--- title: Sample data description: Sample datasets are used throughout the the InfluxDB 3 Enterprise documentation to demonstrate functionality. Use the following sample datasets to replicate provided examples. url: https://docs.influxdata.com/influxdb3/enterprise/reference/sample-data/ estimated_tokens: 17774 product: InfluxDB 3 Enterprise version: enterprise --- # Sample data Sample datasets are used throughout the InfluxDB 3 Enterprise documentation to demonstrate functionality. Use the following sample datasets to replicate provided examples. - [Home sensor data](#home-sensor-data) - [Home sensor actions data](#home-sensor-actions-data) - [NOAA Bay Area weather data](#noaa-bay-area-weather-data) - [European Union wind data](#european-union-wind-data) - [Bitcoin price data](#bitcoin-price-data) - [Random numbers sample data](#random-numbers-sample-data) ## Home sensor data Includes simulated hourly home sensor data with anomalous sensor readings to demonstrate processing and alerting on time series data. To customize timestamps in the dataset, use the button in the lower right corner of the page. ##### Time Range **2022-01-01T08:00:00Z** to **2022-01-01T20:00:00Z** *(Customizable)* ##### Schema - home *(table)* - **tags**: - room - Kitchen - Living Room - **fields**: - co *(integer)* - temp *(float)* - hum *(float)* [](#write-home-sensor-data-to-influxdb) Write home sensor data to InfluxDB #### Write the home sensor data to InfluxDB Use the `influxdb3` CLI, InfluxDB v3 API, InfluxDB v2 API, or InfluxDB v1 API to write the home sensor sample data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise. **influxdb3:** ```bash influxdb3 write \ --token AUTH_TOKEN \ --database DATABASE_NAME \ 'home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.1,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000 home,room=Kitchen temp=21.0,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000 home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.4,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641027600 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.0,hum=36.2,co=0i 1641027600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.8,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641031200 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.1,co=0i 1641031200 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641038400 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.5,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641038400 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641042000 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.8,hum=36.5,co=1i 1641042000 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.3,hum=36.1,co=0i 1641045600 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.8,hum=36.3,co=1i 1641045600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.3,hum=36.1,co=1i 1641049200 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.2,co=3i 1641049200 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=4i 1641052800 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=7i 1641052800 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.6,hum=35.9,co=5i 1641056400 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.0,co=9i 1641056400 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.8,hum=36.2,co=9i 1641060000 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.3,hum=36.9,co=18i 1641060000 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.5,hum=36.3,co=14i 1641063600 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.1,hum=36.6,co=22i 1641063600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=36.4,co=17i 1641067200 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.5,co=26i 1641067200' ``` **v3 API:** ```bash curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v3/write_lp?db=DATABASE_NAME&precision=auto&accept_partial=false \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-raw "home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.1,hum=35.9,co=0i 1735545600 home,room=Kitchen temp=21.0,hum=35.9,co=0i 1735545600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.4,hum=35.9,co=0i 1735549200 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.0,hum=36.2,co=0i 1735549200 home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.8,hum=36.0,co=0i 1735552800 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.1,co=0i 1735552800 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=36.0,co=0i 1735556400 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1735556400 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=35.9,co=0i 1735560000 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.5,hum=36.0,co=0i 1735560000 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1735563600 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.8,hum=36.5,co=1i 1735563600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.3,hum=36.1,co=0i 1735567200 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.8,hum=36.3,co=1i 1735567200 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.3,hum=36.1,co=1i 1735570800 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.2,co=3i 1735570800 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=4i 1735574400 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=7i 1735574400 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.6,hum=35.9,co=5i 1735578000 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.0,co=9i 1735578000 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.8,hum=36.2,co=9i 1735581600 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.3,hum=36.9,co=18i 1735581600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.5,hum=36.3,co=14i 1735585200 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.1,hum=36.6,co=22i 1735585200 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=36.4,co=17i 