--- title: '' description: Telegraf plugin for collecting metrics from Monit url: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1/input-plugins/monit/ estimated_tokens: 1725 product: Telegraf Enterprise version: v1 publisher: InfluxData canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1/input-plugins/monit/ date: '2026-05-21T20:10:18+02:00' lastmod: '2026-05-21T20:10:18+02:00' --- ========== * Telegraf v1.14.0+ [Plugin source](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/v1.39.1/plugins/inputs/monit/)[Download configuration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/influxdata/telegraf/refs/tags/v1.39.1/plugins/inputs/monit/sample.conf) # Monit Input Plugin This plugin gathers metrics and status information about local processes, remote hosts, files, file systems, directories and network interfaces managed and watched over by [Monit](https://mmonit.com/). > [!Note] > The plugin supports Monit version 5.16+. > To use this plugin you have to enable the [HTTPD TCP port](https://mmonit.com/monit/documentation/monit.html#TCP-PORT) in Monit. **Introduced in:** Telegraf v1.14.0**Tags:** network**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 # Read metrics and status information about processes managed by Monit [[inputs.monit]] ## Monit HTTPD address address = "http://127.0.0.1:2812" ## Username and Password for Monit # username = "" # password = "" ## Amount of time allowed to complete the HTTP request # timeout = "5s" ## Optional TLS Config # tls_ca = "/etc/telegraf/ca.pem" # tls_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem" # tls_key = "/etc/telegraf/key.pem" ## Use TLS but skip chain & host verification # insecure_skip_verify = false ``` ## Metrics * monit\_filesystem * tags: * address * version * service * platform\_name * status * monitoring\_status * monitoring\_mode * fields: * status\_code * monitoring\_status\_code * monitoring\_mode\_code * mode * block\_percent * block\_usage * block\_total * inode\_percent * inode\_usage * inode\_total * monit\_directory * tags: * address * version * service * platform\_name * status * monitoring\_status * monitoring\_mode * fields: * status\_code * monitoring\_status\_code * monitoring\_mode\_code * permissions * monit\_file * tags: * address * version * service * platform\_name * status * monitoring\_status * monitoring\_mode * fields: * status\_code * monitoring\_status\_code * monitoring\_mode\_code * size * permissions * monit\_process * tags: * address * version * service * platform\_name * status * monitoring\_status * monitoring\_mode * fields: * status\_code * monitoring\_status\_code * monitoring\_mode\_code * cpu\_percent * cpu\_percent\_total * mem\_kb * mem\_kb\_total * mem\_percent * mem\_percent\_total * pid * parent\_pid * threads * children * monit\_remote\_host * tags: * address * version * service * platform\_name * status * monitoring\_status * monitoring\_mode * fields: * status\_code * monitoring\_status\_code * monitoring\_mode\_code * hostname * port\_number * request * response\_time * protocol * type * monit\_system * tags: * address * version * service * platform\_name * status * monitoring\_status * monitoring\_mode * fields: * status\_code * monitoring\_status\_code * monitoring\_mode\_code * cpu\_system * cpu\_user * cpu\_wait * cpu\_load\_avg\_1m * cpu\_load\_avg\_5m * cpu\_load\_avg\_15m * mem\_kb * mem\_percent * swap\_kb * swap\_percent * monit\_fifo * tags: * address * version * service * platform\_name * status * monitoring\_status * monitoring\_mode * fields: * status\_code * monitoring\_status\_code * monitoring\_mode\_code * permissions * monit\_program * tags: * address * version * service * platform\_name * status * monitoring\_status * monitoring\_mode * fields: * status\_code * monitoring\_status\_code * monitoring\_mode\_code * monit\_network * tags: * address * version * service * platform\_name * status * monitoring\_status * monitoring\_mode * fields: * status\_code * monitoring\_status\_code * monitoring\_mode\_code * monit\_program * tags: * address * version * service * platform\_name * status * monitoring\_status * monitoring\_mode * fields: * status\_code * monitoring\_status\_code * monitoring\_mode\_code * monit\_network * tags: * address * version * service * platform\_name * status * monitoring\_status * monitoring\_mode * fields: * status\_code * monitoring\_status\_code * monitoring\_mode\_code ## Example Output ```text monit_file,monitoring_mode=active,monitoring_status=monitored,pending_action=none,platform_name=Linux,service=rsyslog_pid,source=xyzzy.local,status=running,version=5.20.0 mode=644i,monitoring_mode_code=0i,monitoring_status_code=1i,pending_action_code=0i,size=3i,status_code=0i 1579735047000000000 monit_process,monitoring_mode=active,monitoring_status=monitored,pending_action=none,platform_name=Linux,service=rsyslog,source=xyzzy.local,status=running,version=5.20.0 children=0i,cpu_percent=0,cpu_percent_total=0,mem_kb=3148i,mem_kb_total=3148i,mem_percent=0.2,mem_percent_total=0.2,monitoring_mode_code=0i,monitoring_status_code=1i,parent_pid=1i,pending_action_code=0i,pid=318i,status_code=0i,threads=4i 1579735047000000000 monit_program,monitoring_mode=active,monitoring_status=initializing,pending_action=none,platform_name=Linux,service=echo,source=xyzzy.local,status=running,version=5.20.0 monitoring_mode_code=0i,monitoring_status_code=2i,pending_action_code=0i,program_started=0i,program_status=0i,status_code=0i 1579735047000000000 monit_system,monitoring_mode=active,monitoring_status=monitored,pending_action=none,platform_name=Linux,service=debian-stretch-monit.virt,source=xyzzy.local,status=running,version=5.20.0 cpu_load_avg_15m=0,cpu_load_avg_1m=0,cpu_load_avg_5m=0,cpu_system=0,cpu_user=0,cpu_wait=0,mem_kb=42852i,mem_percent=2.1,monitoring_mode_code=0i,monitoring_status_code=1i,pending_action_code=0i,status_code=0i,swap_kb=0,swap_percent=0 1579735047000000000 monit_remote_host,dc=new-12,host=palladium,monitoring_mode=active,monitoring_status=monitored,pending_action=none,platform_name=Linux,rack=rack-0,service=blog.kalvad.com,source=palladium,status=running,version=5.27.0 monitoring_status_code=1i,monitoring_mode_code=0i,response_time=0.664412,type="TCP",pending_action_code=0i,remote_hostname="blog.kalvad.com",port_number=443i,request="/",protocol="HTTP",status_code=0i 1599138990000000000 ```