Logfmt input data format
Use the logfmt data format to parse logfmt data into Telegraf metrics.
Configuration
[[inputs.file]]
files = ["example"]
## 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 = "logfmt"
## Array of key names which should be collected as tags. Globs accepted.
logfmt_tag_keys = ["method","host"]
Metrics
Each key/value pair in the line is added to a new metric as a field. The type of the field is automatically determined based on the contents of the value.
Examples
- method=GET host=example.org ts=2018-07-24T19:43:40.275Z connect=4ms service=8ms status=200 bytes=1653
+ logfmt,host=example.org,method=GET ts="2018-07-24T19:43:40.275Z",connect="4ms",service="8ms",status=200i,bytes=1653i
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