logparser

Logparser Input Plugin

The logparser plugin streams and parses the given logfiles. Currently it has the capability of parsing "grok" patterns from logfiles, which also supports regex patterns.

Deprecated in Telegraf 1.15: Please use the tail plugin along with the grok data format.

The tail plugin now provides all the functionality of the logparser plugin. Most options can be translated directly to the tail plugin:

• For options in the [inputs.logparser.grok] section, the equivalent option will have add the grok_ prefix when using them in the tail input.
• The grok measurement option can be replaced using the standard plugin name_override option.

Migration Example:

- [[inputs.logparser]]
-   files = ["/var/log/apache/access.log"]
-   from_beginning = false
-   [inputs.logparser.grok]
-     patterns = ["%{COMBINED_LOG_FORMAT}"]
-     measurement = "apache_access_log"
-     custom_pattern_files = []
-     custom_patterns = '''
-     '''
-     timezone = "Canada/Eastern"

+ [[inputs.tail]]
+   files = ["/var/log/apache/access.log"]
+   from_beginning = false
+   grok_patterns = ["%{COMBINED_LOG_FORMAT}"]
+   name_override = "apache_access_log"
+   grok_custom_pattern_files = []
+   grok_custom_patterns = '''
+   '''
+   grok_timezone = "Canada/Eastern"
+   data_format = "grok"

Configuration

[[inputs.logparser]]
  ## Log files to parse.
  ## These accept standard unix glob matching rules, but with the addition of
  ## ** as a "super asterisk". ie:
  ##   /var/log/**.log     -> recursively find all .log files in /var/log
  ##   /var/log/*/*.log    -> find all .log files with a parent dir in /var/log
  ##   /var/log/apache.log -> only tail the apache log file
  files = ["/var/log/apache/access.log"]

  ## Read files that currently exist from the beginning. Files that are created
  ## while telegraf is running (and that match the "files" globs) will always
  ## be read from the beginning.
  from_beginning = false

  ## Method used to watch for file updates.  Can be either "inotify" or "poll".
  # watch_method = "inotify"

  ## Parse logstash-style "grok" patterns:
  [inputs.logparser.grok]
    ## This is a list of patterns to check the given log file(s) for.
    ## Note that adding patterns here increases processing time. The most
    ## efficient configuration is to have one pattern per logparser.
    ## Other common built-in patterns are:
    ##   %{COMMON_LOG_FORMAT}   (plain apache & nginx access logs)
    ##   %{COMBINED_LOG_FORMAT} (access logs + referrer & agent)
    patterns = ["%{COMBINED_LOG_FORMAT}"]

    ## Name of the outputted measurement name.
    measurement = "apache_access_log"

    ## Full path(s) to custom pattern files.
    custom_pattern_files = []

    ## Custom patterns can also be defined here. Put one pattern per line.
    custom_patterns = '''
    '''

    ## Timezone allows you to provide an override for timestamps that
    ## don't already include an offset
    ## e.g. 04/06/2016 12:41:45 data one two 5.43µs
    ##
    ## Default: "" which renders UTC
    ## Options are as follows:
    ##   1. Local             -- interpret based on machine localtime
    ##   2. "Canada/Eastern"  -- Unix TZ values like those found in https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tz_database_time_zones
    ##   3. UTC               -- or blank/unspecified, will return timestamp in UTC
    # timezone = "Canada/Eastern"

Grok Parser

Reference the grok parser documentation to setup the grok section of the configuration.

Additional Resources

• https://www.influxdata.com/telegraf-correlate-log-metrics-data-performance-bottlenecks/