telegraf/docs/includes/startup_error_behavior.md

In addition to the plugin-specific and global configuration settings the plugin supports options for specifying the behavior when experiencing startup errors using the startup_error_behavior setting. Available values are:

• error: Telegraf with stop and exit in case of startup errors. This is the default behavior.
• ignore: Telegraf will ignore startup errors for this plugin and disables it but continues processing for all other plugins.
• retry: Telegraf will try to startup the plugin in every gather or write cycle in case of startup errors. The plugin is disabled until the startup succeeds.
• probe: Telegraf will probe the plugin's function (if possible) and disables the plugin in case probing fails. If the plugin does not support probing, Telegraf will behave as if ignore was set instead.