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JSON input: make string ignores clear

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Cameron Sparr 2016-04-18 13:20:06 -06:00
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@ -75,14 +75,19 @@ metrics are parsed directly into Telegraf metrics.
# JSON:
The JSON data format flattens JSON into metric _fields_. For example, this JSON:
The JSON data format flattens JSON into metric _fields_.
NOTE: Only numerical values are converted to fields, and they are converted
into a float. strings are ignored unless specified as a tag_key (see below).
So for example, this JSON:
```json
{
"a": 5,
"b": {
"c": 6
}
},
"ignored": "I'm a string"
}
```