aid: fluentd
name: Fluentd
description: >-
  Open source data collector for unified logging layer that allows you to unify data collection and consumption for
  better use and understanding of data.
type: Index
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: unknown
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Freemium
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - plans
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/fluentd.png
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/fluentd/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2025-01-01'
modified: '2026-05-19'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
  - Data Collection
  - Logging
  - Open Source
apis:
- aid: fluentd:fluentd-plugin-api
  name: Fluentd Plugin API
  description: >-
    The Fluentd Plugin API allows developers to write custom input, output, filter, parser, formatter,
    and buffer plugins in Ruby. Plugins are distributed as RubyGems and integrate with Fluentd's plugin
    management system to extend data collection and processing pipelines.
  humanURL: https://docs.fluentd.org/plugin-development
  tags:
  - Open Source
  - Plugin Development
  - Ruby
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fluentd.org/plugin-development
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.fluentd.org/plugin-development/api-plugin-base
- aid: fluentd:fluentd-forward-protocol
  name: Fluentd Forward Protocol
  description: >-
    The Fluentd Forward Protocol is a binary protocol used to transport event streams between Fluentd
    nodes and compatible agents over TCP. It supports multiple transport modes including Message, Forward,
    PackedForward, and CompressedPackedForward, and includes authentication and heartbeat mechanisms.
  humanURL: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/wiki/Forward-Protocol-Specification-v1
  tags:
  - Logging
  - Networking
  - Protocol
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/wiki/Forward-Protocol-Specification-v1
  - type: Reference
    url: https://docs.fluentd.org/input/forward
  - type: AsyncAPI
    url: asyncapi/fluentd-forward-protocol-asyncapi.yml
- aid: fluentd:fluentd-events-api
  name: Fluentd Events API
  description: Operations for posting log events and records to Fluentd via HTTP.
  humanURL: https://docs.fluentd.org/plugin-development
  tags:
  - Events
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/fluentd-events-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fluentd.org/input/http
common:
  - type: IssueTracker
    url: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/issues
  - type: Releases
    url: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/releases
  - type: SecurityPolicy
    url: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/blob/master/SECURITY.md
  - type: CodeOfConduct
    url: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/blob/master/code-of-conduct.md
  - type: ContributionGuide
    url: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md
  - type: License
    name: Apache-2.0
    url: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/blob/master/LICENSE
  - type: AgenticAccess
    url: agentic-access/fluentd-agentic-access.yml
  - type: DomainSecurity
    url: security/fluentd-domain-security.yml
  - type: JSONSchema
    url: json-schema/fluentd-log-event-schema.json
  - type: JSONLD
    url: json-ld/fluentd-context.jsonld
  - type: Website
    url: https://www.fluentd.org/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.fluentd.org/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.fluentd.org/quickstart
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/fluent
  - type: GitHubRepository
    url: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd
  - type: Blog
    url: https://www.fluentd.org/blog/
  - type: ChangeLog
    url: https://github.com/fluent/fluentd/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md
  - type: Community
    url: https://www.fluentd.org/community/
  - type: Support
    url: https://docs.fluentd.org/quickstart/support
  - type: Slack
    url: https://slack.fluentd.org/
  - type: LlmsText
    url: https://docs.fluentd.org/llms.txt
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com