# Telegraf plugin to modify point fields

**URL:** <https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-plugin-to-modify-point-fields/5180>\
**Category:** Telegraf\
**Tags:** telegraf\
**Created:** [May 15, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-plugin-to-modify-point-fields/5180 "2018-05-15T14:49:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![NinjaDude](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/977dab/32.png) [@NinjaDude](https://community.influxdata.com/u/NinjaDude)\
**Post date:** [May 15, 2018, 2:49pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-plugin-to-modify-point-fields/5180/1 "2018-05-15T14:49:07Z")

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hi,  
i want to create a pipeline that queries data from influxdb ,  
change the value of one of the values in the point and then save it back to influxdb,  
so my input plugin is influx-db my output plugin is influxdbOut, but what is the plugin i need to handle the middle?

thanks  
david