# \#outputs

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## [Strange behaviour with \[inputs.prometheus\] with metric\_version=2 in telegraf 1.33.0+](https://community.influxdata.com/t/strange-behaviour-with-inputs-prometheus-with-metric-version-2-in-telegraf-1-33-0/57380)

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**Author:** [@pyriand3r](https://community.influxdata.com/u/pyriand3r)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 6, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/strange-behaviour-with-inputs-prometheus-with-metric-version-2-in-telegraf-1-33-0/57380 "2025-06-06T13:53:55Z")

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Hi, i am facing right now a very strange behaviour in Telegraf version 1.33.0 and newer in combination with the prometheus input plugin and the influxdb v2 output plugin. Assume follwing telegraf.conf \[agent\] interval…

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## [Outputs.sql configuration for mysql db](https://community.influxdata.com/t/outputs-sql-configuration-for-mysql-db/49300)

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**Author:** [@ali4niaki](https://community.influxdata.com/u/ali4niaki)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [January 3, 2025, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/outputs-sql-configuration-for-mysql-db/49300 "2025-01-03T22:51:30Z")

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Hi. I am trying to send a simple mock sin wave to mysql db using outputs.sql plugin. I get this error: \[agent\] Error writing to outputs.sql: execution failed: Error 1064 (42000): You have an error in your SQL syntax; c…

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## [TLS Host Validation](https://community.influxdata.com/t/tls-host-validation/38806)

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**Author:** [@rahav\_jv](https://community.influxdata.com/u/rahav_jv)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2024, 10:56am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/tls-host-validation/38806 "2024-10-21T10:56:33Z")

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I have setup telegraf with http output plugin to write to a remote endpoint. This endpoint is configured with ip. I have setup TLS in telegraf by passing in the tls\_ca parameter in telegraf. Here telegraf expects the cer…

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## [Customization of output data in telegraf](https://community.influxdata.com/t/customization-of-output-data-in-telegraf/38717)

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**Author:** [@alireza\_j](https://community.influxdata.com/u/alireza_j)\
**Replies:** 6\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2024, 8:44am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/customization-of-output-data-in-telegraf/38717 "2024-10-14T08:44:26Z")

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hello people, i’m new to influx world and wasn’t able to find any solution for my problem neither in forum or using gpt. i get my data as a json form using mqtt, i want to make such structure for my data while i’m send…

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## [Telegraf Postgres SQL output plugin misbehaviour](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-postgres-sql-output-plugin-misbehaviour/35299)

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**Author:** [@Nistha](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Nistha)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [September 5, 2024, 2:12pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-postgres-sql-output-plugin-misbehaviour/35299 "2024-09-05T14:12:28Z")

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I’m trying postgres output plugin on telegraf 1.31.0. Scenario: drop a PSQL table while telegraf is running Expected behavior: telegraf should be able to recreate the table if it does not exists Actual behavior: Teleg…

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## [Using telegraf to proxy metrics to prometheus is losing metrics?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/using-telegraf-to-proxy-metrics-to-prometheus-is-losing-metrics/32070)

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**Author:** [@EOrtega](https://community.influxdata.com/u/EOrtega)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 9, 2023, 8:48am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/using-telegraf-to-proxy-metrics-to-prometheus-is-losing-metrics/32070 "2023-11-09T08:48:39Z")

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I am using telegraf to collect metrics from a local mysql\_exporter, add some labels to them, and expose them via the prometheus telegraf output. I am seeing, however, that every now and then, the metrics exposed by teleg…

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## [Does elasticsearch output plugin support tagpass, namepass?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/does-elasticsearch-output-plugin-support-tagpass-namepass/32062)

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**Author:** [@Vivek\_parody](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Vivek_parody)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 8, 2023, 7:54am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/does-elasticsearch-output-plugin-support-tagpass-namepass/32062 "2023-11-08T07:54:37Z")

