Convert json from api to graphite

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Hello,

I'm new to node red, I'm working on a project where I get data from an api, do some filtering with a function. Now i'd like to save it to graphite. I installed the graphite plugin but the data is rejected. I know it's being rejected because the format is incorrect. I've been searching all day looking for examples but it seems as though everyone use influx db. In my case I don't wish to use influx, I have a lot of work flows that use graphite and i'd like to keep using graphite as my tsdb. I should mention that i'm pretty lousy at javascript. Has anyone ever done something like this before?

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Hi @wolfman2g1
Tell us which node you are using (probably node-red-contrib-something). Also feed the data you are sending it into a debug node set to show the complete message and post the result here.
Are you getting a particular error?

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Thanks,
I'm using the official container. 1.0.2: Maintenance Release

I'm not actually getting an error the data just doesn't show up in graphite.

{"measurement":"metrics","fields":{"BW":20601676219.6272,"CONN":4258.719079,"HITS":9772.93575,"},"timestamp":"2019-11-19T22:33:54.441Z"}
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What official container?

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hopefully this one - https://hub.docker.com/r/nodered/node-red/

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Does that include a graphite node? The question was which graphite node is being used.

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No the official container doesn't include graphite by default. Your question was "What official container?" - nothing to do with graphite.

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In the previous post I asked what node was being used, the OP replied that he was using the official container.

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Sorry I guess i misread the question. I use carbon relay ng to send metrics to a small metrictank set up that i have running.

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Now I am confused, I thought you were using node-red to write to graphite. If that is the case how are you doing that? I assumed you were using a contrib node but possibly that is not the case. In which case please give us full details of how you are trying to write to graphite.

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I'm sorry. don't know why that wasn't clicking in my mind. I'm using

It's old

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And it doesn't give many clues on how to use it.
I notice that it uses UDP, is that normal for graphite? It seems a bit odd as I think with UDP you can't know whether your packets get there or not.