---
title: Telegraf Documentation
description: Telegraf plugin for transforming metrics using Dedup
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1/processor-plugins/dedup/
estimated_tokens: 729
product: Telegraf
version: v1
---

-   Telegraf v1.14.0+

# Dedup Processor Plugin

This plugin filters metrics whose field values are exact repetitions of the previous values. This plugin will store its state between runs if the `statefile` option in the agent config section is set.

**Introduced in:** Telegraf v1.14.0 **Tags:** filtering **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
# Filter metrics with repeating field values
[[processors.dedup]]
  ## Maximum time to suppress output
  dedup_interval = "600s"
```

## Example

```diff
- cpu,cpu=cpu0 time_idle=42i,time_guest=1i
- cpu,cpu=cpu0 time_idle=42i,time_guest=2i
- cpu,cpu=cpu0 time_idle=42i,time_guest=2i
- cpu,cpu=cpu0 time_idle=44i,time_guest=2i
- cpu,cpu=cpu0 time_idle=44i,time_guest=2i
+ cpu,cpu=cpu0 time_idle=42i,time_guest=1i
+ cpu,cpu=cpu0 time_idle=42i,time_guest=2i
+ cpu,cpu=cpu0 time_idle=44i,time_guest=2i

```

#### Related

-   [Configure plugins](/telegraf/v1/configure_plugins/)
-   [Dedup Plugin Source](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/v1.38.4/plugins/processors/dedup/README.md)