---
title: Telegraf Documentation
description: Telegraf plugin for sending metrics to NSQ
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1/output-plugins/nsq/
estimated_tokens: 687
product: Telegraf
version: v1
---

-   Telegraf v0.2.1+

# NSQ Output Plugin

This plugin writes metrics to the given topic of a [NSQ](https://nsq.io) instance as a producer in one of the supported [data formats](/telegraf/v1/data_formats/output).

**Introduced in:** Telegraf v0.2.1 **Tags:** messaging **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
# Send telegraf measurements to NSQD
[[outputs.nsq]]
  ## Location of nsqd instance listening on TCP
  server = "localhost:4150"
  ## NSQ topic for producer messages
  topic = "telegraf"

  ## 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 = "influx"
```

#### Related

-   [Configure plugins](/telegraf/v1/configure_plugins/)
-   [NSQ Plugin Source](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/v1.38.4/plugins/outputs/nsq/README.md)