diff --git a/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/__fixture__/parsed_working_collector.ts b/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/__fixture__/parsed_working_collector.ts
index b238c5aa346ad..54983278726eb 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/__fixture__/parsed_working_collector.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/__fixture__/parsed_working_collector.ts
@@ -75,11 +75,9 @@ export const parsedWorkingCollector: ParsedUsageCollection = [
           type: 'StringKeyword',
         },
         my_index_signature_prop: {
-          '': {
-            '@@INDEX@@': {
-              kind: SyntaxKind.NumberKeyword,
-              type: 'NumberKeyword',
-            },
+          '@@INDEX@@': {
+            kind: SyntaxKind.NumberKeyword,
+            type: 'NumberKeyword',
           },
         },
         my_objects: {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/__snapshots__/extract_collectors.test.ts.snap b/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/__snapshots__/extract_collectors.test.ts.snap
index 68b068b0cfe06..9868a7d31d498 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/__snapshots__/extract_collectors.test.ts.snap
+++ b/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/__snapshots__/extract_collectors.test.ts.snap
@@ -96,16 +96,14 @@ Array [
       "collectorName": "indexed_interface_with_not_matching_schema",
       "fetch": Object {
         "typeDescriptor": Object {
-          "": Object {
-            "@@INDEX@@": Object {
-              "count_1": Object {
-                "kind": 143,
-                "type": "NumberKeyword",
-              },
-              "count_2": Object {
-                "kind": 143,
-                "type": "NumberKeyword",
-              },
+          "@@INDEX@@": Object {
+            "count_1": Object {
+              "kind": 143,
+              "type": "NumberKeyword",
+            },
+            "count_2": Object {
+              "kind": 143,
+              "type": "NumberKeyword",
             },
           },
         },
@@ -165,11 +163,9 @@ Array [
             },
           },
           "my_index_signature_prop": Object {
-            "": Object {
-              "@@INDEX@@": Object {
-                "kind": 143,
-                "type": "NumberKeyword",
-              },
+            "@@INDEX@@": Object {
+              "kind": 143,
+              "type": "NumberKeyword",
             },
           },
           "my_objects": Object {
diff --git a/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/serializer.test.ts b/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/serializer.test.ts
index 9475574a44219..6742117226368 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/serializer.test.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/serializer.test.ts
@@ -44,13 +44,13 @@ export function loadFixtureProgram(fixtureName: string) {
 }
 
 describe('getDescriptor', () => {
-  const usageInterfaces = new Map<string, ts.InterfaceDeclaration>();
+  const usageInterfaces = new Map<string, ts.InterfaceDeclaration | ts.TypeAliasDeclaration>();
   let tsProgram: ts.Program;
   beforeAll(() => {
     const { program, sourceFile } = loadFixtureProgram('constants');
     tsProgram = program;
     for (const node of traverseNodes(sourceFile)) {
-      if (ts.isInterfaceDeclaration(node)) {
+      if (ts.isInterfaceDeclaration(node) || ts.isTypeAliasDeclaration(node)) {
         const interfaceName = node.name.getText();
         usageInterfaces.set(interfaceName, node);
       }
@@ -102,4 +102,26 @@ describe('getDescriptor', () => {
       'Mapping does not support conflicting union types.'
