telegraf/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md

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# Input Data Formats
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Telegraf contains many general purpose plugins that support parsing input data
using a configurable parser into [metrics][]. This allows, for example, the
`kafka_consumer` input plugin to process messages in either InfluxDB Line
Protocol or in JSON format.
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- [InfluxDB Line Protocol](/plugins/parsers/influx)
- [Collectd](/plugins/parsers/collectd)
- [CSV](/plugins/parsers/csv)
- [Dropwizard](/plugins/parsers/dropwizard)
- [Graphite](/plugins/parsers/graphite)
- [Grok](/plugins/parsers/grok)
- [JSON](/plugins/parsers/json)
- [Logfmt](/plugins/parsers/logfmt)
- [Nagios](/plugins/parsers/nagios)
- [Value](/plugins/parsers/value), ie: 45 or "booyah"
- [Wavefront](/plugins/parsers/wavefront)
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Any input plugin containing the `data_format` option can use it to select the
desired parser:
```toml
[[inputs.exec]]
## Commands array
commands = ["/tmp/test.sh", "/usr/bin/mycollector --foo=bar"]
## measurement name suffix (for separating different commands)
name_suffix = "_mycollector"
## Data format to consume.
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## 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 = "json"
```
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[metrics]: /docs/METRICS.md