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@@ -14,23 +14,102 @@ Registry: https://hub.docker.com/r/target/vela-influx
 >
 > It is recommended to use a semantically versioned tag instead.
 
+Sample of emitting a pass/fail build metric:
+
+```yaml
+steps:
+  - name: write
+    image: target/vela-influx:latest
+    pull: always
+    parameters:
+      addr: https://influx.example.com
+      database: vela
+      name: build_report
+      fields:
+        build_status: ${VELA_BUILD_STATUS}
+```
+
+Sample of emitting a pass/fail build metric with custom tags:
+
+```diff
+steps:
+  - name: write
+    image: target/vela-influx:latest
+    pull: always
+    parameters:
+      addr: https://influx.example.com
+      database: vela
+      name: build_report
+      fields:
+        build_status: ${BUILD_STATUS}
++     tags:
++       repo_name: ${VELA_REPO_FULL_NAME}
++       build_number: "${VELA_BUILD_NUMBER}"
+```
+
 ## Secrets
 
 > **NOTE:** Users should refrain from configuring sensitive information in your pipeline in plain text.
 
 ### Internal
 
+The plugin accepts the following `parameters` for authentication:
+
+| Parameter  | Environment Variable Configuration      |
+| ---------- | --------------------------------------- |
+| `password` | `PARAMETER_PASSWORD`, `INFLUX_PASSWORD` |
+| `username` | `PARAMETER_USERNAME`, `INFLUX_USERNAME` |
+
 Users can use [Vela internal secrets](https://go-vela.github.io/docs/tour/secrets/) to substitute these sensitive values at runtime:
 
+```diff
+steps:
+  - name: write
+    image: target/vela-influx:latest
+    pull: always
++   secrets: [ influx_username, influx_password ]
+    parameters:
+-     username: superSecretUsername
+-     password: superSecretPassword
+      addr: https://influx.example.com
+      database: vela
+      name: build_report
+      fields:
+        build_status: ${VELA_BUILD_STATUS}
+```
+
+> This example will add the secret to the `trigger_hello-world` step as environment variables:
+>
+> * `DOWNSTREAM_TOKEN=<value>`
+
 ### External
 
 The plugin accepts the following files for authentication:
 
-| Parameter | Volume Configuration                                                  |
-| --------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| Parameter  | Volume Configuration                                                |
+| ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------- |
+| `password` | `/vela/parameters/influx/password`, `/vela/secrets/influx/password` |
+| `username` | `/vela/parameters/influx/username`, `/vela/secrets/influx/username` |
 
 Users can use [Vela external secrets](https://go-vela.github.io/docs/concepts/pipeline/secrets/origin/) to substitute these sensitive values at runtime:
 
+```diff
+steps:
+  - name: write
+    image: target/vela-influx:latest
+    pull: always
+    parameters:
+-     username: superSecretUsername
+-     password: superSecretPassword
+      addr: https://influx.example.com
+      database: vela
+      name: build_report
+      fields:
+        build_status: ${VELA_BUILD_STATUS}
+```
+
+> This example will read the secret value in the volume stored at `/vela/secrets/`
+
 ## Parameters
 
 > **NOTE:**
@@ -41,8 +120,16 @@ Users can use [Vela external secrets](https://go-vela.github.io/docs/concepts/pi
 
 The following parameters are used to configure the image:
 
-| Name        | Description                                      | Required | Default       | Environment Variables                           |
-| ----------- | ------------------------------------------------ | -------- | ------------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
+| Name        | Description                                          | Required | Default         | Environment Variables                       |
+| ----------- | ---------------------------------------------------- | -------- | --------------- | ------------------------------------------- |
+| `addr`      | Influx instance to communicate with                  | `true`   | `N/A`           | `PARAMETER_ADDR`<br>`INFLUX_ADDR`           |
+| `database`  | database name on Influx instance to communicate with | `true`   | `N/A`           | `PARAMETER_DATABASE`<br>`INFLUX_DATABASE`   |
+| `fields`    | data fields to send along with the metric            | `true`   | `N/A`           | `PARAMETER_FIELDS`<br>`INFLUX_FIELDS`       |
+| `log_level` | set the log level for the plugin                     | `true`   | `info`          | `PARAMETER_LOG_LEVEL`<br>`INFLUX_LOG_LEVEL` |
+| `name`      | name of metric sent to database on Influx instance   | `true`   | `build_metrics` | `PARAMETER_NAME`<br>`INFLUX_NAME`           |
+| `password`  | password for communication with Influx               | `false`  | `N/A`           | `PARAMETER_PASSWORD`<br>`INFLUX_PASSWORD`   |
+| `tags`      | extra metadata to send along with the metric         | `false`  | `N/A`           | `PARAMETER_TAGS`<br>`INFLUX_TAGS`           |
+| `username`  | user name for communication with Influx              | `false`  | `N/A`           | `PARAMETER_USERNAME`<br>`INFLUX_USERNAME`   |
 
 ## Template
 
@@ -52,4 +139,18 @@ COMING SOON!
 
 You can start troubleshooting this plugin by tuning the level of logs being displayed:
 
+```diff
+steps:
+  - name: write
+    image: target/vela-influx:latest
+    pull: always
+    parameters:
++     log_level: trace
+      addr: https://influx.example.com
+      database: vela
+      name: build_report
+      fields:
+        build_status: ${VELA_BUILD_STATUS}
+```
+
 Below are a list of common problems and how to solve them: