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content/v2.0/collect-data/advanced-telegraf.md
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Follow the steps below to use the InfluxDB UI to create a Telegraf configuration for collecting time series data.
1. Open a web browser to access the InfluxDB 2.0 user interface
([localhost:9999](http://localhost:9999)). The login screen appears.
2. Log in using your username and password. The **Getting started with InfluxDB 2.0** screen appears.
3. To access the **Telegraf Configurations** page, you can use either of the following two paths:
([localhost:9999](http://localhost:9999)). The **Getting started with InfluxDB 2.0** screen appears.
2. To access the **Telegraf Configurations** page, you can use either of the following two paths:
* Click **Organizations** in the navigation bar on the far left of the page, click on an organization, and then click the **Telegraf** tab.
OR
* Click **Configure a Data Collector** and then select the **Telegraf** tab.
4. Click **Create Configuration**. The **Data Loading** page appears with the heading "Select Telegraf Plugins to add to your bucket."
5. Select your predefined **Bucket**, select one or more of the available options (**System**, **Docker**, **Kubernetes**, **NGINX**, or **Redis**), and then click **Continue**. A page with **Plugins to Configure** appears.
6. Review the list of **Plugins to Configure** for any configuration requirements.
3. Click **Create Configuration**. The **Data Loading** page appears with the heading "Select Telegraf Plugins to add to your bucket."
4. Select your predefined **Bucket**, select one or more of the available options (**System**, **Docker**, **Kubernetes**, **NGINX**, or **Redis**), and then click **Continue**. A page with **Plugins to Configure** appears.
5. Review the list of **Plugins to Configure** for any configuration requirements.
* Plugins listed with a green checks in front require no additional configuration steps.
* To configure a plugin or access plugin documentation, click the plugin name.
* Click **Continue** repeatedly to cycle through information on each of the plugins and then continue to the next step. Alternatively, you can click **Skip to Verify** to immediately proceed to the next step.
7. On the **Listen for Telegraf Data** page, complete the three steps to install Telegraf, configure your API Token, and start Telegraf on your local instance.
8. Verify that you have correctly completed the steps by clicking **Listen for Data** (if you don't see this button, scroll down the internal frame or create a larger browser window). A **Connection Found!** message appears.
9. Click **Finish**. Your configuration name
6. On the **Listen for Telegraf Data** page, complete the three steps to install Telegraf, configure your API Token, and start Telegraf on your local instance.
7. Verify that you have correctly completed the steps by clicking **Listen for Data** (if you don't see this button, scroll down the internal frame or create a larger browser window). A **Connection Found!** message appears.
8. Click **Finish**. Your configuration name
and the associated bucket name appears in the list of Telegraf connections.
You have configured Telegraf plugins that can collect data and add them to your InfluxDB buckets.

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`/metrics` HTTP endpoint for collecting metrics and loading the scraped data into a bucket.
1. Open a web browser to access the InfluxDB 2.0 user interface
([localhost:9999](http://localhost:9999)). The login screen appears.
2. Log in using your username and password. The **Getting started with InfluxDB 2.0** screen appears.
3. In the navigation bar on the left, click **Organizations** and then click the name of your organization. The **Organization** page appears for the selected organization.
4. Click the **Scrapers** tab. A listing of any existing scrapers appears, listing the **URL** and the **BUCKET** name.
5. Click **Create Scraper**. The **Data Loading** page appears with **Add Scraper Target** options to define a scraper.
6. From the **Bucket** listing, select the bucket for collecting the data.
7. Enter the **Target URL** to use for the Prometheus `/metrics` HTTP endpoint. The default URL value is `http://localhost:9999/metrics`.
8. Click **Finish**. Your new scraper appears in the scraper listing, displaying the values you specified for the **URL** and the **BUCKET**.
([localhost:9999](http://localhost:9999)). The **Getting started with InfluxDB 2.0** screen appears.
2. In the navigation bar on the left, click **Organizations** and then click the name of your organization. The **Organization** page appears for the selected organization.
3. Click the **Scrapers** tab. A listing of any existing scrapers appears, listing the **URL** and the **BUCKET** name.
4. Click **Create Scraper**. The **Data Loading** page appears with **Add Scraper Target** options to define a scraper.
5. From the **Bucket** listing, select the bucket for collecting the data.
6. Enter the **Target URL** to use for the Prometheus `/metrics` HTTP endpoint. The default URL value is `http://localhost:9999/metrics`.
7. Click **Finish**. Your new scraper appears in the scraper listing, displaying the values you specified for the **URL** and the **BUCKET**.
The new scraper is now collecting data into the InfluxDB bucket you specified.