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loki.source.heroku
loki.source.heroku listens for Heroku messages over TCP connections
and forwards them to other loki.* components.
The component starts a new heroku listener for the given listener
block and fans out incoming entries to the list of receivers in forward_to.
Before using loki.source.heroku, Heroku should be configured with the URL where the Agent will be listening. Follow the steps in Heroku HTTPS Drain docs for using the Heroku CLI with a command like the following:
heroku drains:add [http|https]://HOSTNAME:PORT/heroku/api/v1/drain -a HEROKU_APP_NAMEMultiple loki.source.heroku components can be specified by giving them
different labels.
Usage
loki.source.heroku "LABEL" {
http {
listen_address = "LISTEN_ADDRESS"
listen_port = LISTEN_PORT
}
forward_to = RECEIVER_LIST
}Arguments
loki.source.heroku supports the following arguments:
| Name | Type | Description | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
use_incoming_timestamp | bool | Whether or not to use the timestamp received from Heroku. | false | no |
labels | map(string) | The labels to associate with each received Heroku record. | {} | no |
forward_to | list(LogsReceiver) | List of receivers to send log entries to. | yes | |
relabel_rules | RelabelRules | Relabeling rules to apply on log entries. | {} | no |
graceful_shutdown_timeout | duration | Timeout for servers graceful shutdown. If configured, should be greater than zero. | “30s” | no |
The relabel_rules field can make use of the rules export value from a
loki.relabel component to apply one or more relabeling rules to log entries
before they’re forwarded to the list of receivers in forward_to.
Blocks
The following blocks are supported inside the definition of loki.source.heroku:
| Hierarchy | Name | Description | Required |
|---|---|---|---|
http | http | Configures the HTTP server that receives requests. | no |
grpc | grpc | Configures the gRPC server that receives requests. | no |
http
The http block configures the HTTP server.
You can use the following arguments to configure the http block. Any omitted fields take their default values.
| Name | Type | Description | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
conn_limit | int | Maximum number of simultaneous HTTP connections. Defaults to no limit. | 0 | no |
listen_address | string | Network address on which the server listens for new connections. Defaults to accepting all incoming connections. | "" | no |
listen_port | int | Port number on which the server listens for new connections. | 8080 | no |
server_idle_timeout | duration | Idle timeout for HTTP server. | "120s" | no |
server_read_timeout | duration | Read timeout for HTTP server. | "30s" | no |
server_write_timeout | duration | Write timeout for HTTP server. | "30s" | no |
grpc
The grpc block configures the gRPC server.
You can use the following arguments to configure the grpc block. Any omitted fields take their default values.
| Name | Type | Description | Default | Required |
|---|---|---|---|---|
conn_limit | int | Maximum number of simultaneous HTTP connections. Defaults to no limit. | 0 | no |
listen_address | string | Network address on which the server listens for new connections. It defaults to accepting all incoming connections. | "" | no |
listen_port | int | Port number on which the server listens for new connections. Defaults to a random free port. | 0 | no |
max_connection_age_grace | duration | An additive period after max_connection_age after which the connection is forcibly closed. | "infinity" | no |
max_connection_age | duration | The duration for the maximum time a connection may exist before it is closed. | "infinity" | no |
max_connection_idle | duration | The duration after which an idle connection is closed. | "infinity" | no |
server_max_concurrent_streams | int | Limit on the number of concurrent streams for gRPC calls (0 = unlimited). | 100 | no |
server_max_recv_msg_size | int | Limit on the size of a gRPC message this server can receive (bytes). | 4MB | no |
server_max_send_msg_size | int | Limit on the size of a gRPC message this server can send (bytes). | 4MB | no |
Labels
The labels map is applied to every message that the component reads.
The following internal labels all prefixed with __ are available but will be discarded if not relabeled:
__heroku_drain_host__heroku_drain_app__heroku_drain_proc__heroku_drain_log_id
All url query params will be translated to __heroku_drain_param_<name>
If the X-Scope-OrgID header is set it will be translated to __tenant_id__
Exported fields
loki.source.heroku does not export any fields.
Component health
loki.source.heroku is only reported as unhealthy if given an invalid
configuration.
Debug information
loki.source.heroku exposes some debug information per Heroku listener:
- Whether the listener is currently running.
- The listen address.
Debug metrics
loki_source_heroku_drain_entries_total(counter): Number of successful entries received by the Heroku target.loki_source_heroku_drain_parsing_errors_total(counter): Number of parsing errors while receiving Heroku messages.
Example
This example listens for Heroku messages over TCP in the specified port and forwards them to a loki.write component using the Heroku timestamp.
loki.source.heroku "local" {
http {
listen_address = "0.0.0.0"
listen_port = 4040
}
use_incoming_timestamp = true
labels = {component = "loki.source.heroku"}
forward_to = [loki.write.local.receiver]
}
loki.write "local" {
endpoint {
url = "loki:3100/api/v1/push"
}
}When using the default http block settings, the server listen for new connection on port 8080.
loki.source.heroku "local" {
use_incoming_timestamp = true
labels = {component = "loki.source.heroku"}
forward_to = [loki.write.local.receiver]
}
loki.write "local" {
endpoint {
url = "loki:3100/api/v1/push"
}
}Compatible components
loki.source.heroku can accept arguments from the following components:
- Components that export Loki
LogsReceiver
Note
Connecting some components may not be sensible or components may require further configuration to make the connection work correctly. Refer to the linked documentation for more details.



