# \#plugin **URL:** https://community.influxdata.com/tag/plugin/132.md [Latest](https://community.influxdata.com/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.influxdata.com/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.influxdata.com/tags.md) --- ## [\[\[inputs.sqlserver\]\] protocol other than TCP does not work](https://community.influxdata.com/t/inputs-sqlserver-protocol-other-than-tcp-does-not-work/57868)
**Author:** [@varakspavel](https://community.influxdata.com/u/varakspavel)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2025, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/inputs-sqlserver-protocol-other-than-tcp-does-not-work/57868 "2025-10-27T12:01:03Z")
config: \[\[inputs.sqlserver\]\] servers = \[ “Server=Localhost;Integrated Security=SSPI;app name=telegraf;protocol=lpc;log=1” Errors: 2025-08-28T16:23:40Z E! \[inputs.sqlserver\] Error in plugin: query SQLServerVolumeSpac… --- ## [Telemetry Juniper Full Dial-Out (like cisco\_telemetry\_mdt)](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telemetry-juniper-full-dial-out-like-cisco-telemetry-mdt/58010)
**Author:** [@BySyto](https://community.influxdata.com/u/BySyto)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 14, 2025, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telemetry-juniper-full-dial-out-like-cisco-telemetry-mdt/58010 "2025-10-14T12:25:44Z")
Hi everyone, I’m trying to receive telemetry data from a juniper router in dial-out mode, where the router pushes data directly to Telegraf — just like the cisco\_telemetry\_mdt plugin works. The jti\_openconfig\_telemetry … --- ## [Are gNMI deletes not supported in gnmi.input plugin?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/are-gnmi-deletes-not-supported-in-gnmi-input-plugin/57791)
**Author:** [@kvn299](https://community.influxdata.com/u/kvn299)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2025, 8:29am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/are-gnmi-deletes-not-supported-in-gnmi-input-plugin/57791 "2025-09-11T08:29:08Z")
Hey guys, quick question on inputs.gnmi with an on\_change subscription: When a subscribed gNMI path is deleted on the target, the device sends an event indicating the deletion. I confirmed this using gNMIC. However, Tel… --- ## [Telegraf Monitoring of PDU with REDFISH](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-monitoring-of-pdu-with-redfish/57776)
**Author:** [@oldguardmd1](https://community.influxdata.com/u/oldguardmd1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 9, 2025, 11:18am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-monitoring-of-pdu-with-redfish/57776 "2025-08-09T11:18:41Z")
We have ServerTech PDUs that support REDFISH, and the output of REDFISH is a lot easier to assess than the SNMP options. It appears that the REDFISH plugin may only be intended to work with compute systems? This plugin… --- ## [Telegraf inputs.proxmox fails to parse config with "fields but they weren't used" error](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-inputs-proxmox-fails-to-parse-config-with-fields-but-they-werent-used-error/57537)
**Author:** [@nuvibes](https://community.influxdata.com/u/nuvibes)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 4:45pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-inputs-proxmox-fails-to-parse-config-with-fields-but-they-werent-used-error/57537 "2025-07-15T16:45:31Z")
I’m having a persistent issue getting the inputs.proxmox plugin to work. My Telegraf container fails on startup with a configuration parsing error, even though I can successfully query the Proxmox API from the host machi… --- ## [Minimal downsample.py for InfluxDB Core newbie](https://community.influxdata.com/t/minimal-downsample-py-for-influxdb-core-newbie/57591)
**Author:** [@Laurence](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Laurence)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2025, 8:44am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/minimal-downsample-py-for-influxdb-core-newbie/57591 "2025-07-15T08:44:55Z")
Hello everyone, I’m trying to perform a simple downsampling task using the Python processing engine in InfluxDB3 Core. I did it in the past with the Cloud version using a simple .py file. I am now trying to use this pl… --- ## [What is the expected behaviour of the disk input plugin for systemd automounted drives?](https://community.influxdata.com/t/what-is-the-expected-behaviour-of-the-disk-input-plugin-for-systemd-automounted-drives/57365)
**Author:** [@teeeeee](https://community.influxdata.com/u/teeeeee)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2025, 1:02pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/what-is-the-expected-behaviour-of-the-disk-input-plugin-for-systemd-automounted-drives/57365 "2025-06-26T13:02:31Z")
I have an NFS share which is configured with x-systemd.automount in the fstab file. Since I also have in fstab the parameter x-systemd.idle-timeout=10 , I expect my drive to unmount automatically again until needed. I w… --- ## [Procstat plugin can not match correct process](https://community.influxdata.com/t/procstat-plugin-can-not-match-correct-process/57341)