     );
   });
+
+  it('serializes TypeAliasDeclaration', () => {
+    const usageInterface = usageInterfaces.get('TypeAliasWithUnion')!;
+    const descriptor = getDescriptor(usageInterface, tsProgram);
+    expect(descriptor).toEqual({
+      locale: { kind: ts.SyntaxKind.StringKeyword, type: 'StringKeyword' },
+      prop1: { kind: ts.SyntaxKind.StringKeyword, type: 'StringKeyword' },
+      prop2: { kind: ts.SyntaxKind.StringKeyword, type: 'StringKeyword' },
+      prop3: { kind: ts.SyntaxKind.StringKeyword, type: 'StringKeyword' },
+      prop4: { kind: ts.SyntaxKind.StringLiteral, type: 'StringLiteral' },
+      prop5: { kind: ts.SyntaxKind.FirstLiteralToken, type: 'FirstLiteralToken' },
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('serializes Record entries', () => {
+    const usageInterface = usageInterfaces.get('TypeAliasWithRecord')!;
+    const descriptor = getDescriptor(usageInterface, tsProgram);
+    expect(descriptor).toEqual({
+      locale: { kind: ts.SyntaxKind.StringKeyword, type: 'StringKeyword' },
+      '@@INDEX@@': { kind: ts.SyntaxKind.NumberKeyword, type: 'NumberKeyword' },
+    });
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/serializer.ts b/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/serializer.ts
index 7afe828298b4b..6fe02e3824ba7 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/serializer.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/serializer.ts
@@ -79,9 +79,13 @@ export function getDescriptor(node: ts.Node, program: ts.Program): Descriptor |
   }
   if (ts.isTypeLiteralNode(node) || ts.isInterfaceDeclaration(node)) {
     return node.members.reduce((acc, m) => {
-      acc[m.name?.getText() || ''] = getDescriptor(m, program);
-      return acc;
-    }, {} as any);
+      const key = m.name?.getText();
+      if (key) {
+        return { ...acc, [key]: getDescriptor(m, program) };
+      } else {
+        return { ...acc, ...getDescriptor(m, program) };
+      }
+    }, {});
   }
 
   // If it's defined as signature { [key: string]: OtherInterface }
@@ -114,6 +118,10 @@ export function getDescriptor(node: ts.Node, program: ts.Program): Descriptor |
     if (symbolName === 'Date') {
       return { kind: TelemetryKinds.Date, type: 'Date' };
     }
+    // Support `Record<string, SOMETHING>`
+    if (symbolName === 'Record' && node.typeArguments![0].kind === ts.SyntaxKind.StringKeyword) {
+      return { '@@INDEX@@': getDescriptor(node.typeArguments![1], program) };
+    }
     const declaration = (symbol?.getDeclarations() || [])[0];
     if (declaration) {
       return getDescriptor(declaration, program);
@@ -157,6 +165,19 @@ export function getDescriptor(node: ts.Node, program: ts.Program): Descriptor |
     return uniqueKinds[0];
   }
 
+  // Support `type MyUsageType = SomethingElse`
+  if (ts.isTypeAliasDeclaration(node)) {
+    return getDescriptor(node.type, program);
+  }
+
+  // Support `&` unions
+  if (ts.isIntersectionTypeNode(node)) {
+    return node.types.reduce(
+      (acc, unionNode) => ({ ...acc, ...getDescriptor(unionNode, program) }),
+      {}
+    );
+  }
+
   switch (node.kind) {
     case ts.SyntaxKind.NumberKeyword:
     case ts.SyntaxKind.BooleanKeyword:
diff --git a/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/utils.ts b/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/utils.ts
index 3d6764117374c..e8e1b3fed1aef 100644
--- a/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/utils.ts
+++ b/packages/kbn-telemetry-tools/src/tools/utils.ts
@@ -249,7 +249,7 @@ export function difference(actual: any, expected: any) {
       function (result, value, key) {
         if (key && /@@INDEX@@/.test(`${key}`)) {
           // The type definition is an Index Signature, fuzzy searching for similar keys
-          const regexp = new RegExp(`${key}`.replace(/@@INDEX@@/g, '(.+)?'));
+          const regexp = new RegExp(`^${key}`.replace(/@@INDEX@@/g, '(.+)?'));
           const keysInBase = Object.keys(base)
             .map((k) => {
               const match = k.match(regexp);
diff --git a/src/fixtures/telemetry_collectors/constants.ts b/src/fixtures/telemetry_collectors/constants.ts
index 4aac9e66cdbdb..d4c9a1f85c4d7 100644
--- a/src/fixtures/telemetry_collectors/constants.ts
+++ b/src/fixtures/telemetry_collectors/constants.ts
@@ -51,3 +51,7 @@ export const externallyDefinedSchema: MakeSchemaFrom<{ locale: string }> = {
     type: 'keyword',
   },
 };
+
+export type TypeAliasWithUnion = Usage & WithUnion;
+
+export type TypeAliasWithRecord = Usage & Record<string, number>;
diff --git a/x-pack/.telemetryrc.json b/x-pack/.telemetryrc.json
index 2c16491c1096b..30b2178259d68 100644
--- a/x-pack/.telemetryrc.json
+++ b/x-pack/.telemetryrc.json
@@ -7,7 +7,6 @@
     "plugins/apm/server/lib/apm_telemetry/index.ts",
     "plugins/canvas/server/collectors/collector.ts",
     "plugins/infra/server/usage/usage_collector.ts",
-    "plugins/lens/server/usage/collectors.ts",
     "plugins/reporting/server/usage/reporting_usage_collector.ts",
     "plugins/maps/server/maps_telemetry/collectors/register.ts"
   ]
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/server/usage/collectors.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/server/usage/collectors.ts
index 3f033bd3b03d0..c32fc0371ed8a 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/lens/server/usage/collectors.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/server/usage/collectors.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { UsageCollectionSetup } from 'src/plugins/usage_collection/server';
 import { TaskManagerStartContract } from '../../../task_manager/server';
 
 import { LensUsage, LensTelemetryState } from './types';
+import { lensUsageSchema } from './schema';
 
 export function registerLensUsageCollector(
   usageCollection: UsageCollectionSetup,
@@ -20,9 +21,9 @@ export function registerLensUsageCollector(
     // mark lensUsageCollector as ready to collect when the TaskManager is ready
     isCollectorReady = true;
   });
-  const lensUsageCollector = usageCollection.makeUsageCollector({
+  const lensUsageCollector = usageCollection.makeUsageCollector<LensUsage>({
     type: 'lens',
-    fetch: async (): Promise<LensUsage> => {
+    async fetch() {
