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title: sample.data() function
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  `sample.data()` downloads a specified InfluxDB sample dataset.
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`sample.data()` downloads a specified InfluxDB sample dataset.



##### Function type signature

```js
(set: string) => stream[A] where A: Record
```

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## Parameters

### set
({{< req >}})
Sample data set to download and output.

Valid datasets:
- **airSensor**: Simulated temperature, humidity, and CO data from an office building.
- **birdMigration**: 2019 African bird migration data from [Movebank: Animal Tracking](https://www.kaggle.com/pulkit8595/movebank-animal-tracking).
- **bitcoin**: Bitcoin price data from the last 30 days _([Powered by CoinDesk](https://www.coindesk.com/price/bitcoin))_.
- **noaa**: Latest observations from the [NOAA National Data Buoy Center (NDBC)](https://www.ndbc.noaa.gov/).
- **machineProduction**: States and metrics reported from four automated grinding wheel stations on a production line.
- **noaaWater**: Water level observations from two stations reported by the NOAA Center for Operational Oceanographic Products and Services between 2019-08-17 and 2019-09-17.
- **usgs**: USGS earthquake data from the last week.