Inputs.http to pass data straight to starlark without any preprocessing

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In my conf file I have a

[[inputs.file]]
  files = ["json.json"]
  data_format = "value"
  data_type = "string"

which I am then able to pass to

[[processors.starlark]]
  source = '''
load("json.star", "json")

def apply(metric):
    metrics = []

    json_data = json.decode(metric.fields.get("value"))
.... process complex json data ....

And this works without issue.

I’d like to start pulling my json data from an API endpoint. (values in are scrubbed data for security reasons)

[[inputs.http]]
    urls = [
      "https://api.clover.com/v3/merchants/[merchantid]/orders?expand=lineItems&limit=5"
    ]
  method = "GET"
  [inputs.http.headers]
     Authorization = "Bearer [my-auth-token]"
	
  data_format = "value"
  data_type = "string"

But the inputs.http complains about not being able to parse the json. I don’t want it to try and parse the json, I just want it to pass the entire response body on to starlark for processing.

Note: I am able to call the API using curl without issues and get back the expected json response. So the endpoint is working correctly.

Any ideas?