1735588800 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.5,co=26i 1735588800" ``` **v2 API:** ```bash curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v2/write?bucket=DATABASE_NAME&precision=s \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-binary " home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.1,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000 home,room=Kitchen temp=21.0,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000 home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.4,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641027600 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.0,hum=36.2,co=0i 1641027600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.8,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641031200 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.1,co=0i 1641031200 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641038400 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.5,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641038400 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641042000 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.8,hum=36.5,co=1i 1641042000 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.3,hum=36.1,co=0i 1641045600 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.8,hum=36.3,co=1i 1641045600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.3,hum=36.1,co=1i 1641049200 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.2,co=3i 1641049200 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=4i 1641052800 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=7i 1641052800 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.6,hum=35.9,co=5i 1641056400 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.0,co=9i 1641056400 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.8,hum=36.2,co=9i 1641060000 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.3,hum=36.9,co=18i 1641060000 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.5,hum=36.3,co=14i 1641063600 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.1,hum=36.6,co=22i 1641063600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=36.4,co=17i 1641067200 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.5,co=26i 1641067200 " ``` **v1 API:** ```bash curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/write?db=DATABASE_NAME&precision=s \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --data-binary " home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.1,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000 home,room=Kitchen temp=21.0,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641024000 home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.4,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641027600 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.0,hum=36.2,co=0i 1641027600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=21.8,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641031200 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.1,co=0i 1641031200 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641034800 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=35.9,co=0i 1641038400 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.5,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641038400 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=0i 1641042000 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.8,hum=36.5,co=1i 1641042000 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.3,hum=36.1,co=0i 1641045600 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.8,hum=36.3,co=1i 1641045600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.3,hum=36.1,co=1i 1641049200 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.2,co=3i 1641049200 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=4i 1641052800 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.4,hum=36.0,co=7i 1641052800 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.6,hum=35.9,co=5i 1641056400 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.0,co=9i 1641056400 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.8,hum=36.2,co=9i 1641060000 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.3,hum=36.9,co=18i 1641060000 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.5,hum=36.3,co=14i 1641063600 home,room=Kitchen temp=23.1,hum=36.6,co=22i 1641063600 home,room=Living\ Room temp=22.2,hum=36.4,co=17i 1641067200 home,room=Kitchen temp=22.7,hum=36.5,co=26i 1641067200 " ``` Replace the following in the sample script: - `DATABASE_NAME`: the name of [database](/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/databases/) to write to - `AUTH_TOKEN`: your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise [token](/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/tokens/) ## Home sensor actions data Includes hypothetical actions triggered by data in the [home sensor data](#home-sensor-data) and is a companion dataset to that sample dataset. To customize timestamps in the dataset, use the button in the lower right corner of the page. This lets you modify the sample dataset to stay within the retention period of the database you write it to. ##### Time Range **2022-01-01T08:00:00Z** to **2022-01-01T20:00:00Z** *(Customizable)* ##### Schema - home\_actions *(table)* - **tags**: - room - Kitchen - Living Room - action - alert - cool - level - ok - warn - **fields**: - description *(string)* [](#write-home-sensor-actions-data-to-influxdb) Write home sensor actions data to InfluxDB #### Write the home sensor actions data to InfluxDB Use the `influxdb3` CLI, InfluxDB v3 API, InfluxDB v2 API, or InfluxDB v1 API to write the home sensor actions sample data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise. **influxdb3:** ```sh