diff --git a/plugins/outputs/http/sample.conf b/plugins/outputs/http/sample.conf
index 5c1a8fd1dfd11..4192fea54c468 100644
--- a/plugins/outputs/http/sample.conf
+++ b/plugins/outputs/http/sample.conf
@@ -19,6 +19,9 @@
   # token_url = "https://indentityprovider/oauth2/v1/token"
   # scopes = ["urn:opc:idm:__myscopes__"]
 
+  ## Goole API Auth
+  # google_application_credentials = "/etc/telegraf/example_secret.json"
+
   ## Optional TLS Config
   # tls_ca = "/etc/telegraf/ca.pem"
   # tls_cert = "/etc/telegraf/cert.pem"