**Author:** [@Tu-114-s-undercarria](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Tu-114-s-undercarria)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 30, 2025, 4:57pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/procstat-plugin-can-not-match-correct-process/57341 "2025-05-30T16:57:23Z")
I’m attempting to use Telegraf’s procstat plugin to monitor the status of the filebeat process on a server and write this data into InfluxDB. First, I created a demo to confirm that my procstat plugin works correctly. M… --- ## [Telegraf read password from environment/file for PostgreSQL output](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-read-password-from-environment-file-for-postgresql-output/57018)
**Author:** [@draekster](https://community.influxdata.com/u/draekster)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 21, 2025, 6:52pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-read-password-from-environment-file-for-postgresql-output/57018 "2025-04-21T18:52:01Z")
I have a Telegraf (v1.32.3) configuration with which I connect my PostgreSQL. If I store the password there in plain text, the connection works: connection="host=HOST port=PORT user=USER password=PASSWORD sslmode=disab… --- ## [Telegraf deadband for polling plugin using starlark](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-deadband-for-polling-plugin-using-starlark/56713)
**Author:** [@JeroenVH](https://community.influxdata.com/u/JeroenVH)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2025, 4:30pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-deadband-for-polling-plugin-using-starlark/56713 "2025-04-07T16:30:14Z")
Hello, When using an input plugin that is polling based, I would like to implement a deadband on all fields within a metric. In opcua\_listener this is part of the protocol, but for other polling based protocols like s7c… --- ## [DeprecationWarning: Option "tags" of plugin "inputs.opcua" deprecated since version 1.25.0 and will be removed in 1.35.0: use 'default\_tags' instead](https://community.influxdata.com/t/deprecationwarning-option-tags-of-plugin-inputs-opcua-deprecated-since-version-1-25-0-and-will-be-removed-in-1-35-0-use-default-tags-instead/56832)
**Author:** [@jminardi](https://community.influxdata.com/u/jminardi)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 28, 2025, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/deprecationwarning-option-tags-of-plugin-inputs-opcua-deprecated-since-version-1-25-0-and-will-be-removed-in-1-35-0-use-default-tags-instead/56832 "2025-03-28T17:51:54Z")
I started seeing this pop up with the latest version of telegraf: DeprecationWarning: Option "tags" of plugin "inputs.opcua" deprecated since version 1.25.0 and will be removed in 1.35.0: use 'default\_tags' instead I a… --- ## [Telegraf don't write some of input plugins to InfluxDB](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-dont-write-some-of-input-plugins-to-influxdb/56525)
**Author:** [@cetinmutluonal](https://community.influxdata.com/u/cetinmutluonal)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2025, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-dont-write-some-of-input-plugins-to-influxdb/56525 "2025-03-05T20:48:19Z")
Hi All I enabled \[\[inputs.kernel\]\] and \[\[inputs.kernel\_vmstat\]\] input plugins on my telegraf conf file and i can see the metrics when i test the telegraf with this config file, but this metrics is not writing to influxd… --- ## [Multiple configuration files not working](https://community.influxdata.com/t/multiple-configuration-files-not-working/39243)
**Author:** [@c-stewa20](https://community.influxdata.com/u/c-stewa20)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 22, 2025, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/multiple-configuration-files-not-working/39243 "2025-01-22T15:02:01Z")
I have multiple configuration files (linux, snmptrap, snmp, cisco-mdt, vsphere) on a single host. The issue I have is that if I tried and put them in in the telegraf.d/ directory they don’t work, meaning they will not p… --- ## [SNMP plugin not working](https://community.influxdata.com/t/snmp-plugin-not-working/39755)
**Author:** [@c-stewa20](https://community.influxdata.com/u/c-stewa20)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2025, 8:11am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/snmp-plugin-not-working/39755 "2025-01-15T08:11:58Z")
I’m having an issue polling a device with the problem that noting is getting written to the /tmp/snmp-microsemi.txt file. telegraf agent version 1.27.2 telegraf config: \[agent\] interval = "20s" round\_interval = tr… --- ## [How to get temprature of windows server which doesn't support wmic](https://community.influxdata.com/t/how-to-get-temprature-of-windows-server-which-doesnt-support-wmic/39875)
