name : sample-channel-data.rst **To retrieve sample messages from a channel** The following ``sample-channel-data`` example retrieves a sample of messages from the specified channel ingested during the specified timeframe. You can retrieve up to 10 messages. :: aws iotanalytics sample-channel-data \ --channel-name mychannel Output:: { "payloads": [ "eyAidGVtcGVyYXR1cmUiOiAyMCB9", "eyAiZm9vIjogImJhciIgfQ==" ] } For more information, see `SampleChannelData <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/iotanalytics/latest/APIReference/API_SampleChannelData.html>`__ in the *AWS IoT Analytics API Reference*.