---
title: ES|QL SAMPLE command
description: 
url: https://www.elastic.co/elastic/docs-builder/docs/2422/reference/query-languages/esql/commands/sample
---

# ES|QL SAMPLE command
```yaml
serverless: preview
stack: preview 9.1.0
```

The `SAMPLE` command samples a fraction of the table rows.
**Syntax**
```esql
SAMPLE probability
```

**Parameters**
<definitions>
  <definition term="probability">
    The probability that a row is included in the sample. The value must be between 0 and 1, exclusive.
  </definition>
</definitions>

**Examples**
```esql
FROM employees
| KEEP emp_no
| SAMPLE 0.05
```


| emp_no:integer |
|----------------|
| 10018          |
| 10024          |
| 10062          |
| 10081          |