# HTTP

## Configuration Parameters

| **Key**                    | Description                                                                                                                                     | default |
| -------------------------- | ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------- |
| listen                     | The address to listen on                                                                                                                        | 0.0.0.0 |
| port                       | The port for Fluent Bit to listen on                                                                                                            | 9880    |
| tag\_key                   | Specify the key name to overwrite a tag. If set, the tag will be overwritten by a value of the key.                                             |         |
| buffer\_max\_size          | Specify the maximum buffer size in KB to receive a JSON message.                                                                                | 4M      |
| buffer\_chunk\_size        | This sets the chunk size for incoming incoming JSON messages. These chunks are then stored/managed in the space available by buffer\_max\_size. | 512K    |
| successful\_response\_code | It allows to set successful response code. `200`, `201` and `204` are supported.                                                                | 201     |
| success\_header            | Add an HTTP header key/value pair on success. Multiple headers can be set. Example: `X-Custom custom-answer`                                    |         |

### TLS / SSL

HTTP input plugin supports TLS/SSL, for more details about the properties available and general configuration, please refer to the [Transport Security](https://docs.fluentbit.io/manual/3.0/administration/transport-security) section.

### gzipped content

The HTTP input plugin will accept and automatically handle gzipped content as of v2.2.1 as long as the header `Content-Encoding: gzip` is set on the received data.

## Getting Started

The http input plugin allows Fluent Bit to open up an HTTP port that you can then route data to in a dynamic way. This plugin supports dynamic tags which allow you to send data with different tags through the same input. An example video and curl message can be seen below

[Link to video](https://asciinema.org/a/375571)

#### How to set tag

The tag for the HTTP input plugin is set by adding the tag to the end of the request URL. This tag is then used to route the event through the system. For example, in the following curl message below the tag set is `app.log**. **` because the end end path is `/app_log`:

### Curl request

```
curl -d '{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2"}' -XPOST -H "content-type: application/json" http://localhost:8888/app.log
```

### Configuration File

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="fluent-bit.conf" %}

```
[INPUT]
    name http
    listen 0.0.0.0
    port 8888

[OUTPUT]
    name stdout
    match app.log
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="fluent-bit.yaml" %}

```yaml
pipeline:
    inputs:
        - name: http
          listen: 0.0.0.0
          port: 8888
    outputs:
        - name: stdout
          match: app.log
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

If you do not set the tag `http.0` is automatically used. If you have multiple HTTP inputs then they will follow a pattern of `http.N` where N is an integer representing the input.

### Curl request

```
curl -d '{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2"}' -XPOST -H "content-type: application/json" http://localhost:8888
```

### Configuration File

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="fluent-bit.conf" %}

```
[INPUT]
    name http
    listen 0.0.0.0
    port 8888

[OUTPUT]
    name  stdout
    match  http.0
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="fluent-bit.yaml" %}

```yaml
pipeline:
    inputs:
        - name: http
          listen: 0.0.0.0
          port: 8888
    outputs:
        - name: stdout
          match: http.0
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### How to set tag\_key

The tag\_key configuration option allows to specify the key name that will be used to overwrite a tag. The tag's value will be replaced with the value associated with the specified key. For example, setting tag\_key to "custom\_tag" and the log event contains a json field with the key "custom\_tag" Fluent Bit will use the value of that field as the new tag for routing the event through the system.

### Curl request

```
curl -d '{"key1":"value1","key2":"value2"}' -XPOST -H "content-type: application/json" http://localhost:8888/app.log
```

### Configuration File

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="fluent-bit.conf" %}

```
[INPUT]
    name http
    listen 0.0.0.0
    port 8888
    tag_key key1

[OUTPUT]
    name stdout
    match value1
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="fluent-bit.yaml" %}

```yaml
pipeline:
    inputs:
        - name: http
          listen: 0.0.0.0
          port: 8888
          tag_key: key1
    outputs:
        - name: stdout
          match: value1
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### How to set multiple custom HTTP header on success

The `success_header` parameter allows to set multiple HTTP headers on success. The format is:

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="fluent-bit.conf" %}

```ini
[INPUT]
    name http
    success_header X-Custom custom-answer
    success_header X-Another another-answer
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="fluent-bit.yaml" %}

```yaml
    inputs:
        - name: http
          success_header: X-Custom custom-answer
          success_header: X-Another another-answer
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

#### Example Curl message

```
curl -d @app.log -XPOST -H "content-type: application/json" http://localhost:8888/app.log
```

### Configuration File

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="fluent-bit.conf" %}

```
[INPUT]
    name http
    listen 0.0.0.0
    port 8888

[OUTPUT]
    name stdout
    match *
```

{% endtab %}

{% tab title="fluent-bit.yaml" %}

```yaml
pipeline:
    inputs:
        - name: http
          listen: 0.0.0.0
          port: 8888

    outputs:
        - name: stdout
          match: '*'
```

{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}

### Command Line

```
$> fluent-bit -i http -p port=8888 -o stdout
```