diff --git a/examples/out_gstdout/README.md b/examples/out_gstdout/README.md
index ace1dbf..bf4557f 100644
--- a/examples/out_gstdout/README.md
+++ b/examples/out_gstdout/README.md
@@ -24,6 +24,18 @@ func FLBPluginRegister(ctx unsafe.Pointer) int {
 
 This function is invoked at start time _before_ any configuration is done inside the engine.
 
+### Setting event type 
+
+By default, Fluent Bit Golang plugins process logs. Optionally, the event_type 
+can be set to allow for metrics by using `output.FLBPluginRegisterWithEventType`. 
+
+```go
+//export FLBPluginRegister 
+func FLBPluginRegister(def unsafe.Pointer) int {
+	return output.FLBPluginRegisterWithEventType(ctx, output.FLB_OUTPUT_METRICS, "gstdout", "Stdout GO!")
+}
+```
+
 ## Plugin Initialization
 
 Before the engine starts, it initialize all plugins that were requested to start. Upon initialization a configuration context already exists, so the plugin can ask for configuration parameters or do any other internal checks. E.g:
diff --git a/examples/out_multiinstance/README.md b/examples/out_multiinstance/README.md
index 4461d97..623de45 100644
--- a/examples/out_multiinstance/README.md
+++ b/examples/out_multiinstance/README.md
@@ -29,6 +29,18 @@ func FLBPluginRegister(def unsafe.Pointer) int {
 This function is invoked at start time _before_ any configuration is done
 inside the engine.
 
+### Setting event type 
+
+By default, Fluent Bit Golang plugins process logs. Optionally, the event_type 
+can be set to allow for metrics by using `output.FLBPluginRegisterWithEventType`. 
+
+```go
+//export FLBPluginRegister 
+func FLBPluginRegister(def unsafe.Pointer) int {
+	return output.FLBPluginRegisterWithEventType(ctx, output.FLB_OUTPUT_METRICS, "multiinstance", "Testing multiple instances")
+}
+```
+
 ## Plugin Initialization
 
 Before the engine starts, it initializes all plugins that were configured.
diff --git a/input/flb_plugin.h b/input/flb_plugin.h
index a53bc42..6cf67ca 100644
--- a/input/flb_plugin.h
+++ b/input/flb_plugin.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct flb_plugin_proxy_def {
     int flags;
     char *name;
     char *description;
+    int  event_type;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/output/flb_output.h b/output/flb_output.h
index 78e953e..8b38d26 100644
--- a/output/flb_output.h
+++ b/output/flb_output.h
@@ -20,6 +20,10 @@
 #ifndef FLBGO_OUTPUT_H
 #define FLBGO_OUTPUT_H
 
+#define FLB_OUTPUT_LOGS    1
+#define FLB_OUTPUT_METRICS 2
+#define FLB_OUTPUT_TRACES  4
+
 struct flb_api {
     char *(*output_get_property) (char *, void *);
     char *_;
diff --git a/output/flb_plugin.h b/output/flb_plugin.h
index d46f5c1..ccb51b6 100644
--- a/output/flb_plugin.h
+++ b/output/flb_plugin.h
@@ -44,6 +44,7 @@ struct flb_plugin_proxy_def {
     int flags;
     char *name;
     char *description;
+    int  event_type;
 };
 
 #endif
diff --git a/output/output.go b/output/output.go
index 6be5c7e..5ff324e 100644
--- a/output/output.go
+++ b/output/output.go
@@ -44,6 +44,10 @@ const (
 	FLB_LOG_WARN  = C.FLB_LOG_WARN
 	FLB_LOG_INFO  = C.FLB_LOG_INFO
 	FLB_LOG_DEBUG = C.FLB_LOG_DEBUG
+
+	FLB_OUTPUT_LOGS    = C.FLB_OUTPUT_LOGS
+	FLB_OUTPUT_METRICS = C.FLB_OUTPUT_METRICS
+	FLB_OUTPUT_TRACES  = C.FLB_OUTPUT_TRACES
 )
 
 type (
@@ -63,6 +67,18 @@ func FLBPluginRegister(def unsafe.Pointer, name, desc string) int {
 	p.flags = 0
 	p.name = C.CString(name)
 	p.description = C.CString(desc)
+	p.event_type = 0
+	return 0
+}
+
+func FLBPluginRegisterWithEventType(def unsafe.Pointer, eventType int, name, desc string) int {
+	p := (*FLBPluginProxyDef)(def)
+	p._type = FLB_PROXY_OUTPUT_PLUGIN
+	p.proxy = FLB_PROXY_GOLANG
+	p.flags = 0
+	p.name = C.CString(name)
+	p.description = C.CString(desc)
+	p.event_type = C.int(eventType)
 	return 0
 }