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+.. _telemetry_pings:
+
+=====================
+Telemetry pings
+=====================
+
+A *Telemetry ping* is the data that we send to Mozillas Telemetry servers.
+
+That data is stored as a JSON object client-side and contains common information to all pings and a payload specific to a certain *ping types*.
+
+The top-level structure is defined by the :doc:`common ping format <../data/common-ping>` format.
+It contains:
+
+* some basic information shared between different ping types
+* the :doc:`environment data <../data/environment>` (optional)
+* the data specific to the *ping type*, the *payload*.
+
+Ping types
+==========
+
+We send Telemetry with different ping types. The :doc:`main <../data/main-ping>` ping is the ping that contains the bulk of the Telemetry measurements for Firefox. For more specific use-cases, we send other ping types.
+
+Pings sent from code that ships with Firefox are listed in the :doc:`data documentation <../data/index>`.
+
+Important examples are:
+
+* :doc:`main <../data/main-ping>` - contains the information collected by Telemetry (Histograms, hang stacks, ...)
+* :doc:`saved-session <../data/main-ping>` - has the same format as a main ping, but it contains the *"classic"* Telemetry payload with measurements covering the whole browser session. This is only a separate type to make storage of saved-session easier server-side. This is temporary and will be removed soon.
+* :doc:`crash <../data/crash-ping>` - a ping that is captured and sent after Firefox crashes.
+* ``activation`` - *planned* - sent right after installation or profile creation
+* ``upgrade`` - *planned* - sent right after an upgrade
+* :doc:`deletion <../data/deletion-ping>` - sent when FHR upload is disabled, requesting deletion of the data associated with this user