http_listener_v2

HTTP Listener v2 Input Plugin

HTTP Listener v2 is a service input plugin that listens for metrics sent via HTTP. Metrics may be sent in any supported data format.

Note: The plugin previously known as http_listener has been renamed influxdb_listener. If you would like Telegraf to act as a proxy/relay for InfluxDB it is recommended to use influxdb_listener.

Configuration:

This is a sample configuration for the plugin.

[[inputs.http_listener_v2]]
  ## Address and port to host HTTP listener on
  service_address = ":8080"

  ## Path to listen to.
  # path = "/telegraf"

  ## HTTP methods to accept.
  # methods = ["POST", "PUT"]

  ## maximum duration before timing out read of the request
  # read_timeout = "10s"
  ## maximum duration before timing out write of the response
  # write_timeout = "10s"

  ## Maximum allowed http request body size in bytes.
  ## 0 means to use the default of 524,288,000 bytes (500 mebibytes)
  # max_body_size = "500MB"

  ## Set one or more allowed client CA certificate file names to
  ## enable mutually authenticated TLS connections
  # tls_allowed_cacerts = ["/etc/telegraf/clientca.pem"]

  ## Add service certificate and key
  # tls_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem"
  # tls_key = "/etc/telegraf/key.pem"

  ## Optional username and password to accept for HTTP basic authentication.
  ## You probably want to make sure you have TLS configured above for this.
  # basic_username = "foobar"
  # basic_password = "barfoo"

  ## 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 = "influx"

Metrics:

Metrics are created from the request body and are dependant on the value of data_format.

Troubleshooting:

Send Line Protocol

curl -i -XPOST 'http://localhost:8080/telegraf' --data-binary 'cpu_load_short,host=server01,region=us-west value=0.64 1434055562000000000'

Send JSON

curl -i -XPOST 'http://localhost:8080/telegraf' --data-binary '{"value1": 42, "value2": 42}'