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@@ -1,30 +1,23 @@
-# TCP listener service input plugin
+# HTTP listener service input plugin
 
-The TCP listener is a service input plugin that listens for messages on a TCP
-socket and adds those messages to InfluxDB.
-The plugin expects messages in the
-[Telegraf Input Data Formats](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md).
+The HTTP listener is a service input plugin that listens for messages sent via HTTP POST.
+The plugin expects messages in the InfluxDB line-protocol ONLY, other Telegraf input data formats are not supported.
+The intent of the plugin is to allow Telegraf to serve as a proxy/router for the /write endpoint of the InfluxDB HTTP API.
+
+See: [Telegraf Input Data Formats](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/master/docs/DATA_FORMATS_INPUT.md#influx).
+Example:  curl -i -XPOST 'http://localhost:8086/write' --data-binary 'cpu_load_short,host=server01,region=us-west value=0.64 1434055562000000000'
 
 ### Configuration:
 
 This is a sample configuration for the plugin.
 
 ```toml
-# Generic TCP listener
-[[inputs.tcp_listener]]
-  ## Address and port to host TCP listener on
-  service_address = ":8094"
+# # Influx HTTP write listener
+[[inputs.http_listener]]
+  ## Address and port to host HTTP listener on
+  service_address = ":8086"
 
-  ## Number of TCP messages allowed to queue up. Once filled, the
-  ## TCP listener will start dropping packets.
-  allowed_pending_messages = 10000
-
-  ## Maximum number of concurrent TCP connections to allow
-  max_tcp_connections = 250
-
-  ## Data format to consume.
-  ## Each data format has it's 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 = "influx"
+  ## timeouts in seconds
+  read_timeout = "10"
+  write_timeout = "10"
 ```