.cue
index 7eda53f14b84c..a4ca1de78da7a 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_cloudwatch_logs.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_cloudwatch_logs.cue
@@ -240,8 +240,12 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_cloudwatch_logs: configuration: {
 		type: bool: default: true
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_firehose.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_firehose.cue
index 0f2d80d4e8390..301ba0b2a539c 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_firehose.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_firehose.cue
@@ -219,8 +219,12 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_kinesis_firehose: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_streams.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_streams.cue
index 6028c01ba4241..09b182fd89994 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_streams.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_kinesis_streams.cue
@@ -219,8 +219,12 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_kinesis_streams: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_s3.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_s3.cue
index 5654d6ac48727..6345607788038 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_s3.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_s3.cue
@@ -328,8 +328,12 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_s3: configuration: {
 		type: string: examples: ["application/gzip"]
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sns.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sns.cue
index 8d183c33d9b04..107cfc7a8a7d8 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sns.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sns.cue
@@ -150,8 +150,12 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_sns: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sqs.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sqs.cue
index 0493d2ede171f..b8a0ee23ccc10 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sqs.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/aws_sqs.cue
@@ -150,8 +150,12 @@ base: components: sinks: aws_sqs: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/azure_blob.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/azure_blob.cue
index 0bd8b0f494979..5fd082eed789c 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/azure_blob.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/azure_blob.cue
@@ -176,8 +176,12 @@ base: components: sinks: azure_blob: configuration: {
 		type: string: examples: ["my-logs"]
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/console.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/console.cue
index a140bedf2b276..acd35724c8d26 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/console.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/console.cue
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ base: components: sinks: console: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/file.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/file.cue
index 0cf8178fdae08..bcd793427b2f4 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/file.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/file.cue
@@ -48,8 +48,12 @@ base: components: sinks: file: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_chronicle_unstructured.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_chronicle_unstructured.cue
index 1b9edc8daea52..57a747fd21cb8 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_chronicle_unstructured.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_chronicle_unstructured.cue
@@ -116,8 +116,12 @@ base: components: sinks: gcp_chronicle_unstructured: configuration: {
 		type: string: examples: ["c8c65bfa-5f2c-42d4-9189-64bb7b939f2c"]
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_cloud_storage.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_cloud_storage.cue
index 45e175ee58aee..0a0b423693bef 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_cloud_storage.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_cloud_storage.cue
@@ -189,8 +189,12 @@ base: components: sinks: gcp_cloud_storage: configuration: {
 		type: string: {}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_pubsub.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_pubsub.cue
index 17e23079783ae..5db694873ebce 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_pubsub.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/gcp_pubsub.cue
@@ -95,8 +95,12 @@ base: components: sinks: gcp_pubsub: configuration: {
 		type: string: {}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/http.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/http.cue
index 286cf7dd842fb..0632ba766fa5e 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/http.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/http.cue
@@ -271,8 +271,12 @@ base: components: sinks: http: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/humio_logs.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/humio_logs.cue
index 153dfa5324fdc..546a244d84959 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/humio_logs.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/humio_logs.cue
@@ -94,8 +94,12 @@ base: components: sinks: humio_logs: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/kafka.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/kafka.cue
index f4ec89ef30d8c..97fecdbb2d2d3 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/kafka.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/kafka.cue
@@ -83,8 +83,12 @@ base: components: sinks: kafka: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/loki.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/loki.cue
index 218aed6a861fb..4dc8d00fcf13f 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/loki.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/loki.cue
@@ -273,8 +273,12 @@ base: components: sinks: loki: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/mqtt.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/mqtt.cue
index 12bed930db3c8..c8f4ed9bd1fed 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/mqtt.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/mqtt.cue
@@ -38,8 +38,12 @@ base: components: sinks: mqtt: configuration: {
 		type: string: {}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/nats.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/nats.cue
index d663a69f666af..8cf579f6a2e3b 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/nats.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/nats.cue
@@ -128,8 +128,12 @@ base: components: sinks: nats: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/opentelemetry.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/opentelemetry.cue
index 0f9d2a62585c1..63570c903ab10 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/opentelemetry.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/opentelemetry.cue
@@ -274,8 +274,12 @@ base: components: sinks: opentelemetry: configuration: protocol: {
 			}
 		}
 		encoding: {
-			description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-			required:    true
+			description: """
+				Encoding configuration.
+				Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+				The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+				"""
+			required: true
 			type: object: options: {
 				avro: {
 					description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/papertrail.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/papertrail.cue
index de4bb6b34ba28..b20c940cad1f5 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/papertrail.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/papertrail.cue
@@ -28,8 +28,12 @@ base: components: sinks: papertrail: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/pulsar.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/pulsar.cue
index b24d5bce94de6..b423fa09c6f73 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/pulsar.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/pulsar.cue
@@ -162,8 +162,12 @@ base: components: sinks: pulsar: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/redis.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/redis.cue
index e93567ba823fd..9c0b95a42c0a1 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/redis.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/redis.cue
@@ -81,8 +81,12 @@ base: components: sinks: redis: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/socket.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/socket.cue
index 76e1365789869..cb6aac0fd9fae 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/socket.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/socket.cue
@@ -40,8 +40,12 @@ base: components: sinks: socket: configuration: {
 		type: string: examples: ["92.12.333.224:5000", "https://somehost:5000"]
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/splunk_hec_logs.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/splunk_hec_logs.cue
index 0c8187c067592..48d07e78b8024 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/splunk_hec_logs.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/splunk_hec_logs.cue
@@ -144,8 +144,12 @@ base: components: sinks: splunk_hec_logs: configuration: {
 		type: string: {}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/webhdfs.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/webhdfs.cue
index a011bc24262e5..ca14f7bd07878 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/webhdfs.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/webhdfs.cue
@@ -94,8 +94,12 @@ base: components: sinks: webhdfs: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket.cue
index d6cadf59f1fbc..0694c649db191 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket.cue
@@ -205,8 +205,12 @@ base: components: sinks: websocket: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket_server.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket_server.cue
index 94c4ce577834c..ada3da7debe2e 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket_server.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/base/websocket_server.cue
@@ -84,8 +84,12 @@ base: components: sinks: websocket_server: configuration: {
 		}
 	}
 	encoding: {
-		description: "Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes."
-		required:    true
+		description: """
+			Encoding configuration.
+			Configures how events are encoded into raw bytes.
+			The selected encoding also determines which input types (logs, metrics, traces) are supported.
+			"""
+		required: true
 		type: object: options: {
 			avro: {
 				description:   "Apache Avro-specific encoder options."
diff --git a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/websocket_server.cue b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/websocket_server.cue
index 1a76c607aa7ed..31c9d4af42d1d 100644
--- a/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/websocket_server.cue
+++ b/website/cue/reference/components/sinks/websocket_server.cue
@@ -66,6 +66,10 @@ components: sinks: websocket_server: {
 	}
 