       try {
         const docs = await getLatestTaskState(await taskManager);
         // get the accumulated state from the recurring task
@@ -55,6 +56,7 @@ export function registerLensUsageCollector(
       }
     },
     isReady: () => isCollectorReady,
+    schema: lensUsageSchema,
   });
 
   usageCollection.registerCollector(lensUsageCollector);
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/lens/server/usage/schema.ts b/x-pack/plugins/lens/server/usage/schema.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000000..a35d4d91845ee
--- /dev/null
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/lens/server/usage/schema.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,83 @@
+/*
+ * Copyright Elasticsearch B.V. and/or licensed to Elasticsearch B.V. under one
+ * or more contributor license agreements. Licensed under the Elastic License;
+ * you may not use this file except in compliance with the Elastic License.
+ */
+
+import { MakeSchemaFrom } from 'src/plugins/usage_collection/server';
+import { LensUsage } from './types';
+
+const eventsSchema: MakeSchemaFrom<LensUsage['events_30_days']> = {
+  app_query_change: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_field_info_click: { type: 'long' },
+  loaded: { type: 'long' },
+  app_filters_updated: { type: 'long' },
+  app_date_change: { type: 'long' },
+  save_failed: { type: 'long' },
+  loaded_404: { type: 'long' },
+  drop_total: { type: 'long' },
+  chart_switch: { type: 'long' },
+  suggestion_confirmed: { type: 'long' },
+  suggestion_clicked: { type: 'long' },
+  drop_onto_workspace: { type: 'long' },
+  drop_non_empty: { type: 'long' },
+  drop_empty: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_changed: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_filters_cleared: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_type_filter_toggled: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_existence_toggled: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_show_all_fields_clicked: { type: 'long' },
+  drop_onto_dimension: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_dimension_removed: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_dimension_field_changed: { type: 'long' },
+  xy_change_layer_display: { type: 'long' },
+  xy_layer_removed: { type: 'long' },
+  xy_layer_added: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_dimension_operation_terms: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_dimension_operation_date_histogram: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_dimension_operation_avg: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_dimension_operation_min: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_dimension_operation_max: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_dimension_operation_sum: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_dimension_operation_count: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_dimension_operation_cardinality: { type: 'long' },
+  indexpattern_dimension_operation_filters: { type: 'long' },
+};
+
+const suggestionEventsSchema: MakeSchemaFrom<LensUsage['suggestion_events_30_days']> = {
+  back_to_current: { type: 'long' },
+  reload: { type: 'long' },
+};
+
+const savedSchema: MakeSchemaFrom<LensUsage['saved_overall']> = {
+  bar: { type: 'long' },
+  bar_horizontal: { type: 'long' },
+  line: { type: 'long' },
+  area: { type: 'long' },
+  bar_stacked: { type: 'long' },
+  bar_percentage_stacked: { type: 'long' },
+  bar_horizontal_stacked: { type: 'long' },
+  bar_horizontal_percentage_stacked: { type: 'long' },
+  area_stacked: { type: 'long' },
+  area_percentage_stacked: { type: 'long' },
+  lnsDatatable: { type: 'long' },
+  lnsPie: { type: 'long' },
+  lnsMetric: { type: 'long' },
+};
+
+export const lensUsageSchema: MakeSchemaFrom<LensUsage> = {
+  // LensClickUsage
+  events_30_days: eventsSchema,
+  events_90_days: eventsSchema,
+  suggestion_events_30_days: suggestionEventsSchema,
+  suggestion_events_90_days: suggestionEventsSchema,
+
+  // LensVisualizationUsage
+  saved_overall_total: { type: 'long' },
+  saved_30_days_total: { type: 'long' },
+  saved_90_days_total: { type: 'long' },
+
+  saved_overall: savedSchema,
+  saved_30_days: savedSchema,
+  saved_90_days: savedSchema,
+};
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json b/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json
index 904b14a7459ad..86b7889957c9f 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/telemetry_collection_xpack/schema/xpack_plugins.json
@@ -155,6 +155,380 @@
         }
       }
     },
+    "lens": {
+      "properties": {
+        "events_30_days": {
+          "properties": {
+            "app_query_change": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_field_info_click": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "loaded": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "app_filters_updated": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "app_date_change": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "save_failed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "loaded_404": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "drop_total": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "chart_switch": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "suggestion_confirmed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "suggestion_clicked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "drop_onto_workspace": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "drop_non_empty": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "drop_empty": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_changed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_filters_cleared": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_type_filter_toggled": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_existence_toggled": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_show_all_fields_clicked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "drop_onto_dimension": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_removed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_field_changed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "xy_change_layer_display": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "xy_layer_removed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "xy_layer_added": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_terms": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_date_histogram": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_avg": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_min": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_max": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_sum": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_count": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_cardinality": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_filters": {
