Telegraf input data formats

Collectd input data format

Use the collectd input data format to parse the collectd network binary protocol to create tags for host, instance, type, and type instance.

CSV input data format

Use the csv input data format to parse a document containing comma-separated values into Telegraf metrics.

Dropwizard input data format

Use the dropwizard input data format to parse Dropwizard JSON representations into Telegraf metrics.

Graphite input data format

Use the Graphite data format to translate Graphite dot buckets directly into Telegraf measurement names, with a single value field, and without any tags.

Grok input data format

Use the grok data format to parse line-delimited data using a regular expression-like language.

InfluxDB Line Protocol input data format

Use the InfluxDB Line Protocol input data format to parse InfluxDB metrics directly into Telegraf metrics.

JSON input data format

Use the JSON input data format to parse [JSON][json] objects, or an array of objects, into Telegraf metric fields.

Logfmt input data format

Use the logfmt input data format to parse logfmt data into Telegraf metrics.

Nagios input data format

Use the Nagios input data format to parse the output of Nagios plugins into Telegraf metrics.

Prometheus Remote Write input data format

Use the Prometheus Remote Write input data format to write samples directly into Telegraf metrics.

Value input data format

Use the value input data format to parse single values into Telegraf metrics.

Wavefront input data format

Use the Wavefront input data format to parse Wavefront data into Telegraf metrics.

XML input data format

Use the XML input data format to parse XML data into Telegraf metrics.

[[inputs.exec]]
  ## Commands array
  commands = ["/tmp/test.sh", "/usr/bin/mycollector --foo=bar"]

  ## measurement name suffix (for separating different commands)
  name_suffix = "_mycollector"

  ## Data format to consume.
  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
  ## more about them here:
  ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
  data_format = "json"