StatsD Configuration

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Configuration

This plugin is compatible with DB-less mode.

Compatible protocols

The StatsD plugin is compatible with the following protocols:

grpc, grpcs, http, https, tcp, tls, tls_passthrough, udp

Parameters

Here's a list of all the parameters which can be used in this plugin's configuration:

• name or plugin

  string required

  The name of the plugin, in this case statsd.

  • If using the Kong Admin API, Konnect API, declarative configuration, or decK files, the field is name.
  • If using the KongPlugin object in Kubernetes, the field is plugin.

• service.name or service.id

  string

  The name or ID of the service the plugin targets. Set one of these parameters if adding the plugin to a service through the top-level /plugins endpoint. Not required if using /services/{serviceName|Id}/plugins.

• route.name or route.id

  string

  The name or ID of the route the plugin targets. Set one of these parameters if adding the plugin to a route through the top-level /plugins endpoint. Not required if using /routes/{routeName|Id}/plugins.

• consumer.name or consumer.id

  string

  The name or ID of the consumer the plugin targets. Set one of these parameters if adding the plugin to a consumer through the top-level /plugins endpoint. Not required if using /consumers/{consumerName|Id}/plugins.

• enabled

  boolean default: true

  Whether this plugin will be applied.

• config

  record required
  • host

    string default: localhost

    The IP address or hostname of StatsD server to send data to.

  • port

    integer default: 8125 between: 0 65535

    The port of StatsD server to send data to.

  • prefix

    string default: kong

    String to prefix to each metric’s name.

  • metrics

    array of type record default: {"sample_rate"=>1, "stat_type"=>"counter", "name"=>"request_count"}, {"stat_type"=>"timer", "name"=>"latency"}, {"stat_type"=>"timer", "name"=>"request_size"}, {"sample_rate"=>1, "stat_type"=>"counter", "name"=>"status_count"}, {"stat_type"=>"timer", "name"=>"response_size"}, {"consumer_identifier"=>"custom_id", "stat_type"=>"set", "name"=>"unique_users"}, {"sample_rate"=>1, "name"=>"request_per_user", "stat_type"=>"counter", "consumer_identifier"=>"custom_id"}, {"stat_type"=>"timer", "name"=>"upstream_latency"}, {"stat_type"=>"timer", "name"=>"kong_latency"}, {"sample_rate"=>1, "name"=>"status_count_per_user", "stat_type"=>"counter", "consumer_identifier"=>"custom_id"}

    List of metrics to be logged. Available values are described under Metrics.

    • name

      string required Must be one of: kong_latency, latency, request_count, request_per_user, request_size, response_size, status_count, status_count_per_user, unique_users, upstream_latency

    • stat_type

      string required Must be one of: counter, gauge, histogram, meter, set, timer

    • sample_rate

      number

    • consumer_identifier

      string Must be one of: consumer_id, custom_id, username