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> timeSeriesSamples returns the samples table used by table `db_name.time_series_table` whose table engine is TimeSeries.

# timeSeriesSamples

`timeSeriesSamples(db_name.time_series_table)` - Returns the [samples](/reference/engines/table-engines/integrations/time-series#samples-table) table
used by table `db_name.time_series_table` whose table engine is [TimeSeries](/reference/engines/table-engines/integrations/time-series):

```sql theme={null}
CREATE TABLE db_name.time_series_table ENGINE=TimeSeries SAMPLES samples_table
```

The function also works if the *samples* table is inner:

```sql theme={null}
CREATE TABLE db_name.time_series_table ENGINE=TimeSeries SAMPLES INNER UUID '01234567-89ab-cdef-0123-456789abcdef'
```

The following queries are equivalent:

```sql theme={null}
SELECT * FROM timeSeriesSamples(db_name.time_series_table);
SELECT * FROM timeSeriesSamples('db_name.time_series_table');
SELECT * FROM timeSeriesSamples('db_name', 'time_series_table');
```

<Note>
  The function `timeSeriesSamples` has an alias `timeSeriesData` which is kept for backwards compatibility.
</Note>