<commit_before>---
title: Telegraf 1.8 release notes
description: See the new features, bug fixes, breaking changes, and enhancements in the latest and earlier Telegraf releases.
menu:
  telegraf_1_8:
    name: Release notes
    weight: 10
    parent: About the project
---

## v1.8.1 [2018-10-03]

### Bug fixes

- Add `UUID` to VMs in VMware vSphere (`vsphere`) input plugin.
- Skip tags with empty values in Amazon Cloudwatch (`cloudwatch`) output plugin.
- Fix missing non-realtime samples in VMware vSphere (`vsphere`) input plugin.
- Fix case of `timezone`/`grok_timezone` options in grok parser and logparser input plugin.

## v1.8 [2018-09-21]

### New input plugins

- [ActiveMQ (`activemq`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/activemq/README.md) - Contributed by @mlabouardy
- [Beanstalkd (`beanstalkd`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/beanstalkd/README.md) - Contributed by @44px
- [File (`file`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/file/README.md) - Contributed by @maxunt
- [Filecount (`filecount`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/filecount/README.md) - Contributed by @sometimesfood
- [Icinga2 (`icinga2`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/icinga2/README.md) - Contributed by @mlabouardy
- [Kibana (`kibana`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/kibana/README.md) - Contributed by @lpic10
- [PgBouncer (`pgbouncer`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/pgbouncer/README.md) - Contributed by @nerzhul
- [Temp (`temp`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/temp/README.md) - Contributed by @pytimer
- [Tengine (`tengine`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/tengine/README.md) - Contributed by @ertaoxu
- [VMware vSphere (`vsphere`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/vsphere/README.md) - Contributed by @prydin
- [X509 Cert (`x509_cert`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/x509_cert/README.md) - Contributed by @jtyr

### New processor plugins

- [Enum (`enum`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/processors/enum/README.md) - Contributed by @KarstenSchnitter
- [Parser (`parser`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/processors/parser/README.md) - Contributed by @Ayrdrie & @maxunt
- [Rename (`rename`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/processors/rename/README.md) - Contributed by @goldibex
- [Strings (`strings`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/processors/strings/README.md) - Contributed by @bsmaldon

### New aggregator plugins

- [ValueCounter (`valuecounter`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/README.md) - Contributed by @piotr1212

### New output plugins

- [Azure Monitor (`azure_monitor`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/outputs/azure_monitor/README.md) - Contributed by @influxdata
- [InfluxDB v2 (`influxdb_v2`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/outputs/influxdb_v2/README.md) - Contributed by @influxdata

### New input data formats (parsers)

- [csv](/telegraf/v1.8/data_formats/input/csv) - Contributed by @maxunt
- [grok](/telegraf/v1.8/data_formats/input/grok/) - Contributed by @maxunt
- [logfmt](/telegraf/v1.8/data_formats/input/logfmt/) - Contributed by @Ayrdrie & @maxunt
- [wavefront](/telegraf/v1.8/data_formats/input/wavefrount/) - Contributed by @puckpuck

### New output data formats (serializers)

- [splunkmetric](/telegraf/v1.8/data_formats/output/splunkmetric/) - Contributed by @ronnocol<commit_msg>Add missing bug fixes for 1.8.1<commit_after>---
title: Telegraf 1.8 release notes
description: See the new features, bug fixes, breaking changes, and enhancements in the latest and earlier Telegraf releases.
menu:
  telegraf_1_8:
    name: Release notes
    weight: 10
    parent: About the project
---

## v1.8.1 [2018-10-03]

### Bug fixes

- Fix `hardware_type` may be truncated in Microsoft SQL Server (`sqlserver`) input plugin.
- Improve performance in Basicstats (`basicstats`) aggregator plugin.
- Add `hostname` to TLS config for SNI support in X.509 Certicate (`x509_cert`) input plugin.
- Don't add tags with empty values to OpenTSDB (`opentsdb`) output plugin.
- Fix panic during network error in VMware vSphere (`vsphere`) input plugin.
- Unify error response in HTTP Listener (`http_listener`) input plugin with InfluxDB (`influxdb`) output plugin.
- Add `UUID` to VMs in VMware vSphere (`vsphere`) input plugin.
- Skip tags with empty values in Amazon Cloudwatch (`cloudwatch`) output plugin.
- Fix missing non-realtime samples in VMware vSphere (`vsphere`) input plugin.
- Fix case of `timezone`/`grok_timezone` options in grok parser and logparser input plugin.

## v1.8 [2018-09-21]

### New input plugins

- [ActiveMQ (`activemq`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/activemq/README.md) - Contributed by @mlabouardy
- [Beanstalkd (`beanstalkd`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/beanstalkd/README.md) - Contributed by @44px
- [File (`file`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/file/README.md) - Contributed by @maxunt
- [Filecount (`filecount`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/filecount/README.md) - Contributed by @sometimesfood
- [Icinga2 (`icinga2`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/icinga2/README.md) - Contributed by @mlabouardy
- [Kibana (`kibana`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/kibana/README.md) - Contributed by @lpic10
- [PgBouncer (`pgbouncer`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/pgbouncer/README.md) - Contributed by @nerzhul
- [Temp (`temp`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/temp/README.md) - Contributed by @pytimer
- [Tengine (`tengine`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/tengine/README.md) - Contributed by @ertaoxu
- [VMware vSphere (`vsphere`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/vsphere/README.md) - Contributed by @prydin
- [X.509 Certificate (`x509_cert`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/inputs/x509_cert/README.md) - Contributed by @jtyr

### New processor plugins

- [Enum (`enum`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/processors/enum/README.md) - Contributed by @KarstenSchnitter
- [Parser (`parser`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/processors/parser/README.md) - Contributed by @Ayrdrie & @maxunt
- [Rename (`rename`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/processors/rename/README.md) - Contributed by @goldibex
- [Strings (`strings`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/processors/strings/README.md) - Contributed by @bsmaldon

### New aggregator plugins

- [ValueCounter (`valuecounter`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/aggregators/valuecounter/README.md) - Contributed by @piotr1212

### New output plugins

- [Azure Monitor (`azure_monitor`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/outputs/azure_monitor/README.md) - Contributed by @influxdata
- [InfluxDB v2 (`influxdb_v2`)](https://github.com/influxdata/telegraf/blob/release-1.8/plugins/outputs/influxdb_v2/README.md) - Contributed by @influxdata

### New input data formats (parsers)

- [csv](/telegraf/v1.8/data_formats/input/csv) - Contributed by @maxunt
- [grok](/telegraf/v1.8/data_formats/input/grok/) - Contributed by @maxunt
- [logfmt](/telegraf/v1.8/data_formats/input/logfmt/) - Contributed by @Ayrdrie & @maxunt
- [wavefront](/telegraf/v1.8/data_formats/input/wavefrount/) - Contributed by @puckpuck

### New output data formats (serializers)

- [splunkmetric](/telegraf/v1.8/data_formats/output/splunkmetric/) - Contributed by @ronnocol
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