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HTTP Input Plugin

The HTTP input plugin collects metrics from one or more HTTP(S) endpoints. The endpoint should have metrics formatted in one of the supported input data formats. Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options which can be added to the input configuration.

Configuration:

# Read formatted metrics from one or more HTTP endpoints
[[inputs.http]]
  ## One or more URLs from which to read formatted metrics
  urls = [
    "http://localhost/metrics"
  ]

  ## HTTP method
  # method = "GET"

  ## Optional HTTP headers
  # headers = {"X-Special-Header" = "Special-Value"}

  ## HTTP entity-body to send with POST/PUT requests.
  # body = ""

  ## HTTP Content-Encoding for write request body, can be set to "gzip" to
  ## compress body or "identity" to apply no encoding.
  # content_encoding = "identity"

  ## Optional file with Bearer token
  ## file content is added as an Authorization header
  # bearer_token = "/path/to/file"

  ## Optional HTTP Basic Auth Credentials
  # username = "username"
  # password = "pa$$word"

  ## OAuth2 Client Credentials. The options 'client_id', 'client_secret', and 'token_url' are required to use OAuth2.
  # client_id = "clientid"
  # client_secret = "secret"
  # token_url = "https://indentityprovider/oauth2/v1/token"
  # scopes = ["urn:opc:idm:__myscopes__"]

  ## HTTP Proxy support
  # http_proxy_url = ""

  ## Optional TLS Config
  # tls_ca = "/etc/telegraf/ca.pem"
  # tls_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem"
  # tls_key = "/etc/telegraf/key.pem"
  ## Use TLS but skip chain & host verification
  # insecure_skip_verify = false

  ## Optional Cookie authentication
  # cookie_auth_url = "https://localhost/authMe"
  # cookie_auth_method = "POST"
  # cookie_auth_username = "username"
  # cookie_auth_password = "pa$$word"
  # cookie_auth_body = '{"username": "user", "password": "pa$$word", "authenticate": "me"}'
  ## cookie_auth_renewal not set or set to "0" will auth once and never renew the cookie
  # cookie_auth_renewal = "5m"

  ## Amount of time allowed to complete the HTTP request
  # timeout = "5s"

  ## List of success status codes
  # success_status_codes = [200]

  ## Data format to consume.
  ## Each data format has its own unique set of configuration options, read
  ## more about them here:
  ## https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md
  # data_format = "influx"

Metrics:

The metrics collected by this input plugin will depend on the configured data_format and the payload returned by the HTTP endpoint(s).

The default values below are added if the input format does not specify a value:

• http
  • tags:
    • url

Optional Cookie Authentication Settings:

The optional Cookie Authentication Settings will retrieve a cookie from the given authorization endpoint, and use it in subsequent API requests. This is useful for services that do not provide OAuth or Basic Auth authentication, e.g. the Tesla Powerwall API, which uses a Cookie Auth Body to retrieve an authorization cookie. The Cookie Auth Renewal interval will renew the authorization by retrieving a new cookie at the given interval.