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Promtail pipeline stages

This section is a collection of all stages Promtail supports in a Pipeline.

Parsing stages:

  • docker: Extract data by parsing the log line using the standard Docker format.
  • cri: Extract data by parsing the log line using the standard CRI format.
  • regex: Extract data using a regular expression.
  • json: Extract data by parsing the log line as JSON.
  • logfmt: Extract data by parsing the log line as logfmt.
  • replace: Replace data using a regular expression.
  • multiline: Merge multiple lines into a multiline block.
  • geoip: Extract geoip data from extracted labels.

Transform stages:

  • template: Use Go templates to modify extracted data.
  • pack: Packs a log line in a JSON object allowing extracted values and labels to be placed inside the log line.
  • decolorize: Strips ANSI color sequences from the log line.

Action stages:

  • timestamp: Set the timestamp value for the log entry.
  • output: Set the log line text.
  • labeldrop: Drop label set for the log entry.
  • labelallow: Allow label set for the log entry.
  • labels: Update the label set for the log entry.
  • limit: Limit the rate lines will be sent to Loki.
  • sampling: Sampling the lines will be sent to Loki.
  • static_labels: Add static-labels to the log entry.
  • metrics: Calculate metrics based on extracted data.
  • tenant: Set the tenant ID value to use for the log entry.
  • structured_metadata: Add structured metadata to the log entry.

Filtering stages:

  • match: Conditionally run stages based on the label set.
  • drop: Conditionally drop log lines based on several options.