influxdb3 write \ --token AUTH_TOKEN \ --database DATABASE_NAME \ 'home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description="Temperature at or above 23°C (23°C). Cooling to 22°C." 1641027600 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description="Temperature at or above 23°C (23.3°C). Cooling to 22°C." 1641060000 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description="Temperature at or above 23°C (23.1°C). Cooling to 22°C." 1641063600 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 18 ppm." 1641060000 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 22 ppm." 1641063600 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 26 ppm." 1641067200 home_actions,room=Living\ Room,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 14 ppm." 1641063600 home_actions,room=Living\ Room,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 17 ppm." 1641067200' ``` **v3 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v3/write_lp?db=DATABASE_NAME&precision=auto&accept_partial=false \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-raw "home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description=\"Temperature at or above 23°C (23°C). Cooling to 22°C.\" 1739437200 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description=\"Temperature at or above 23°C (23.3°C). Cooling to 22°C.\" 1739469600 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description=\"Temperature at or above 23°C (23.1°C). Cooling to 22°C.\" 1739473200 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description=\"Carbon monoxide level above normal: 18 ppm.\" 1739469600 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description=\"Carbon monoxide level above normal: 22 ppm.\" 1739473200 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description=\"Carbon monoxide level above normal: 26 ppm.\" 1739476800 home_actions,room=Living Room,action=alert,level=warn description=\"Carbon monoxide level above normal: 14 ppm.\" 1739473200 home_actions,room=Living Room,action=alert,level=warn description=\"Carbon monoxide level above normal: 17 ppm.\" 1739476800" ``` **v2 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v2/write?bucket=DATABASE_NAME&precision=s \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-binary ' home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description="Temperature at or above 23°C (23°C). Cooling to 22°C." 1641027600 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description="Temperature at or above 23°C (23.3°C). Cooling to 22°C." 1641060000 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description="Temperature at or above 23°C (23.1°C). Cooling to 22°C." 1641063600 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 18 ppm." 1641060000 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 22 ppm." 1641063600 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 26 ppm." 1641067200 home_actions,room=Living\ Room,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 14 ppm." 1641063600 home_actions,room=Living\ Room,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 17 ppm." 1641067200 ' ``` **v1 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/write?db=DATABASE_NAME&precision=s \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --data-binary ' home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description="Temperature at or above 23°C (23°C). Cooling to 22°C." 1641027600 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description="Temperature at or above 23°C (23.3°C). Cooling to 22°C." 1641060000 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=cool,level=ok description="Temperature at or above 23°C (23.1°C). Cooling to 22°C." 1641063600 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 18 ppm." 1641060000 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 22 ppm." 1641063600 home_actions,room=Kitchen,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 26 ppm." 1641067200 home_actions,room=Living\ Room,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 14 ppm." 1641063600 home_actions,room=Living\ Room,action=alert,level=warn description="Carbon monoxide level above normal: 17 ppm." 1641067200 ' ``` Replace the following in the sample script: - `DATABASE_NAME`: the name of database to write to - `AUTH_TOKEN`: your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise [token](/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/tokens/) ## NOAA Bay Area weather data Includes daily weather metrics from three San Francisco Bay Area airports from **January 1, 2020 to December 31, 2022**. This sample dataset includes seasonal trends and is good for exploring time series use cases that involve seasonality. ##### Time Range **2020-01-01T00:00:00Z** to **2022-12-31T00:00:00Z** ##### Schema - weather *(table)* - **tags**: - location - Concord - Hayward - San Francisco - **fields** - precip *(float)* - temp\_avg *(float)* - temp\_max *(float)* - temp\_min *(float)* - wind\_avg *(float)* [](#write-the-noaa-bay-area-weather-data-to-influxdb) Write the NOAA Bay Area weather data to InfluxDB #### Write the NOAA Bay Area weather data to InfluxDB Use the `influxdb3` CLI, InfluxDB v3 API, InfluxDB v2 API, or InfluxDB v1 API to write the NOAA Bay Area weather sample data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise. **influxdb3:** ```sh influxdb3 write \ --token AUTH_TOKEN \ --database DATABASE_NAME \ "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/bay-area-weather.lp)" ``` **v3 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v3/write_lp?db=DATABASE_NAME&precision=auto&accept_partial=false \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/bay-area-weather.lp)" ``` **v2 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v2/write?bucket=DATABASE_NAME \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/bay-area-weather.lp)" ``` **v1 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/write?db=DATABASE_NAME \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/bay-area-weather.lp)" ``` Replace the following in the sample script: - `DATABASE_NAME`: the name of database to write to - `AUTH_TOKEN`: your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise [token](/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/tokens/) ## European Union wind data The European Union (EU) wind sample dataset provides hourly measurements of wind speed and wind direction from various cities in the EU. The dataset includes a hierarchical tag set of country, county, and city. ##### Time Range **2025-10-01T00:00:00Z** to **2025-10-01T23:00:00Z** ##### Schema - wind\_data *(table)* - **tags**: - country - *20 countries* - county - *111 counties* - city - *129 cities* - **fields**: - wind\_speed *(float)* - wind\_direction *(integer)* [](#write-the-eu-wind-sample-data-to-influxdb) Write the EU wind sample data to InfluxDB #### Write the EU wind sample data to InfluxDB Use the `influxdb3` CLI, InfluxDB v3 API, InfluxDB v2 API, or InfluxDB v1 API to write the EU wind sample data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise. **influxdb3:** ```sh influxdb3 write \ --token AUTH_TOKEN \ --database DATABASE_NAME \ "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/eu-wind-data.lp)" ``` **v3 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v3/write_lp?db=DATABASE_NAME&precision=auto&accept_partial=false \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/eu-wind-data.lp)" ``` **v2 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v2/write?bucket=DATABASE_NAME \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/eu-wind-data.lp)" ``` **v1 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/write?db=DATABASE_NAME \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/eu-wind-data.lp)" ``` Replace the following in the sample script: - `DATABASE_NAME`: the name of database to write to - `AUTH_TOKEN`: your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise [token](/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/tokens/) ## Bitcoin price data The Bitcoin price sample dataset provides Bitcoin prices from **2023-05-01T00:00:00Z to 2023-05-15T00:00:00Z**—*[Powered by CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin)*. ##### Time Range **2023-05-01T00:19:00Z** to **2023-05-14T23:48:00Z** ##### Schema - bitcoin *(table)* - **tags**: - code - EUR - GBP - USD - crypto - bitcoin - description - Euro - British Pound Sterling - United States Dollar - symbol - € *(€)* - £ *(£)* - $ *($)* - **fields** - price *(float)* [](#write-the-bitcoin-sample-data-to-influxdb) Write the Bitcoin sample data to InfluxDB #### Write the Bitcoin price sample data to InfluxDB Use the `influxdb3` CLI, InfluxDB v3 API, InfluxDB v2 API, or InfluxDB v1 API to write the Bitcoin price sample data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise. **influxdb3:** ```sh influxdb3 write \ --token AUTH_TOKEN \ --database DATABASE_NAME \ "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/bitcoin.lp)" ``` **v3 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v3/write_lp?db=DATABASE_NAME&precision=auto&accept_partial=false \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/bitcoin.lp)" ``` **v2 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v2/write?bucket=DATABASE_NAME \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/bitcoin.lp)" ``` **v1 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/write?db=DATABASE_NAME \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/bitcoin.lp)" ``` Replace the following in the sample script: - `DATABASE_NAME`: the name of database to write to - `AUTH_TOKEN`: your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise [token](/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/tokens/) ## Random numbers sample data Includes two fields with randomly generated numbers reported every minute. Each field has a specific range of randomly generated numbers. This sample dataset is used to demonstrate mathematic operations and transformation functions. ##### Time Range **2023-01-01T00:00:00Z** to **2023-01-01T12:00:00Z** ##### Schema - numbers *(table)* - **fields** - a *(float between -1 and 1)* - b *(float between -3 and 3)* [](#write-the-random-number-sample-data-to-influxdb) Write the random number sample data to InfluxDB #### Write the random number sample data to InfluxDB Use the `influxdb3` CLI, InfluxDB v3 API, InfluxDB v2 API, or InfluxDB v1 API to write the random number sample data to InfluxDB 3 Enterprise. **influxdb3:** ```sh influxdb3 write \ --token AUTH_TOKEN \ --database DATABASE_NAME \ "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/random-numbers.lp)" ``` **v3 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v3/write_lp?db=DATABASE_NAME&precision=auto&accept_partial=false \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/random-numbers.lp)" ``` **v2 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/api/v2/write?bucket=DATABASE_NAME \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-Type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --header "Accept: application/json" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/random-numbers.lp)" ``` **v1 API:** ```sh curl --request POST \ http://localhost:8181/write?db=DATABASE_NAME \ --header "Authorization: Bearer AUTH_TOKEN" \ --header "Content-type: text/plain; charset=utf-8" \ --data-binary "$(curl --request GET https://docs.influxdata.com/downloads/random-numbers.lp)" ``` Replace the following in the sample script: - `DATABASE_NAME`: the name of database to write to - `AUTH_TOKEN`: your InfluxDB 3 Enterprise [token](/influxdb3/enterprise/admin/tokens/)