---
title: Telegraf Documentation
description: Telegraf plugin for transforming metrics using Pivot
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/telegraf/v1/processor-plugins/pivot/
estimated_tokens: 709
product: Telegraf
version: v1
---

-   Telegraf v1.12.0+

# Pivot Processor Plugin

This plugin rotates single-valued metrics into a multi-field metric. The result is a more compact representation for applying mathematical operators to or do comparisons between metrics or flatten fields.

To perform the reverse operation use the [unpivot](/telegraf/v1/plugins/#processor-unpivot) processor.

**Introduced in:** Telegraf v1.12.0 **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
# Rotate a single valued metric into a multi field metric
[[processors.pivot]]
  ## Tag to use for naming the new field.
  tag_key = "name"
  ## Field to use as the value of the new field.
  value_key = "value"
```

## Example

```diff
- cpu,cpu=cpu0,name=time_idle value=42i
- cpu,cpu=cpu0,name=time_user value=43i
+ cpu,cpu=cpu0 time_idle=42i
+ cpu,cpu=cpu0 time_user=43i

```

#### Related

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