Unable to gather specific database tables using telegraf mysql plugin

Telegraf
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I’m able to use the telegraf mysql plugin successfully to pull metrics from my mysql server but if I put a list of tables in the table_schema_databases line it fails to pull any data. I’m trying to avoid pulling all the tables because I’m sending the data to influxdb and want to keep my influxdb size small as possible. This is my config file, any suggestions?

# Read metrics from one or many mysql servers
[[inputs.mysql]]
  ## specify servers via a url matching:
  ##  [username[:password]@][protocol[(address)]]/[?tls=[true|false|skip-verify|custom]]
  ##  see https://github.com/go-sql-driver/mysql#dsn-data-source-name
  ##  e.g.
  ##    servers = ["user:passwd@tcp(127.0.0.1:3306)/?tls=false"]
  ##    servers = ["user@tcp(127.0.0.1:3306)/?tls=false"]
  #
  servers = ["dbuser:dbpass@tcp(server.in.amazonaws.com:3306)/?tls=false"]
  ## the limits for metrics form perf_events_statements
  perf_events_statements_digest_text_limit  = 120
  perf_events_statements_limit              = 250
  perf_events_statements_time_limit         = 86400
  #
  ## if the list is empty, then metrics are gathered from all database tables
  table_schema_databases                    = ["contacts", "products" ]
  #
  ## gather metrics from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.TABLES for databases provided above list
  gather_table_schema                       = true
  #
  ## gather thread state counts from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.PROCESSLIST
  gather_process_list                       = true
  #
  ## gather thread state counts from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.USER_STATISTICS
  gather_user_statistics                    = false
  #
  ## gather auto_increment columns and max values from information schema
  gather_info_schema_auto_inc               = true
  #
  ## gather metrics from INFORMATION_SCHEMA.INNODB_METRICS
  gather_innodb_metrics                     = true
  #
  ## gather metrics from SHOW SLAVE STATUS command output
  gather_slave_status                       = false
  #
  ## gather metrics from SHOW BINARY LOGS command output
  gather_binary_logs                        = false
  #
  ## gather metrics from PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA.TABLE_IO_WAITS_SUMMARY_BY_TABLE
  gather_table_io_waits                     = false
  #
  ## gather metrics from PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA.TABLE_LOCK_WAITS
  gather_table_lock_waits                   = false
  #
  ## gather metrics from PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA.TABLE_IO_WAITS_SUMMARY_BY_INDEX_USAGE
  gather_index_io_waits                     = false
  #
  ## gather metrics from PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA.EVENT_WAITS
  gather_event_waits                        = false
  #
  ## gather metrics from PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA.FILE_SUMMARY_BY_EVENT_NAME
  gather_file_events_stats                  = false
  #
  ## gather metrics from PERFORMANCE_SCHEMA.EVENTS_STATEMENTS_SUMMARY_BY_DIGEST
  gather_perf_events_statements             = false
  #
  ## Some queries we may want to run less often (such as SHOW GLOBAL VARIABLES)
  interval_slow                   = "30m"
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This option actually is a list of databases, not tables, to collect table schema information on.

3

doh, I see now thanks Daniel