+              "type": "long"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "events_90_days": {
+          "properties": {
+            "app_query_change": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_field_info_click": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "loaded": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "app_filters_updated": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "app_date_change": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "save_failed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "loaded_404": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "drop_total": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "chart_switch": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "suggestion_confirmed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "suggestion_clicked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "drop_onto_workspace": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "drop_non_empty": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "drop_empty": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_changed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_filters_cleared": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_type_filter_toggled": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_existence_toggled": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_show_all_fields_clicked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "drop_onto_dimension": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_removed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_field_changed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "xy_change_layer_display": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "xy_layer_removed": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "xy_layer_added": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_terms": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_date_histogram": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_avg": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_min": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_max": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_sum": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_count": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_cardinality": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "indexpattern_dimension_operation_filters": {
+              "type": "long"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "suggestion_events_30_days": {
+          "properties": {
+            "back_to_current": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "reload": {
+              "type": "long"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "suggestion_events_90_days": {
+          "properties": {
+            "back_to_current": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "reload": {
+              "type": "long"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "saved_overall_total": {
+          "type": "long"
+        },
+        "saved_30_days_total": {
+          "type": "long"
+        },
+        "saved_90_days_total": {
+          "type": "long"
+        },
+        "saved_overall": {
+          "properties": {
+            "bar": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_horizontal": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "line": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "area": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_percentage_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_horizontal_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_horizontal_percentage_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "area_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "area_percentage_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "lnsDatatable": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "lnsPie": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "lnsMetric": {
+              "type": "long"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "saved_30_days": {
+          "properties": {
+            "bar": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_horizontal": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "line": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "area": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_percentage_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_horizontal_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_horizontal_percentage_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "area_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "area_percentage_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "lnsDatatable": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "lnsPie": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "lnsMetric": {
+              "type": "long"
+            }
+          }
+        },
+        "saved_90_days": {
+          "properties": {
+            "bar": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_horizontal": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "line": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "area": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_percentage_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_horizontal_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "bar_horizontal_percentage_stacked": {
+              "type": "long"
+            },
+            "area_stacked": {
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