InfluxDB

Description

The InfluxDB destination supports sending logs, metrics, and traces to an InfluxDB system.

Supported Types

Metrics	Logs	Traces
✓	✓	✓

Configuration Table

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
telemetry_types	telemetrySelector	["Metrics"]	Choose Telemetry Type.
host	string	localhost	The IP address or hostname of the InfluxDB server to send telemetry to
port	int	8086	The port that the InfluxDB server is listening on for telemetry data.
api_path	string	/api/v2/write	URL path to send telemetry to.
org	string	``	Name of the InfluxDB organization that the target bucket belongs to.
bucket	string	``	Name of the InfluxDB bucket to write telemetry to.
token	string	``	The authentication token used to authenticate with InfluxDB, if configured.
metrics_schema	enum	telegraf-prometheus-v1	The metrics schema to use when writing metrics to InfluxDB.
span_dimensions	strings	["service.name","span.name"]	Span attributes to use as InfluxDB tags.
log_dimensions	strings	["service.name"]	Log attributes to use as InfluxDB tags.
headers	map	{}	Additional headers to attach to each HTTP request.
configure_tls	bool	false	Configure advanced TLS settings.
insecure_skip_verify	bool	false	Enable to skip TLS certificate verification.
ca_file	string	``	Certificate authority used to validate the InfluxDB server's TLS certificate.
compression	enum	gzip	Compression algorithm to use when sending telemetry to InfluxDB.

Supported Retry and Queuing Settings

This destination supports the following retry and queuing settings:

Sending Queue	Persistent Queue	Retry on Failure
✓	✓	✓

Example Configuration

Web Interface

InfluxDB OSS running locally:

InfluxDB Cloud: