---
title: sample package
description: The sample package provides functions for downloading and outputting InfluxDB sample datasets.
url: https://docs.influxdata.com/flux/v0/stdlib/influxdata/influxdb/sample/
estimated_tokens: 270
product: Flux
version: v0
---

# sample package

-   Flux 0.123.0+
-   View InfluxDB support

The `sample` package provides functions for downloading and outputting InfluxDB sample datasets. Import the `influxdata/influxdb/sample` package:

```js
import "influxdata/influxdb/sample"
```

## Functions

-   [sample.alignToNow()](/flux/v0/stdlib/influxdata/influxdb/sample/aligntonow/)
-   [sample.data()](/flux/v0/stdlib/influxdata/influxdb/sample/data/)
-   [sample.list()](/flux/v0/stdlib/influxdata/influxdb/sample/list/)

[sample data](/flux/v0/tags/sample-data/)