diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index ec8f368ea37f..a71e668c5ac3 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ import (
 
 // Config defines configuration for Kafka receiver.
 type Config struct {
-	config.ReceiverSettings `mapstructure:",squash"`
+	config.ReceiverSettings `mapstructure:",squash"` // squash ensures fields are correctly decoded in embedded struct
 	// The list of kafka brokers (default localhost:9092)
 	Brokers []string `mapstructure:"brokers"`
 	// Kafka protocol version
diff --git a/config_test.go b/config_test.go
index 4d09dca56253..436e533d329f 100644
--- a/config_test.go
+++ b/config_test.go
@@ -39,17 +39,14 @@ func TestLoadConfig(t *testing.T) {
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 	require.Equal(t, 1, len(cfg.Receivers))
 
-	r := cfg.Receivers[typeStr].(*Config)
+	r := cfg.Receivers[config.NewID(typeStr)].(*Config)
 	assert.Equal(t, &Config{
-		ReceiverSettings: config.ReceiverSettings{
-			NameVal: typeStr,
-			TypeVal: typeStr,
-		},
-		Topic:    "spans",
-		Encoding: "otlp_proto",
-		Brokers:  []string{"foo:123", "bar:456"},
-		ClientID: "otel-collector",
-		GroupID:  "otel-collector",
+		ReceiverSettings: config.NewReceiverSettings(config.NewID(typeStr)),
+		Topic:            "spans",
+		Encoding:         "otlp_proto",
+		Brokers:          []string{"foo:123", "bar:456"},
+		ClientID:         "otel-collector",
+		GroupID:          "otel-collector",
 		Authentication: kafkaexporter.Authentication{
 			TLS: &configtls.TLSClientSetting{
 				TLSSetting: configtls.TLSSetting{
diff --git a/factory.go b/factory.go
index 684a9d85551a..a9ab9b6ca0ca 100644
--- a/factory.go
+++ b/factory.go
@@ -26,7 +26,8 @@ import (
 )
 
 const (
-	typeStr         = "kafka"
+	typeStr = "kafka"
+
 	defaultTopic    = "otlp_spans"
 	defaultEncoding = "otlp_proto"
 	defaultBroker   = "localhost:9092"
@@ -41,7 +42,7 @@ const (
 	defaultMetadataFull = true
 )
 
-// FactoryOption applies changes to kafkaReceiverFactory.
+// FactoryOption applies changes to kafkaExporterFactory.
 type FactoryOption func(factory *kafkaReceiverFactory)
 
 // WithTracesUnmarshalers adds Unmarshalers.
@@ -81,15 +82,12 @@ func NewFactory(options ...FactoryOption) component.ReceiverFactory {
 
 func createDefaultConfig() config.Receiver {
 	return &Config{
-		ReceiverSettings: config.ReceiverSettings{
-			TypeVal: typeStr,
-			NameVal: typeStr,
-		},
-		Topic:    defaultTopic,
-		Encoding: defaultEncoding,
-		Brokers:  []string{defaultBroker},
-		ClientID: defaultClientID,
-		GroupID:  defaultGroupID,
+		ReceiverSettings: config.NewReceiverSettings(config.NewID(typeStr)),
+		Topic:            defaultTopic,
+		Encoding:         defaultEncoding,
+		Brokers:          []string{defaultBroker},
+		ClientID:         defaultClientID,
+		GroupID:          defaultGroupID,
 		Metadata: kafkaexporter.Metadata{
 			Full: defaultMetadataFull,
 			Retry: kafkaexporter.MetadataRetry{
diff --git a/kafka_receiver.go b/kafka_receiver.go
index de473c0f652a..59a087c35e76 100644
--- a/kafka_receiver.go
+++ b/kafka_receiver.go
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ func newTracesReceiver(config Config, params component.ReceiverCreateParams, unm
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &kafkaTracesConsumer{
-		name:          config.Name(),
+		name:          config.ID().String(),
 		consumerGroup: client,
 		topics:        []string{config.Topic},
 		nextConsumer:  nextConsumer,
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ func newLogsReceiver(config Config, params component.ReceiverCreateParams, unmar
 		return nil, err
 	}
 	return &kafkaLogsConsumer{
-		name:          config.Name(),
+		name:          config.ID().String(),
 		consumerGroup: client,
 		topics:        []string{config.Topic},
 		nextConsumer:  nextConsumer,