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# JSON
The JSON data format parses a [JSON][json] object or an array of objects into
metric fields.
**NOTE:** All JSON numbers are converted to float fields. JSON String are
ignored unless specified in the `tag_key` or `json_string_fields` options.
### Configuration
```toml
[[inputs.file]]
files = ["example"]
## 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 = "json"
## Query is a GJSON path that specifies a specific chunk of JSON to be
## parsed, if not specified the whole document will be parsed.
##
## GJSON query paths are described here:
## https://github.com/tidwall/gjson#path-syntax
json_query = ""
## Tag keys is an array of keys that should be added as tags.
tag_keys = [
"my_tag_1",
"my_tag_2"
]
## String fields is an array of keys that should be added as string fields.
json_string_fields = []
## Name key is the key to use as the measurement name.
json_name_key = ""
## Time key is the key containing the time that should be used to create the
## metric.
json_time_key = ""
## Time format is the time layout that should be used to interprete the json_time_key.
## The time must be `unix`, `unix_ms`, `unix_us`, `unix_ns`, or a time in the
## "reference time". To define a different format, arrange the values from
## the "reference time" in the example to match the format you will be
## using. For more information on the "reference time", visit
## https://golang.org/pkg/time/#Time.Format
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## ex: json_time_format = "Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 -0700 MST 2006"
## json_time_format = "2006-01-02T15:04:05Z07:00"
## json_time_format = "unix"
## json_time_format = "unix_ms"
json_time_format = ""
```
#### json_query
The `json_query` is a [GJSON][gjson] path that can be used to limit the
portion of the overall JSON document that should be parsed. The result of the
query should contain a JSON object or an array of objects.
Consult the GJSON [path syntax][gjson syntax] for details and examples.
#### json_time_key, json_time_format
By default the current time will be used for all created metrics, to set the
time using the JSON document you can use the `json_time_key` and
`json_time_format` options together to set the time to a value in the parsed
document.
The `json_time_key` option specifies the key containing the time value and
`json_time_format` must be set to `unix`, `unix_ms`, `unix_us`, `unix_ns`, or
the Go "reference time" which is defined to be the specific time:
`Mon Jan 2 15:04:05 MST 2006`.
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Consult the Go [time][time parse] package for details and additional examples
on how to set the time format.
### Examples
#### Basic Parsing
Config:
```toml
[[inputs.file]]
files = ["example"]
name_override = "myjsonmetric"
data_format = "json"
```
Input:
```json
{
"a": 5,
"b": {
"c": 6
},
"ignored": "I'm a string"
}
```
Output:
```
myjsonmetric a=5,b_c=6
```
#### Name, Tags, and String Fields
Config:
```toml
[[inputs.file]]
files = ["example"]
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json_name_key = "name"
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tag_keys = ["my_tag_1"]
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json_string_fields = ["b_my_field"]
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data_format = "json"
```
Input:
```json
{
"a": 5,
"b": {
"c": 6,
"my_field": "description"
},
"my_tag_1": "foo",
"name": "my_json"
}
```
Output:
```
my_json,my_tag_1=foo a=5,b_c=6,b_my_field="description"
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```
#### Arrays
If the JSON data is an array, then each object within the array is parsed with
the configured settings.
Config:
```toml
[[inputs.file]]
files = ["example"]
data_format = "json"
json_time_key = "b_time"
json_time_format = "02 Jan 06 15:04 MST"
```
Input:
```json
[
{
"a": 5,
"b": {
"c": 6,
"time":"04 Jan 06 15:04 MST"
},
},
{
"a": 7,
"b": {
"c": 8,
"time":"11 Jan 07 15:04 MST"
},
}
]
```
Output:
```
file a=5,b_c=6 1136387040000000000
file a=7,b_c=8 1168527840000000000
```
#### Query
The `json_query` option can be used to parse a subset of the document.
Config:
```toml
[[inputs.file]]
files = ["example"]
data_format = "json"
tag_keys = ["first"]
json_string_fields = ["last"]
json_query = "obj.friends"
```
Input:
```json
{
"obj": {
"name": {"first": "Tom", "last": "Anderson"},
"age":37,
"children": ["Sara","Alex","Jack"],
"fav.movie": "Deer Hunter",
"friends": [
{"first": "Dale", "last": "Murphy", "age": 44},
{"first": "Roger", "last": "Craig", "age": 68},
{"first": "Jane", "last": "Murphy", "age": 47}
]
}
}
```
Output:
```
file,first=Dale last="Murphy",age=44
file,first=Roger last="Craig",age=68
file,first=Jane last="Murphy",age=47
```
[gjson]: https://github.com/tidwall/gjson
[gjson syntax]: https://github.com/tidwall/gjson#path-syntax
[json]: https://www.json.org/
[time parse]: https://golang.org/pkg/time/#Parse