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Example Datasets

We have prepared a series of datasets for you to play to dive in MotherDuck! The database sample_data is readily available for all new users, as it's automatically attached to your account.

Other databases are available for you to attach, and you can do so by running the following command:

ATTACH <attach_url> AS <database_name>
Databaseschema.tableDescriptionShare URLAttached by default
sample_databasewho.ambient_air_qualityHistorical air quality data from the World Health Organization.'md:_share/sample_data/23b0d623-1361-421d-ae77-62d701d471e6'Yes
sample_databasenyc.taxiTaxi Ride data from November 2020'md:_share/sample_data/23b0d623-1361-421d-ae77-62d701d471e6'Yes
sample_databasenyc.rideshareRide share trips (Lyft, Uber etc) in NYC'md:_share/sample_data/23b0d623-1361-421d-ae77-62d701d471e6'Yes
sample_databasenyc.service_requestsRequests to NYC's 311 complaint hotline via phone and web'md:_share/sample_data/23b0d623-1361-421d-ae77-62d701d471e6'Yes
sample_databasehn.hacker_newsSample of comments from Hacker News'md:_share/sample_data/23b0d623-1361-421d-ae77-62d701d471e6'Yes
sample_databasekaggle.moviesSample of the movies dataset from Kaggle'md:_share/sample_data/23b0d623-1361-421d-ae77-62d701d471e6'Yes
sample_databasestackoverflow_survey.survey_resultsSurvey results from 2017 to 2024'md:_share/sample_data/23b0d623-1361-421d-ae77-62d701d471e6'Yes
sample_databasestackoverflow_survey.survey_schemasSurvey schemas (questions from the survey) from 2017 to 2024'md:_share/sample_data/23b0d623-1361-421d-ae77-62d701d471e6'Yes
stackoverflowmain.badgesFull StackOverflow data dump up to May 2023'md:_share/stackoverflow/6c318917-6888-425a-bea1-5860c29947e5'No
stackoverflowmain.commentsFull StackOverflow data dump up to May 2023'md:_share/stackoverflow/6c318917-6888-425a-bea1-5860c29947e5'No
stackoverflowmain.post_linksFull StackOverflow data dump up to May 2023'md:_share/stackoverflow/6c318917-6888-425a-bea1-5860c29947e5'No
stackoverflowmain.postsFull StackOverflow data dump up to May 2023'md:_share/stackoverflow/6c318917-6888-425a-bea1-5860c29947e5'No
stackoverflowmain.tagsFull StackOverflow data dump up to May 2023'md:_share/stackoverflow/6c318917-6888-425a-bea1-5860c29947e5'No
stackoverflowmain.votesFull StackOverflow data dump up to May 2023'md:_share/stackoverflow/6c318917-6888-425a-bea1-5860c29947e5'No
stackoverflowmain.usersFull StackOverflow data dump up to May 2023'md:_share/stackoverflow/6c318917-6888-425a-bea1-5860c29947e5'No
duckdb_statsPyPi data on DuckDB projectPythons data download from PyPi on the duckdb Python package, refreshed daily'md:_share/duckdb_stats/1eb684bf-faff-4860-8e7d-92af4ff9a410'No
hacker_newshacker_news.hacker_newsFull Hacker News datasets from 2016 to 2025'md:_share/hacker_news/de11a0e3-9d68-48d2-ac44-40e07a1d496b'No