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Take
Kusto
Definition
In KQL, the take operator is a useful tool that provides you with a random number of rows from the incoming dataset. This is **very** helpful when you're trying to determine what types of information a given table is holding.
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Examples & Use Cases
What domain is used by employees' email accounts? ```sql Employees | take 10 ``` What types of information can be found in a process command line? ```sql ProcessEvents | take 25 ``` What does a sha256 hash even look like? ```sql FileCreationEvent | take 5 ``` --- ## Further Reading [Microsoft Learn - take operator](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/kusto/query/take-operator)