---
title: ''
description: Telegraf plugin for transforming metrics using Override
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1/processor-plugins/override/
estimated_tokens: 365
product: Telegraf Enterprise
version: v1
publisher: InfluxData
canonical: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1/processor-plugins/override/
date: '2026-05-21T20:10:18+02:00'
lastmod: '2026-05-21T20:10:18+02:00'
---

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* Telegraf v1.6.0+

[Plugin source](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/tree/v1.39.1/plugins/processors/override/)[Download configuration](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/influxdata/telegraf/refs/tags/v1.39.1/plugins/processors/override/sample.conf)

# Override Processor Plugin

This plugin allows to modify metrics using [metric modifiers](/telegraf/v1/configuration/#modifiers).
Use-cases of this plugin encompass ensuring certain tags or naming conventions
are adhered to irrespective of input plugin configurations, e.g. by`taginclude`.

> [!Note]
> [Metric filtering](/telegraf/v1/configuration/#metric-filtering) options apply to both the clone and the
> original metric.

**Introduced in:** Telegraf v1.6.0**Tags:** transformation**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
# Apply metric modifications using override semantics.
[[processors.override]]
  ## All modifications on inputs and aggregators can be overridden:
  # name_override = "new_name"
  # name_prefix = "new_name_prefix"
  # name_suffix = "new_name_suffix"

  ## Tags to be added (all values must be strings)
  # [processors.override.tags]
  #   additional_tag = "tag_value"
```