diff --git a/plugins/influxdbjson/README.md b/plugins/influxdbjson/README.md
index e4c4bf118..f26c937f2 100644
--- a/plugins/influxdbjson/README.md
+++ b/plugins/influxdbjson/README.md
@@ -58,10 +58,10 @@ And if 192.168.2.1 responds like so:
 Then the collected metrics will be:
 
 ```
-influxdbjson_produce_fruit,influxdbjson_url='http://127.0.0.1:8086/debug/vars',kind='apple' inventory=371.0,sold=112.0
-influxdbjson_produce_fruit,influxdbjson_url='http://127.0.0.1:8086/debug/vars',kind='banana' inventory=1000.0,sold=403.0
+influxdbjson_produce_fruit,url='http://127.0.0.1:8086/debug/vars',kind='apple' inventory=371.0,sold=112.0
+influxdbjson_produce_fruit,url='http://127.0.0.1:8086/debug/vars',kind='banana' inventory=1000.0,sold=403.0
 
-influxdbjson_produce_transactions,influxdbjson_url='http://192.168.2.1:8086/debug/vars' total=100.0,balance=184.75
+influxdbjson_produce_transactions,url='http://192.168.2.1:8086/debug/vars' total=100.0,balance=184.75
 ```
 
 There are two important details to note about the collected metrics:
diff --git a/plugins/influxdbjson/influxdb_json.go b/plugins/influxdbjson/influxdb_json.go
index f0066ab78..61d966e47 100644
--- a/plugins/influxdbjson/influxdb_json.go
+++ b/plugins/influxdbjson/influxdb_json.go
@@ -40,14 +40,14 @@ func (*InfluxDBJSON) SampleConfig() string {
 	#
 	# Would result in this recorded metric:
 	#
-	#   influxdbjson_server_connections,influxdbjson_url='http://127.0.0.1:8086/x',host='foo' avg_ms=1.234
+	#   influxdbjson_server_connections,url='http://127.0.0.1:8086/x',host='foo' avg_ms=1.234
 	[[plugins.influxdbjson]]
 	# Name to use for measurement
 	name = "influxdb"
 
 	# Multiple URLs from which to read InfluxDB-formatted JSON
 	urls = [
-		"http://localhost:8086/debug/vars"
+	  "http://localhost:8086/debug/vars"
 	]
 `
 }
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ func (i *InfluxDBJSON) gatherURL(
 		}
 
 		// Add a tag to indicate the source of the data.
-		p.Tags["influxdbjson_url"] = url
+		p.Tags["url"] = url
 
 		acc.AddFields(
 			i.Name+"_"+p.Name,
diff --git a/plugins/influxdbjson/influxdb_json_test.go b/plugins/influxdbjson/influxdb_json_test.go
index ed75f4fb8..1f3663e20 100644
--- a/plugins/influxdbjson/influxdb_json_test.go
+++ b/plugins/influxdbjson/influxdb_json_test.go
@@ -26,11 +26,11 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
     }
   },
   "ignored": {
-   "willBeRecorded": false
+    "willBeRecorded": false
   },
   "ignoredAndNested": {
     "hash": {
-     "is": "nested"
+      "is": "nested"
     }
   },
   "array": [
@@ -40,11 +40,11 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
   "_2": {
     "name": "bar",
     "tags": {
-   "id": "ex2"
-   },
-   "values": {
-     "x": "x"
-   }
+      "id": "ex2"
+    },
+    "values": {
+      "x": "x"
+    }
   },
   "pointWithoutFields_willNotBeIncluded": {
     "name": "asdf",
@@ -84,8 +84,8 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
 			"s": "string",
 		},
 		map[string]string{
-			"id":               "ex1",
-			"influxdbjson_url": fakeServer.URL + "/endpoint",
+			"id":  "ex1",
+			"url": fakeServer.URL + "/endpoint",
 		},
 	))
 	require.NoError(t, acc.ValidateTaggedFieldsValue(
@@ -94,8 +94,8 @@ func TestBasic(t *testing.T) {
 			"x": "x",
 		},
 		map[string]string{
-			"id":               "ex2",
-			"influxdbjson_url": fakeServer.URL + "/endpoint",
+			"id":  "ex2",
+			"url": fakeServer.URL + "/endpoint",
 		},
 	))
 }