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Hi team, I am using telegraf version 1.28.3. I am reading data from tail plugin from two different source and want to filter out my data in elasticsearch on basis of tags. But tagpass is not working in elasticsearch ou…

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## [Problems with json transformation in Telegraf - outputs.mqtt](https://community.influxdata.com/t/problems-with-json-transformation-in-telegraf-outputs-mqtt/31751)

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**Author:** [@iserranoe](https://community.influxdata.com/u/iserranoe)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2023, 7:08pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/problems-with-json-transformation-in-telegraf-outputs-mqtt/31751 "2023-10-13T19:08:37Z")

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Hello, I am having some issues with a json\_transformation in outputs.mqtt plugin in Telegraf configuration, with Telegraf version 1.27. I am getting the message: \[outputs.mqtt\] Could not serialize metric batch for topic…

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## [Run: open server: listen: listen tcp 127.0.0.1:8088: bind: address already in use](https://community.influxdata.com/t/run-open-server-listen-listen-tcp-127-0-0-1-bind-address-already-in-use/19405)

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**Author:** [@Karan12592](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Karan12592)\
**Replies:** 28\
**Last updated:** [February 21, 2023, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/run-open-server-listen-listen-tcp-127-0-0-1-bind-address-already-in-use/19405 "2023-02-21T17:23:00Z")

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Hi, Influxd server not running… it shows like this 2021-04-14T19:04:57.217578Z info InfluxDB starting {“log\_id”: “0TWSCKWG000”, “version”: “1.8.4”, “branch”: “1.8”, “commit”: “bc8ec4384eed25436d31045f974bf39f3310fa3c”…

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## [None of the outputs work if one of the outputs has error](https://community.influxdata.com/t/none-of-the-outputs-work-if-one-of-the-outputs-has-error/26490)

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**Author:** [@gowthamsadasivam](https://community.influxdata.com/u/gowthamsadasivam)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [September 20, 2022, 4:48pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/none-of-the-outputs-work-if-one-of-the-outputs-has-error/26490 "2022-09-20T16:48:50Z")

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Hello, I configured telegraf to collect system metrics and flushing them into three different outputs like elasticsearch, influxdb1, influxdb2 . In case if the elasticsearch output has some issues like host is down or …

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## [Why is the postgresql ouput plugin missing from the docker container and can I add it?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/why-is-the-postgresql-ouput-plugin-missing-from-the-docker-container-and-can-i-add-it/25104)

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**Author:** [@Oren\_Shani](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Oren_Shani)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [May 23, 2022, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/why-is-the-postgresql-ouput-plugin-missing-from-the-docker-container-and-can-i-add-it/25104 "2022-05-23T13:38:40Z")

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Hi All, I wanted to test using telegraf to write data streams into a postgresql db. I can see the plugin in the git, but it seems to be missing in the telegraf docker container. So am I missing something (maybe I am usi…

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## [Telegraf plugin problem](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-plugin-problem/18899)

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**Author:** [@1forrest](https://community.influxdata.com/u/1forrest)\
**Replies:** 36\
**Last updated:** [April 21, 2021, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-plugin-problem/18899 "2021-04-21T21:12:19Z")

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Hi! I have installed influxdb and Telegraf on my Synology NAS in the Docker. In the Influxdb UI I created the bucket, telegraf configuration and token. When I start my Telegraf in the Terminal I can see the following pr…

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## [InfluxDB Error creation failed: 401 Unauthorized](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-error-creation-failed-401-unauthorized/19302)

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**Author:** [@Natmang](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Natmang)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [April 8, 2021, 5:01pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/influxdb-error-creation-failed-401-unauthorized/19302 "2021-04-08T17:01:13Z")

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Hello, I’m trying to collect data from a Azure SQL Managed Instance I’ve stumbled across this article using Grafana, InfluxDB & telegraf for achieving some useful looking dashboards. I’m running a VM in Azure in the sa…
