Error building tags: unexpected type: string

Products

• Insights
• DX OpenExplore
• Observability

Issue/Introduction

Seeing an error message similar to the below shared error messages in the telegraf.log file

<date + time> D! [outputs.wavefront] Error building tags: unexpected type: string, with value: success, for: net.response.result.type.

[outputs.wavefront] Error building tags: unexpected type: string, with value

Cause

This is a error on the Telegraf side and is reported even before the data comes to DX OpenExplore (wavefront) proxy.

The main reason for this error is due to the wrong data format issue. The proxy expects the data to be in the following format:

Wavefront expects data in format : <metricName> <metricValue> [<timestamp>] source=<source> [pointTags]

Resolution

Validate if the data format is correct and there are no extra spaces or missing quotes.

Additional Information

• Telegraf Troubleshooting
• Data Format