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