Parser Plugins

Fluentd has 6 types of plugins: Input, Parser, Filter, Output, Formatter and Buffer. This article gives an overview of Parser Plugin.
Overview
Sometimes, the format parameter for input plugins (ex: in_tail, in_syslog, in_tcp and in_udp) cannot parse the user's custom data format (for example, a context-dependent grammar that can't be parsed with a regular expression). To address such cases. Fluentd has a pluggable system that enables the user to create their own parser formats.
How To Use
Write a custom format plugin. See here for more information.
From any input plugin that supports the "format" field, call the
custom plugin by its name.
Here is a simple example to read Nginx access logs using in_tail and parser_nginx:
<source>
  @type tail
  path /path/to/input/file
  format nginx
  keep_time_key true
</source>
List of Built-in Parsers
​regexp​
​apache2​
​apache_error​
​nginx​
​syslog​
​csv​
​tsv​
​ltsv​
​json​
​multiline​
​none​
3rd party Parsers
​grok​
If you are familiar with grok patterns, grok-parser plugin is useful. Use < 1.0.0 versions for fluentd v0.12.
List of Core Input Plugins with Parser support
with format parameter.
​in_tail​
​in_tcp​
​in_udp​
​in_syslog​
​in_http​
If this article is incorrect or outdated, or omits critical information, please let us know. Fluentd is a open source project under Cloud Native Computing Foundation (CNCF). All components are available under the Apache 2 License.

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