StatsD Input

Listens for StatsD metrics over UDP and converts them to JSON.

How it works

1. Binds a UDP socket on the configured address.
2. Parses incoming StatsD line protocol (metric:value|type|@rate|#tags).
3. Each metric is converted to a JSON object with name, value, type, sample_rate, and tags fields.
4. Namespace convention: statsd.

Configuration

data_sources:
  source:
    Statsd:
      listen_address: "0.0.0.0:8125"

Configuration variables

Variable	Default	Description
listen_address	0.0.0.0:8125	UDP address to listen on
format	json	Data format

Authentication

No connector-specific authentication is required.

Troubleshooting

Symptom	Fix
port already in use	Choose a different listen address or stop the process currently using that UDP port.
metrics are missing	Check sender configuration, network reachability, and any host firewall rules blocking UDP traffic.