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description: The sample parameters for loading data.
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# Sample Parameters

The sample parameters for loading data.

## Properties

<table class="featureTable sort_table" summary="">





          <thead class="thead sorted" align="left">
            <tr>
              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d126453e55">Property Name</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d126453e58">Type</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d126453e61">Description</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d126453e64">Filter Group and Version</th>

              <th class="featureTableHeader vertical-align-top " id="d126453e67">Available Version</th>

            </tr>

          </thead>

          <tbody class="tbody">
            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e55" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">filters</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e58" data-title="Type"><a class="xref" href="https://developer.salesforce.com/docs/atlas.en-us.salesforce_recipes_api.meta/salesforce_recipes_api/sforce_recipes_api_responses_filter_parameters.htm" title="The parameters for a filter node in a recipe.">Filter​Parameters</a></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e61" data-title="Description">The sample filters.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e64" data-title="Filter Group and Version">Small, v55.0</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e67" data-title="Available Version">55.0</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e55" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">sort​By</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e58" data-title="Type">String[]</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e61" data-title="Description">A list of fields to sort sample.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e64" data-title="Filter Group and Version">Small, v55.0</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e67" data-title="Available Version">55.0</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e55" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">sort​Direction</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e58" data-title="Type">Recipe​Sort​Order​Enum</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e61" data-title="Description">The sample sort direction. Valid values are: <ul class="ul bulletList">
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Ascending</samp></li>

                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Descending</samp></li>

                </ul>

              </td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e64" data-title="Filter Group and Version">Small, v55.0</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e67" data-title="Available Version">55.0</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e55" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">sample​Type</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e58" data-title="Type">Sample​Type</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e61" data-title="Description">The recipe sample type. Valid values are: <ul class="ul bulletList">
                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Custom</samp></li>

                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Random</samp></li>

                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Top​N</samp></li>

                  <li class="li"><samp class="codeph nolang">Unique</samp></li>

                </ul>

              </td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e64" data-title="Filter Group and Version">Small, v55.0</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e67" data-title="Available Version">55.0</td>

            </tr>

            <tr>
              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e55" data-title="Property Name"><samp class="codeph nolang">unique​Sample​Field​Name</samp></td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e58" data-title="Type">String</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e61" data-title="Description">The field name for a unique sample.</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e64" data-title="Filter Group and Version">Small, v55.0</td>

              <td class="entry" headers="d126453e67" data-title="Available Version">55.0</td>

            </tr>

          </tbody>

        </table>