 	input: {
+		description: """
+			The supported input types depend on the encoding configuration.
+			This sink accepts any input type supported by the specified encoder.
+			"""
 		logs: true
 		metrics: {
 			counter:      true
diff --git a/website/layouts/docs/component.html b/website/layouts/docs/component.html
index 93f3e34d66095..9c52d2f2fdf56 100644
--- a/website/layouts/docs/component.html
+++ b/website/layouts/docs/component.html
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@
         {{ partial "breadcrumb.html" . }}
       </div>
 
-      <div{{ if not $noindex }} id="page-content"{{ end }}>
+      <div {{ if not $noindex }} id="page-content"{{ end }}>
         <h1 class="dark:text-gray-50 font-secondary font-extrabold text-4xl lg:text-5xl leading-tight tracking-tight">
           {{ .Title | markdownify }}
         </h1>
@@ -80,16 +80,22 @@ <h1 class="dark:text-gray-50 font-secondary font-extrabold text-4xl lg:text-5xl
           {{ partial "data.html" (dict "component_env_vars" . ) }}
           {{ end }}
 
+          {{/* Component log/metric/trace input types */}}
+          {{ with $config.input }}
+          {{ partial "heading.html" (dict "text" "Input Types" "level" 2) }}
+          {{ partial "data.html" (dict "component_input_types" . ) }}
+          {{ end }}
+
           {{/* Component outputs */}}
           {{ with $config.outputs }}
           {{ partial "heading.html" (dict "text" "Outputs" "level" 2) }}
           {{ partial "data.html" (dict "component_outputs" . ) }}
           {{ end }}
 
-          {{/* Component log/metric/trace output */}}
+          {{/* Component log/metric/trace output types */}}
           {{ with $config.output }}
           {{ partial "heading.html" (dict "text" "Output Types" "level" 2) }}
-          {{ partial "data.html" (dict "component_output" . ) }}
+          {{ partial "data.html" (dict "component_output_types" . ) }}
           {{ end }}
 
           {{/* Component telemetry output */}}
diff --git a/website/layouts/partials/data.html b/website/layouts/partials/data.html
index 5f6f0165cb57f..266593b360f4e 100644
--- a/website/layouts/partials/data.html
+++ b/website/layouts/partials/data.html
@@ -253,8 +253,13 @@
     </div>
   {{ end }}
 
