# What is the usage of parameter 'delimiter' in metricbeat graphite module?

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-usage-of-parameter-delimiter-in-metricbeat-graphite-module/273626>\
**Category:** Metrics\
**Created:** [May 21, 2021, 7:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-usage-of-parameter-delimiter-in-metricbeat-graphite-module/273626 "2021-05-21T07:35:31Z")\
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**Author:** ![bertr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bertr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bertr)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 7:35am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-usage-of-parameter-delimiter-in-metricbeat-graphite-module/273626/1 "2021-05-21T07:35:31Z")

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I am looking at the graphite module for metricbeat. I understand what all parameters do/mean except for the delimiter parameter. I copy a yml below for clearity:

```
- module: graphite
  metricsets:
    - server
  protocol: "udp"
  templates:
    - filter: "test.*.bash.*" 
      namespace: "test"
      template: ".host.shell.metric*" 
      delimiter: "_"
```

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**Author:** ![bertr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e495f1/32.png) [@bertr](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/bertr)\
**Post date:** [May 21, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-usage-of-parameter-delimiter-in-metricbeat-graphite-module/273626/2 "2021-05-21T10:28:16Z")

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OK, I found out finally. Best to explain with an example:

```auto
filter=test.*.bash.*
template=.host.shell.metric*
namespace=xyz
delimiter="_"

```

when you push "test.serverx.bash.stats 23 " to graphite module, then:

```auto
event.dataset: "graphite.xyz"
graphite.xyz.stats: 23
graphite.xyz.tag.host: "serverx"
graphite.xyz.tag.shell: "bash"

```

if you push "test.serverx.bash.stats.extra 23 " to graphite module, then:

```auto
graphite.xyz.extra_stats: 23

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [June 18, 2021, 10:28am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/what-is-the-usage-of-parameter-delimiter-in-metricbeat-graphite-module/273626/3 "2021-06-18T10:28:38Z")

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