JSON output data format
Use the json output data format (serializer) to format and output Telegraf metrics as JSON documents.
Configuration
[[outputs.file]]
## Files to write to, "stdout" is a specially handled file.
files = ["stdout", "/tmp/metrics.out"]
## Data format to output.
## 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_OUTPUT.md
data_format = "json"
## The resolution to use for the metric timestamp. Must be a duration string
## such as "1ns", "1us", "1ms", "10ms", "1s". Durations are truncated to
## the power of 10 less than the specified units.
json_timestamp_units = "1s"
Examples
Standard format
{
"fields": {
"field_1": 30,
"field_2": 4,
"field_N": 59,
"n_images": 660
},
"name": "docker",
"tags": {
"host": "raynor"
},
"timestamp": 1458229140
}
Batch format
When an output plugin needs to emit multiple metrics at one time, it may use the batch format. The use of batch format is determined by the plugin – reference the documentation for the specific plugin.
{
"metrics": [
{
"fields": {
"field_1": 30,
"field_2": 4,
"field_N": 59,
"n_images": 660
},
"name": "docker",
"tags": {
"host": "raynor"
},
"timestamp": 1458229140
},
{
"fields": {
"field_1": 30,
"field_2": 4,
"field_N": 59,
"n_images": 660
},
"name": "docker",
"tags": {
"host": "raynor"
},
"timestamp": 1458229140
}
]
}
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