# \[inputs.exec\] Error in plugin: metric parse error: expected field

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/inputs-exec-error-in-plugin-metric-parse-error-expected-field/30703>\
**Category:** Telegraf\
**Tags:** influxdata\
**Created:** [July 13, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/inputs-exec-error-in-plugin-metric-parse-error-expected-field/30703 "2023-07-13T11:25:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Danrockan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/danrockan/32/13886_2.png) [@Danrockan](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Danrockan)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 11:25am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/inputs-exec-error-in-plugin-metric-parse-error-expected-field/30703/1 "2023-07-13T11:25:51Z")

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hi, when configuring telegraff I have a problem with downloading data, for example in the version field assigning 1 works, specifying 1.1 also works, while for the version with more dots like 1.1.1 I have the following error:

`[inputs.exec] Error in plugin: metric parse error: expected field at 1:42: "testmeasurement,tag1=val1,tag2=val2 version=2.3.4"`

output of my script:  
`testmeasurement,tag1=val1,tag2=val2 version=2.3.4`

changing to the following works:  
`testmeasurement,tag1=val1,tag2=val2 version=2.3`

Configuration for telegraf agent

```auto
[agent]
  interval = "10s"
  round_interval = true
  metric_batch_size = 1000
  metric_buffer_limit = 10000
  collection_jitter = "0s"
  flush_interval = "10s"
  flush_jitter = "0s"
  precision = ""
  hostname = ""
  omit_hostname = false

[[outputs.influxdb_v2]]
  urls = ["http://X.XX.XX.XXX:8086"] #ip_adress here
  token = "$INFLUX_TOKEN"
  organization = "organization_name"
  bucket = "bucket_name"

[[inputs.exec]]
  commands = ["bash /opt/telegraf/test.telegraf.sh"]
  timeout = "5s"
  data_format = "influx"

```

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**Author:** ![jpowers](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/jpowers/32/8569_2.png) [@jpowers](https://community.influxdata.com/u/jpowers)\
**Post date:** [July 13, 2023, 1:17pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/inputs-exec-error-in-plugin-metric-parse-error-expected-field/30703/2 "2023-07-13T13:17:17Z")

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I commented on your bug but I’ll paste it here as well:

Fields are suppose to be numeric values not strings. 2.3.4 is not an numeric value, while 2.3 can be parsed as a numeric value. Please see [Line protocol | InfluxDB Cloud (TSM) Documentation](https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb/cloud/reference/syntax/line-protocol/#field-set)

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**Author:** ![Danrockan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex023/user_avatar/community.influxdata.com/danrockan/32/13886_2.png) [@Danrockan](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Danrockan)\
**Post date:** [July 14, 2023, 2:16pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/inputs-exec-error-in-plugin-metric-parse-error-expected-field/30703/4 "2023-07-14T14:16:06Z")

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Im change my output, and now it is working:

`testmeasurement,tag1=val1,tag2=val2 version="2.3.4"`