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This feature is available as an add-on for the Honeycomb Enterprise plan. Please contact your Honeycomb account team for details.

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Metric Name Filter Processor

The Metric Name Filter processor can be used to include or exclude metrics based on their name.

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Supported Types

MetricsLogsTraces
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Configuration Table

ParameterTypeDefaultDescription
actionenumexcludeexclude or include metrics that match.
match_typeenumstrictMethod for matching values. Strict matching requires that ‘value’ be an exact match. Regexp matching uses re2 to match a value.
metric_namesstringsrequiredOne or more metric names to match on.

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Example Configuration

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Web Interface

Honeycomb Docs - Filter Metric Name - image 1

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Exclude Regexp

Filter out (exclude) metrics that match the expression k8s.node.*. 
apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
kind: Processor
metadata:
  id: filter-name-regexp
  name: filter-name-regexp
spec:
  type: filter_metric_name
  parameters:
    - name: action
      value: exclude
    - name: match_type
      value: regexp
    - name: metric_names
      value:
        - k8s.node.*

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Include Strict

Include metrics that match, drop all other metrics. 
apiVersion: bindplane.observiq.com/v1
kind: Processor
metadata:
  id: include-name-strict
  name: include-name-strict
spec:
  type: filter_metric_name
  parameters:
    - name: action
      value: include
    - name: match_type
      value: strict
    - name: metric_names
      value:
        - k8s.container.cpu
        - k8s.pod.memory