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title: ''
description: Telegraf plugin for collecting metrics from HDDtemp
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1/input-plugins/hddtemp/
estimated_tokens: 542
product: Telegraf Enterprise
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1/input-plugins/hddtemp/
date: '2026-05-21T20:10:18+02:00'
lastmod: '2026-05-21T20:10:18+02:00'
---

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* Telegraf v1.0.0+

[Plugin source](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/v1.40.0/plugins/inputs/hddtemp/)[Download configuration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/influxdata/telegraf/refs/tags/v1.40.0/plugins/inputs/hddtemp/sample.conf)

# HDDtemp Input Plugin

This plugin reads data from a [hddtemp](https://savannah.nongnu.org/projects/hddtemp/) daemon.

> [!Important]
> This plugin requires `hddtemp` to be installed and running as a daemon.

As the upstream project is not activly maintained anymore and various
distributions (e.g. Debian Bookwork and later) don’t ship packages for `hddtemp`anymore, the binary might not be available (e.g. in Ubuntu 22.04 or later).

> [!Tip]
> As an alternative consider using the [smartctl](/telegraf/v1/plugins/#input-smartctl) relying on
> SMART information or [sensors](/telegraf/v1/plugins/#input-sensors) plugins to retrieve temperature data
> of your hard-drive.

**Introduced in:** Telegraf v1.0.0**Tags:** hardware, system**OS support:** all

## Global configuration options

Plugins support additional global and plugin configuration settings for tasks
such as modifying metrics, tags, and fields, creating aliases, and configuring
plugin ordering. See [CONFIGURATION.md](/telegraf/v1/configuration/#plugins) for more details.

## Configuration

```toml
# Monitor disks' temperatures using hddtemp
[[inputs.hddtemp]]
  ## By default, telegraf gathers temps data from all disks detected by the
  ## hddtemp.
  ##
  ## Only collect temps from the selected disks.
  ##
  ## A * as the device name will return the temperature values of all disks.
  ##
  # address = "127.0.0.1:7634"
  # devices = ["sda", "*"]
```

## Metrics

* hddtemp
  * tags:
    * device
    * model
    * unit
    * status
    * source

  * fields:
    * temperature

## Example Output

```text
hddtemp,source=server1,unit=C,status=,device=sdb,model=WDC\ WD740GD-00FLA1 temperature=43i 1481655647000000000
hddtemp,device=sdc,model=SAMSUNG\ HD103UI,unit=C,source=server1,status= temperature=38i 148165564700000000
hddtemp,device=sdd,model=SAMSUNG\ HD103UI,unit=C,source=server1,status= temperature=36i 1481655647000000000
```