# A plugin that can transmit heartbeats over HTTP
[[outputs.heartbeat]]
  ## URL of heartbeat endpoint
  url = "http://monitoring.example.com/heartbeat"

  ## Unique identifier to submit for the Telegraf instance (required)
  instance_id = "agent-123"

  ## Token for bearer authentication
  # token = ""

  ## Interval for sending heartbeat messages
  # interval = "1m"

  ## Information to include in the message, available options are
  ##   hostname -- hostname of the instance running Telegraf
  # include = ["hostname"]

  ## Additional HTTP headers
  # [outputs.heartbeat.headers]
  #   User-Agent = "telegraf"
