# statsd

> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/llms.txt). Component-specific: [connect-full.txt](https://docs.redpanda.com/connect-full.txt)

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title: statsd
latest-connect-version: 4.93.0
latest-operator-version: v26.1.4
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docname: metrics/statsd
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page-version: master
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---

<!-- Source: https://docs.redpanda.com/connect/components/metrics/statsd.md -->

**Available in:** Self-Managed

Pushes metrics using the [StatsD protocol](https://github.com/statsd/statsd). Supported tagging formats are 'none', 'datadog' and 'influxdb'.

```yml
metrics:
  statsd:
    address: "" # No default (required)
    flush_period: 100ms
    tag_format: none
```

## [](#fields)Fields

### [](#address)`address`

The address to send metrics to.

**Type**: `string`

### [](#flush_period)`flush_period`

The time interval between metrics flushes.

**Type**: `string`

**Default**: `100ms`

### [](#tag_format)`tag_format`

Metrics tagging is supported in a variety of formats.

**Type**: `string`

**Default**: `none`

**Options**: `none`, `datadog`, `influxdb`

### [](#tags)`tags`

Global tags added to each metric.

**Type**: `string`

**Default**: `{}`

```yaml
# Examples:
tags:
  hostname: localhost
  zone: danger
```