InfluxDB destination plugin

The InfluxDB destination plugin lets you configure Chronosphere Telemetry Pipeline to route data to your InfluxDB instances.

Supported telemetry types

This plugin supports these telemetry types:

Logs	Metrics	Traces

Configuration parameters

Use the parameters in this section to configure your plugin. The Telemetry Pipeline web interface uses the values in the Name column to describe the parameters. Items in the Key column are the YAML keys to use in pipeline configuration files.

General

Name	Key	Description	Default
Host	`host`	IP address or hostname of the target HTTP Server.	`127.0.0.1`
Port	`port`	TCP port of the target HTTP Server.	`80`
Influx v1 - Database	`database`	InfluxDB Database Name where records are inserted. If you're using a newer version of Influx, use Bucket instead.	`calyptiacore`
Influx v2 - Bucket	`bucket`	The amount of time between each API call.	none
Influx v2 - Org	`org`	InfluxDB Organization name where the bucket is (v2 only).	none

Advanced

Name	Key	Description	Default
Headers	`http_header`	Adds an HTTP header key/value pair. Multiple headers can be set.	none
Sequence Tag	`sequence_tag`	The name of the tag whose value is incremented for consecutive simultaneous events.	`_seq`
Custom URI Endpoint	`uri`	Custom URI endpoint.	none
Enable Auto Tags	`auto_tags`	Custom URI endpoint. Accepted values: `true`, `false`.	`false`
Tag Keys	`tag_keys`	Space-separated list of keys that need to be tagged.	none

Basic Authentication

Name	Key	Description	Default
HTTP Username	`http_user`	Basic auth username.	none
HTTP Password	`http_passwd`	Basic auth password. Requires `http_user` to be set.	none
Influx v2 - HTTP Token	`http_token`	Authentication token used with InfluDB v2. If specified, both `http_user` and `http_passwd` are ignored.	none

Security and TLS

Name	Key	Description	Default
TLS	`tls`	Enables or disables TLS/SSL support. Accepted values: `true`, `false`.	`false`
TLS Certificate Validation	`tls.verify`	Enables or disables TLS/SSL certificate validation. TLS must be enabled for certificates to be validated. Accepted values: `off`, `on`.	`on`
TLS Debug Level	`tls.debug`	Sets TLS debug verbosity level. Accepted values: `0` (No debug), `1` (Error), `2` (State change), `3` (Informational), `4` (Verbose).	`1`
CA Certificate File Path	`tls.ca_file`	Absolute path to CA certificate file.	none
Certificate File Path	`tls.crt_file`	Absolute path to certificate file.	none
Private Key File Path	`tls.key_file`	Absolute path to private key file.	none
Private Key Path Password	`tls.key_passwd`	Password for private key file.	none
TLS SNI Hostname Extension	`tls.vhost`	Hostname to be used for TLS SNI extension.	none

Advanced Networking

Name	Key	Description	Default
DNS Mode	`net.dns.mode`	Selects the primary DNS connection type, which can be `TCP` or `UDP`.	none
DNS Resolver	`net.dns.resolver`	Selects the primary DNS connection type, which can be `LEGACY` or `ASYNC`.	none
Prefer IPv4	`net.dns.prefer_ipv4`	Prioritizes IPv4 DNS results when trying to establish a connection. Accepted values: `true`, `false`.	`false`
Keepalive	`net.keepalive`	Enables or disables Keepalive support. Accepted values: `true`, `false`.	`true`
Keepalive Idle Timeout	`net.keepalive_idle_timeout`	Sets the maximum time allowed for an idle Keepalive connection.	`30s`
Max Connect Timeout	`net.connect_timeout`	Sets the maximum time allowed to establish a connection, which includes the TLS handshake.	`10s`
Max Connect Timeout Log Error	`net.connect_timeout_log_error`	Specifies whether to log an error on connection timeout. When disabled, the timeout is logged as a debug message. Accepted values: `true`, `false`.	`true`
Max Keepalive Recycle	`net.keepalive_max_recycle`	Sets the maximum number of times a keepalive connection can be used before it's retired.	`2000`
Source Address	`net.source_address`	Specifies the network address to bind for data traffic.	none

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