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title: Telegraf metrics
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description: Telegraf metrics are internal representations used to model data during processing and are based on InfluxDB's data model. Each metric component includes the measurement name, tags, fields, and timestamp.
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telegraf_v1_ref:
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name: Metrics
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weight: 10
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parent: Concepts
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---
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Telegraf metrics are the internal representation used to model data during
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processing.
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These metrics are closely based on InfluxDB's data model and contain
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four main components:
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- **Measurement name**: Description and namespace for the metric.
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- **Tags**: Key/Value string pairs and usually used to identify the
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metric.
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- **Fields**: Key/Value pairs that are typed and usually contain the
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metric data.
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- **Timestamp**: Date and time associated with the fields.
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Telegraf metrics exist only in memory and must be converted to a concrete
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representation to be transmitted or viewed.
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Telegraf provides [output data formats][output data formats] (also known as *serializers*) for these conversions.
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Telegraf's default serializer converts to [InfluxDB line
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protocol][line protocol], which provides a high performance and one-to-one
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direct mapping from Telegraf metrics.
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[output data formats]: /telegraf/v1/data_formats/output/
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[line protocol]: /telegraf/v1/data_formats/output/influx/
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