+  {{/* Source/transform/sink input */}}
+  {{ with .component_input_types }}
+    {{ template "telemetry_input" . }}
+  {{ end }}
+
   {{/* Source/transform/sink output */}}
-  {{ with .component_output }}
+  {{ with .component_output_types }}
     <div class="py-3 px-5">
       {{ with .metrics }}
         <span class="flex items-center justify-between">
@@ -274,7 +279,7 @@
         </span>
 
         <div class="mt-3 border rounded divide-y dark:border-gray-700 dark:divide-gray-700">
-          {{ template "telemetry" . }}
+          {{ template "telemetry_output" . }}
         </div>
       {{ end }}
 
@@ -284,7 +289,7 @@
         </span>
 
         <div class="mt-3 border rounded divide-y dark:border-gray-700 dark:divide-gray-700">
-          {{ template "telemetry" . }}
+          {{ template "telemetry_output" . }}
         </div>
       {{ end }}
 
@@ -447,7 +452,7 @@
         </span>
 
         <div class="mt-3 border rounded divide-y dark:border-gray-700 dark:divide-gray-700">
-          {{ template "telemetry" . }}
+          {{ template "telemetry_output" . }}
         </div>
       {{ end }}
 
@@ -460,7 +465,7 @@
         </span>
 
         <div class="mt-3 border rounded divide-y dark:border-gray-700 dark:divide-gray-700">
-          {{ template "telemetry" . }}
+          {{ template "telemetry_output" . }}
         </div>
       {{ end }}
 
diff --git a/website/layouts/partials/telemetry_input.html b/website/layouts/partials/telemetry_input.html
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..3d675b09c844f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/website/layouts/partials/telemetry_input.html
@@ -0,0 +1,58 @@
+{{ define "telemetry_input" }}
+  <div class="py-3 px-5 divide-y divide-gray-200 dark:divide-gray-700">
+    <div class="pb-4 prose dark:prose-dark max-w-none text-sm italic">
+      {{ with .description }}
+        {{ . | markdownify }}
+      {{ else }}
+        The following section shows which telemetry data types are supported.
+      {{ end }}
+    </div>
+
+    {{ if .logs }}
+      <div class="py-4">
+        <span class="flex items-center">
+          {{ partial "heading.html" (dict "text" "Logs" "level" 3 "id" "input-logs" "href" "#input-logs") }}
+        </span>
+        <div class="mt-2 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">Log events are supported.</div>
+      </div>
+    {{ end }}
+
+    {{ with .metrics }}
+      {{ $has := slice }}
+      {{ range $k, $v := . }}
+        {{ if $v }}
+          {{ $has = $has | append $k }}
+        {{ end }}
+      {{ end }}
+      {{ if gt (len $has) 0 }}
+        <div class="py-4">
+          <span class="flex items-center">
+            {{ partial "heading.html" (dict "text" "Metrics" "level" 3 "id" "input-metrics" "href" "#input-metrics") }}
+          </span>
+
+          <div class="mt-3 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">The following metrics are supported:</div>
+
+          <div class="mt-2 border rounded px-4 py-2 dark:border-gray-700">
+            <div class="flex flex-wrap gap-2 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">
+              {{ range $has }}
+                <span class="bg-gray-100 dark:bg-gray-800 px-2 py-0.5 rounded font-mono">
+                  <code>{{ . }}</code>
+                </span>
+              {{ end }}
+            </div>
+          </div>
+        </div>
+      {{ end }}
+    {{ end }}
+
+    {{ if .traces }}
+      <div class="py-4">
+        <span class="flex items-center">
+          {{ partial "heading.html" (dict "text" "Traces" "level" 3 "id" "input-traces" "href" "#input-traces") }}
+        </span>
+        <div class="mt-2 text-sm text-gray-700 dark:text-gray-300">Trace events are supported.</div>
+      </div>
+    {{ end }}
+
+  </div>
+{{ end }}
diff --git a/website/layouts/partials/telemetry.html b/website/layouts/partials/telemetry_output.html
similarity index 97%
rename from website/layouts/partials/telemetry.html
rename to website/layouts/partials/telemetry_output.html
index 74940d29ecedd..bb5875786e1c7 100644
--- a/website/layouts/partials/telemetry.html
+++ b/website/layouts/partials/telemetry_output.html
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-{{ define "telemetry" }}
+{{ define "telemetry_output" }}
 {{ range $k, $v := . }}
 <div class="py-3 px-5">
   <span class="flex justify-between items-center">