Telegraf Input Plugins
Telegraf Input Plugins actively gather metrics from the system they're running on, from remote URLs and third-party APIs, or use a consumer service to listen for metrics.
Getting data with Telegraf
Learn how to configure Telegraf plugins for data ingest using three of the most popular plugins: SNMP, MQTT, and PostgreSQL. Use these configuration concepts to set up your Telegraf agent.
Why use a Telegraf Input Plugin
With over 200 input plugins to choose from, Telegraf Input Plugins are an easy, low code option to collect and store high volumes of time series data into your favorite database.
Support for a variety of data
Out of the gate, Telegraf supports over 200+ plugins to help you collect metrics from cloud services, applications, IoT sensors. It is also customizable and extensible to fit the way you work, making it easy to include any custom metric you have.
Efficient data collector
Telegraf offers flexible processing to turn the messiest data into consistent clean data as it’s coming into your database on whatever time interval. You can filter and route specific metrics to a specific data source saving time and storage space.
Time to Awesome
Telegraf’s plugin-driven architecture and lightweight footprint requires no external dependencies. Telegraf can run directly on the server, VM, or container from which you wish to ingest metrics or in a centralized location that polls the desired services.

Telegraf Input Plugin key capabilities
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How to Configure a Telegraf Plugin
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