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OAuth2 Authentication with http_response

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#16,644 opened on Mar 16, 2025

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Description

Use Case

I would like to use the http_response plugin with OAuth2 authentication

Expected behavior

Add OAuth2 authentication to http_response base on the existing code from the http plugin

OAuth2 Client Credentials. The options 'client_id', 'client_secret', and 'token_url' are required to use OAuth2. client_id = "clientid" client_secret = "secret" token_url = "https://indentityprovider/oauth2/v1/token" scopes = ["urn:opc:idm:myscopes"

Actual behavior

No OAuth2 authentication is directly available

Additional info

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Contributor guide

Research direction
First, examine the existing OAuth2 authentication implementation in the http input plugin, located in plugins/inputs/http/ (likely in a file like oauth2.go or http.go). Understand how it configures client id, client secret, token url, and scopes. Then, look at the http response output plugin (plugins/outputs/http response/) to see its current structure. The goal is to replicate the OAuth2 configuration and token handling from the input plugin into the output plugin. Pay attention to the plugin registration, configuration parsing, and HTTP client creation. There is one comment on the issue that may contain additional guidance.
Tech stack
go
Domain
authenticationbackendapi
Issue type
Feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
Half day
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
Fresh
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
Mostly clear
Prerequisites
Go programming basicsOAuth2 Client Credentials flowTelegraf plugin development
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
55