**Author:** [@Amanuel\_Elhanan](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Amanuel_Elhanan)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [December 18, 2024, 10:43am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/how-to-get-temprature-of-windows-server-which-doesnt-support-wmic/39875 "2024-12-18T10:43:59Z")
Greetings I have invested some time in fetching temperature from the Windows Server Workstation. I tried the temp input plugin, but unfortunately, it uses WMIC on Windows, which currently is not working. Is there any ot… --- ## [Telegraf File Output Plugin Tagpass filtering](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-file-output-plugin-tagpass-filtering/38836)
**Author:** [@dk9uv](https://community.influxdata.com/u/dk9uv)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2024, 9:48am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-file-output-plugin-tagpass-filtering/38836 "2024-10-27T09:48:58Z")
Hi, File Output Namepass filtering works fine when setting name in input: \[\[outputs.file\]\] files = \["stdout","conf/eui-2cf7f12032308837.out"\] namepass=\["eui-2cf7f12032308837"\] data\_format = "csv" Instead of… --- ## [FFT data to influx](https://community.influxdata.com/t/fft-data-to-influx/34547)
**Author:** [@leinlu](https://community.influxdata.com/u/leinlu)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 24, 2024, 9:22am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/fft-data-to-influx/34547 "2024-09-24T09:22:59Z")
Hey there, as I ran out of places to search for answers I end up here. I want to do the following: I compute FFTs of vibration-sensors with python over fixed time spans and want to get those FFTs into influxdb to see … --- ## [Telegarf agent is getting into crashLoopBackOff because of unavailability of the MQTT consumer endpoint](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegarf-agent-is-getting-into-crashloopbackoff-because-of-unavailability-of-the-mqtt-consumer-endpoint/35609)
**Author:** [@Rishav\_Kumar\_Jha](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Rishav_Kumar_Jha)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2024, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegarf-agent-is-getting-into-crashloopbackoff-because-of-unavailability-of-the-mqtt-consumer-endpoint/35609 "2024-09-18T19:44:25Z")
I was trying to deploy telegraf-agent pod with the below configuration file: \[\[inputs.mqtt\_consumer\]\] alias = "input\_mqtt\_consumer\_host" servers = \[ "mqtt://mqtt:1883" \] topics = \[ … --- ## [Telegraf Postgres SQL output plugin misbehaviour](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-postgres-sql-output-plugin-misbehaviour/35299)
**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")
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… --- ## [Building Game Engine Plugin for Securing Components across systems](https://community.influxdata.com/t/building-game-engine-plugin-for-securing-components-across-systems/30407)
**Author:** [@Eric\_Chastain](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Eric_Chastain)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2024, 12:15pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/building-game-engine-plugin-for-securing-components-across-systems/30407 "2024-08-28T12:15:32Z")
Building game components in Unreal Engine using Flux and Python scripts can be a complex task, but Unreal Engine provides support for Python scripting, which can be used to automate repetitive tasks in the editor or to i… --- ## [Make a chain/proxy by telegraf](https://community.influxdata.com/t/make-a-chain-proxy-by-telegraf/27813)
**Author:** [@colt.mister](https://community.influxdata.com/u/colt.mister)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2024, 5:12am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/make-a-chain-proxy-by-telegraf/27813 "2024-07-05T05:12:57Z")
Hello! I have: Host A with InfluxDB Host B with Telegraf and straight connection to Host A Host C with Telegraf and straight connection to Host B (but not A) How can I set up Host B telegraf to send metrics from H… --- ## [Metric tracking with external plugin](https://community.influxdata.com/t/metric-tracking-with-external-plugin/34710)
**Author:** [@Talisca](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Talisca)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 26, 2024, 6:09am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/metric-tracking-with-external-plugin/34710 "2024-06-26T06:09:27Z")
Hello, I am having quite a problem with using Metric Tracking in an external input plugin that acts as a service. First of all, the plugin starts various goroutines and gets notified via a notify mechanism if any metri… --- ## [Collecting same event multiple times with OPC-UA Listener Plugin](https://community.influxdata.com/t/collecting-same-event-multiple-times-with-opc-ua-listener-plugin/34543)
