# Is it possible to forward ziti usage tags to influx

**URL:** <https://openziti.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-forward-ziti-usage-tags-to-influx/4891>\
**Category:** zrok\
**Created:** [July 22, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-forward-ziti-usage-tags-to-influx/4891 "2025-07-22T08:57:50Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rantanplan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/rantanplan/32/3353_2.png) [@Rantanplan](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/Rantanplan)\
**Post date:** [July 22, 2025, 8:57am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-forward-ziti-usage-tags-to-influx/4891/1 "2025-07-22T08:57:50Z")

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Currently my Influx db contains the following tags:

```auto
influx query 'import "influxdata/influxdb/schema"
 schema.tagKeys(bucket: "zrok")'
Result: _result
Table: keys: []
         _value:string
----------------------
                _start
                 _stop
                _field
          _measurement
                acctId
                 envId
             namespace
                 share

```

Is there a way to forward also the ziti tags or just a single tag?

```auto
{"namespace":"usage","event_src_id":"ctl1","timestamp":"2025-07-22T08:41:26.173689007Z","version":3,"source_id":"router1","circuit_id":"7NraeDsxv","usage":{"ingress.rx":197,"ingress.tx":483},"interval_start_utc":1753173600,"interval_length":60,"tags":{"clientId":"envId_src","hostId":"envId_dst","serviceId":"1qckVqdrhmPI7JZoxNjQb2"}}

```

I'm interested to query influx for _"clientId"_ tag like

```auto
influx query 'from(bucket:"zrok") |> range(start:-1h) |> filter(fn: (r) => r.clientId == "envId_src" )'

```

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**Author:** ![Rantanplan](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/openziti.discourse.group/rantanplan/32/3353_2.png) [@Rantanplan](https://openziti.discourse.group/u/Rantanplan)\
**Post date:** [July 26, 2025, 9:26am UTC](https://openziti.discourse.group/t/is-it-possible-to-forward-ziti-usage-tags-to-influx/4891/2 "2025-07-26T09:26:55Z")

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Zrok controller writes tons of logs:

```auto
Jul 26 09:19:29 zrok[2970709]: {"file":"/__w/zrok/zrok/controller/metrics/usageIngest.go:37","func":"github.com/openziti/zrok/controller/metrics.Ingest","level":"error","msg":"unable to assert 'tags': {\"namespace\":\"fabric.usage\",\"event_src_id\":\"ctl1\",\"timestamp\":\"2025-07-26T09:19:29.434545223Z\",\"version\":3,\"source_id\":\"RT1\",\"circuit_id\":\"MU1AW57Bvf\",\"usage\":{\"fabric.rx\":138,\"fabric.tx\":269},\"interval_start_utc\":1753521540,\"interval_length\":60,\"tags\":null}","time":"2025-07-26T09:19:29.555Z"}
Jul 26 09:19:29 zrok[2970709]: {"file":"/__w/zrok/zrok/controller/metrics/usageIngest.go:37","func":"github.com/openziti/zrok/controller/metrics.Ingest","level":"error","msg":"unable to assert 'tags': {\"namespace\":\"fabric.usage\",\"event_src_id\":\"ctl1\",\"timestamp\":\"2025-07-26T09:19:29.434546006Z\",\"version\":3,\"source_id\":\"RT1\",\"circuit_id\":\"5Wkdk5bxR\",\"usage\":{\"fabric.rx\":56,\"fabric.tx\":56},\"interval_start_utc\":1753521540,\"interval_length\":60,\"tags\":null}","time":"2025-07-26T09:19:29.555Z"}

journalctl --since "12 hours ago" -g error | grep fabric\\.usage | wc -l
12838

journalctl --since "12 hours ago" -u zrok-controller.service -g error | wc -l
12860

```

the messages _fabric.usage_ is the majority: 99.8 %