diff --git a/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelinesDataFlowModel.java b/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelinesDataFlowModel.java
index 12b092ac36..7eea063bd0 100644
--- a/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelinesDataFlowModel.java
+++ b/data-prepper-api/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/model/configuration/PipelinesDataFlowModel.java
@@ -27,12 +27,13 @@
  * @since 1.2
  */
 public class PipelinesDataFlowModel {
+    public static final String EXTENSION_PLUGIN_TYPE = "extension";
 
     @JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
     private DataPrepperVersion version;
 
     @JsonAlias("pipeline_configurations")
-    @JsonProperty("extension")
+    @JsonProperty(EXTENSION_PLUGIN_TYPE)
     @JsonInclude(JsonInclude.Include.NON_NULL)
     @JsonSetter(nulls = Nulls.SKIP)
     private PipelineExtensions pipelineExtensions;
diff --git a/data-prepper-core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/parser/PipelineTransformer.java b/data-prepper-core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/parser/PipelineTransformer.java
index 9bd7725b80..a01103c03a 100644
--- a/data-prepper-core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/parser/PipelineTransformer.java
+++ b/data-prepper-core/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/parser/PipelineTransformer.java
@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.breaker.CircuitBreakerManager;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.annotations.SingleThread;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.buffer.Buffer;
+import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.configuration.PipelineModel;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.configuration.PipelinesDataFlowModel;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.configuration.PluginSetting;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.peerforwarder.RequiresPeerForwarding;
@@ -124,6 +125,7 @@ private void buildPipelineFromConfiguration(
                     return pluginFactory.loadPlugin(Source.class, sourceSetting);
                 } catch (Exception e) {
                     final PluginError pluginError = PluginError.builder()
+                            .componentType(PipelineModel.SOURCE_PLUGIN_TYPE)
                             .pipelineName(pipelineName)
                             .pluginName(sourceSetting.getName())
                             .exception(e)
@@ -140,6 +142,7 @@ private void buildPipelineFromConfiguration(
                 pipelineDefinedBuffer = pluginFactory.loadPlugin(Buffer.class, bufferPluginSetting, source.getDecoder());
             } catch (Exception e) {
                 final PluginError pluginError = PluginError.builder()
+                        .componentType(PipelineModel.BUFFER_PLUGIN_TYPE)
                         .pipelineName(pipelineName)
                         .pluginName(bufferPluginSetting.getName())
                         .build();
@@ -217,6 +220,7 @@ private List<IdentifiedComponent<Processor>> newProcessor(final PluginSetting pl
                     .collect(Collectors.toList());
         } catch (Exception e) {
             final PluginError pluginError = PluginError.builder()
+                    .componentType(PipelineModel.PROCESSOR_PLUGIN_TYPE)
                     .pipelineName(pluginSetting.getPipelineName())
                     .pluginName(pluginSetting.getName())
                     .exception(e)
@@ -266,6 +270,7 @@ private DataFlowComponent<Sink> buildRoutedSinkOrConnector(final SinkContextPlug
             return new DataFlowComponent<>(sink, pluginSetting.getSinkContext().getRoutes());
         } catch (Exception e) {
             final PluginError pluginError = PluginError.builder()
+                    .componentType(PipelineModel.SINK_PLUGIN_TYPE)
                     .pipelineName(pluginSetting.getPipelineName())
                     .pluginName(pluginSetting.getName())
                     .exception(e)
diff --git a/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/validation/PluginError.java b/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/validation/PluginError.java
index 6c374e04a7..50a130c4f4 100644
--- a/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/validation/PluginError.java
+++ b/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/validation/PluginError.java
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ public class PluginError {
     static final String PIPELINE_DELIMITER = ":";
     static final String CAUSED_BY_DELIMITER = " caused by: ";
     private final String pipelineName;
+    private final String componentType;
     @NonNull
     private final String pluginName;
     @NonNull
@@ -21,6 +22,10 @@ public String getErrorMessage() {
             message.append(pipelineName);
             message.append(PIPELINE_DELIMITER);
         }
+        if (componentType != null) {
+            message.append(componentType);
+            message.append(PIPELINE_DELIMITER);
+        }
         message.append(pluginName);
         message.append(PIPELINE_DELIMITER);
         message.append(getFlattenedExceptionMessage(CAUSED_BY_DELIMITER));
diff --git a/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/validation/PluginErrorTest.java b/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/validation/PluginErrorTest.java
index 6b44f24924..c02dde376c 100644
--- a/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/validation/PluginErrorTest.java
+++ b/data-prepper-pipeline-parser/src/test/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/validation/PluginErrorTest.java
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
 
 class PluginErrorTest {
     private static final String TEST_PIPELINE_NAME = "test-pipeline";
+    private static final String TEST_COMPONENT_TYPE = "test-plugin-type";
     private static final String TEST_PLUGIN_NAME = "test-plugin";
     private static final String TEST_ERROR_MESSAGE = "test error message";
     private static final String TEST_CAUSE_ERROR_MESSAGE = "test cause error message";
@@ -19,11 +20,12 @@ void testGetErrorMessageWithPipelineName() {
         when(exception.getMessage()).thenReturn(TEST_ERROR_MESSAGE);
         final PluginError pluginError = PluginError.builder()
                 .pipelineName(TEST_PIPELINE_NAME)
+                .componentType(TEST_COMPONENT_TYPE)
                 .pluginName(TEST_PLUGIN_NAME)
                 .exception(exception)
                 .build();
         assertThat(pluginError.getErrorMessage(), equalTo(
-                "test-pipeline:test-plugin: caused by: test error message"));
+                "test-pipeline:test-plugin-type:test-plugin: caused by: test error message"));
     }
 
     @Test
@@ -32,10 +34,11 @@ void testGetErrorMessageWithoutPipelineName() {
         when(exception.getMessage()).thenReturn(TEST_ERROR_MESSAGE);
         final PluginError pluginError = PluginError.builder()
                 .pluginName(TEST_PLUGIN_NAME)
+                .componentType(TEST_COMPONENT_TYPE)
                 .exception(exception)
                 .build();
         assertThat(pluginError.getErrorMessage(), equalTo(
-                "test-plugin: caused by: test error message"));
+                "test-plugin-type:test-plugin: caused by: test error message"));
     }
 
     @Test
diff --git a/data-prepper-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugin/ExtensionLoader.java b/data-prepper-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugin/ExtensionLoader.java
index 279fe94c6b..513da3f863 100644
--- a/data-prepper-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugin/ExtensionLoader.java
+++ b/data-prepper-plugin-framework/src/main/java/org/opensearch/dataprepper/plugin/ExtensionLoader.java
@@ -6,6 +6,8 @@
 package org.opensearch.dataprepper.plugin;
 
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.annotations.DataPrepperExtensionPlugin;
+import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.configuration.PipelineModel;
+import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.configuration.PipelinesDataFlowModel;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.plugin.ExtensionPlugin;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.plugin.InvalidPluginConfigurationException;
 import org.opensearch.dataprepper.model.plugin.InvalidPluginDefinitionException;
@@ -49,6 +51,7 @@ public List<? extends ExtensionPlugin> loadExtensions() {
                                 extensionClass, pluginArgumentsContext, pluginName);
                     } catch (Exception e) {
                         final PluginError pluginError = PluginError.builder()
+                                .componentType(PipelinesDataFlowModel.EXTENSION_PLUGIN_TYPE)
                                 .pluginName(pluginName)
                                 .exception(e)
                                 .build();