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@@ -335,9 +335,17 @@ Example response:
 [[pipeline-stats]]
 ==== Pipeline Stats
 
-The following request returns a JSON document containing pipeline stats, including the number of events that were
-input, filtered, or output by the pipeline. The request also returns stats for each configured input, filter, or
-output stage, and info about whether config reload (if configured) failed or succeeded.
+The following request returns a JSON document containing pipeline stats,
+including:
+
+* the number of events that were input, filtered, or output by the pipeline
+* stats for each configured filter or output stage
+* info about config reload successes and failures
+(when <<reloading-config,config reload>> is enabled)
+
+NOTE: Detailed pipeline stats for input plugins are not currently available, but
+will be available in a future release. For now, the node stats API returns an
+empty set array for inputs (`"inputs": []`).
 
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