**Author:** [@Juan\_Alonso\_Pla](https://community.influxdata.com/u/Juan_Alonso_Pla)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 24, 2024, 7:17am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/collecting-same-event-multiple-times-with-opc-ua-listener-plugin/34543 "2024-06-24T07:17:08Z")
Hello! I am using the opcua\_listener plugin from telegraf to get production information from an industrial machine and store it in a SQL database. Nevertheless, it is not working as I expected since the current registe… --- ## [Zabbix plugin send metric](https://community.influxdata.com/t/zabbix-plugin-send-metric/34560)
**Author:** [@clement.d](https://community.influxdata.com/u/clement.d)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2024, 6:39am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/zabbix-plugin-send-metric/34560 "2024-06-18T06:39:20Z")
Hello, I want to send the metrics to zabbix using outputs.zabbix # # Send metrics to Zabbix \[\[outputs.zabbix\]\] # ## Address and (optional) port of the Zabbix server address = "192.168.0.156" # # ## Send metrics a… --- ## [Datavalue array opcua plugin opcua.listener](https://community.influxdata.com/t/datavalue-array-opcua-plugin-opcua-listener/34624)
**Author:** [@clement.d](https://community.influxdata.com/u/clement.d)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 17, 2024, 2:56pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/datavalue-array-opcua-plugin-opcua-listener/34624 "2024-06-17T14:56:55Z")
how to recover a datavalue table structure in opcua I have the changes but not the values --- ## [Telegraf round\_interval option for each input plugin](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-round-interval-option-for-each-input-plugin/34494)
**Author:** [@SpiderD555](https://community.influxdata.com/u/SpiderD555)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2024, 8:06pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/telegraf-round-interval-option-for-each-input-plugin/34494 "2024-06-07T20:06:21Z")
Hi, I am trying to time the polling properly with round\_interval (thanks to good blog entry How to Time Your Data Collection with Telegraf Agent Settings | InfluxData), but I miss one information from the docs. Is it ta… --- ## [Interval-config of a telegraf plugin isn't working](https://community.influxdata.com/t/interval-config-of-a-telegraf-plugin-isnt-working/34391)
**Author:** [@mattb](https://community.influxdata.com/u/mattb)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2024, 8:40pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/interval-config-of-a-telegraf-plugin-isnt-working/34391 "2024-05-29T20:40:57Z")
Hi, I have Telegraf 1.29.2 running in a Debian LXC on Proxmox. The agent is running with an interval of 10 seconds. In the telegraf.d folder I have a separate conf file containing the following config \[\[inputs.execd\]… --- ## [Future of plugin inputs.net](https://community.influxdata.com/t/future-of-plugin-inputs-net/34329)
**Author:** [@CZvacko](https://community.influxdata.com/u/CZvacko)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 22, 2024, 12:10pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/future-of-plugin-inputs-net/34329 "2024-05-22T12:10:40Z")
I noticed DeprecationWarning message like Value “false” for option “ignore\_protocol\_stats” of plugin “inputs.net” deprecated since version 1.27.3 and will be removed in 1.36.0: use the ‘inputs.nstat’ plugin instead I… --- ## [Failed to verify TLS certificate with Telegraf](https://community.influxdata.com/t/failed-to-verify-tls-certificate-with-telegraf/33370)
**Author:** [@codi640](https://community.influxdata.com/u/codi640)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2024, 10:52am UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/failed-to-verify-tls-certificate-with-telegraf/33370 "2024-02-28T10:52:31Z")
Hey, It might be a stupid question. Actually I understand the problem but have no idea how to fix it. I’m using Telegraf to collect data on my Proxmox server, everything’s on the same machine. I’ve setup the token for… --- ## [Inputs.win\_eventlog to capture unexpected shutdown events, from\_beginning parameter](https://community.influxdata.com/t/inputs-win-eventlog-to-capture-unexpected-shutdown-events-from-beginning-parameter/32310)
**Author:** [@evsc](https://community.influxdata.com/u/evsc)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2024, 3:03pm UTC](https://community.influxdata.com/t/inputs-win-eventlog-to-capture-unexpected-shutdown-events-from-beginning-parameter/32310 "2024-01-14T15:03:25Z")
I noticed the win\_eventlog input plugin doesn’t catch events in the first ~2 minutes after unexpected computer shutdowns (eventIDs like 6006 or 41). Which makes sense, as telegraf isn’t immediately running after restarts… [Next page](https://community.influxdata.com/tag/plugin/132.md?match_all_tags=true&page=1&tags%5B%5D=plugin)