Metric parse error: expected field at 1:105 (input tail plugin)

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Hi,
I have a small query i am getting two error from telegraf side
metric parse error: expected field at 1:105:

received error partial write: field type conflict: input field “wvef” on measurement “wefwgfevd” is type string, already exists as type float dropped=1; discarding points

so my question is if telegraf is throwing this error and if new records come in input file then telegraf will send new data to influx or not?

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This is an influxdb related error.
It means that in current shard, that “column” in that measurement is of datatype float.

You are now trying to write in that same column a string value, which is not possible, and ifluxdb will discard those points.

You must check the datasource, and “normalize” the input, to be always of the same type, otherwise you will have problems later, while querying the data.