diff --git a/superset/constants.py b/superset/constants.py
index 98ce7c5d1..72fcc3fdb 100644
--- a/superset/constants.py
+++ b/superset/constants.py
@@ -129,6 +129,7 @@ MODEL_API_RW_METHOD_PERMISSION_MAP = {
     "available": "read",
     "validate_sql": "read",
     "get_data": "read",
+    "samples": "read",
 }
 
 EXTRA_FORM_DATA_APPEND_KEYS = {
diff --git a/superset/datasets/api.py b/superset/datasets/api.py
index fb01b6ee8..6a2e64536 100644
--- a/superset/datasets/api.py
+++ b/superset/datasets/api.py
@@ -45,11 +45,13 @@ from superset.datasets.commands.exceptions import (
     DatasetInvalidError,
     DatasetNotFoundError,
     DatasetRefreshFailedError,
+    DatasetSamplesFailedError,
     DatasetUpdateFailedError,
 )
 from superset.datasets.commands.export import ExportDatasetsCommand
 from superset.datasets.commands.importers.dispatcher import ImportDatasetsCommand
 from superset.datasets.commands.refresh import RefreshDatasetCommand
+from superset.datasets.commands.samples import SamplesDatasetCommand
 from superset.datasets.commands.update import UpdateDatasetCommand
 from superset.datasets.dao import DatasetDAO
 from superset.datasets.filters import DatasetCertifiedFilter, DatasetIsNullOrEmptyFilter
@@ -90,6 +92,7 @@ class DatasetRestApi(BaseSupersetModelRestApi):
         "bulk_delete",
         "refresh",
         "related_objects",
+        "samples",
     }
     list_columns = [
         "id",
@@ -760,3 +763,64 @@ class DatasetRestApi(BaseSupersetModelRestApi):
         )
         command.run()
         return self.response(200, message="OK")
+
+    @expose("/<pk>/samples")
+    @protect()
+    @safe
+    @statsd_metrics
+    @event_logger.log_this_with_context(
+        action=lambda self, *args, **kwargs: f"{self.__class__.__name__}.samples",
+        log_to_statsd=False,
+    )
+    def samples(self, pk: int) -> Response:
+        """get samples from a Dataset
+        ---
+        get:
+          description: >-
+            get samples from a Dataset
+          parameters:
+          - in: path
+            schema:
+              type: integer
+            name: pk
+          - in: query
+            schema:
+              type: boolean
+            name: force
+          responses:
+            200:
+              description: Dataset samples
+              content:
+                application/json:
+                  schema:
+                    type: object
+                    properties:
+                      result:
+                        $ref: '#/components/schemas/ChartDataResponseResult'
+            401:
+              $ref: '#/components/responses/401'
+            403:
+              $ref: '#/components/responses/403'
+            404:
+              $ref: '#/components/responses/404'
+            422:
+              $ref: '#/components/responses/422'
+            500:
+              $ref: '#/components/responses/500'
+        """
+        try:
+            force = parse_boolean_string(request.args.get("force"))
+            rv = SamplesDatasetCommand(g.user, pk, force).run()
+            return self.response(200, result=rv)
+        except DatasetNotFoundError:
+            return self.response_404()
+        except DatasetForbiddenError:
+            return self.response_403()
+        except DatasetSamplesFailedError as ex:
+            logger.error(
+                "Error get dataset samples %s: %s",
+                self.__class__.__name__,
+                str(ex),
+                exc_info=True,
+            )
+            return self.response_422(message=str(ex))
diff --git a/superset/datasets/commands/exceptions.py b/superset/datasets/commands/exceptions.py
index 34c15721a..b743a4355 100644
--- a/superset/datasets/commands/exceptions.py
+++ b/superset/datasets/commands/exceptions.py
@@ -173,6 +173,10 @@ class DatasetRefreshFailedError(UpdateFailedError):
     message = _("Dataset could not be updated.")
 
 
+class DatasetSamplesFailedError(CommandInvalidError):
+    message = _("Samples for dataset could not be retrieved.")
+
+
 class DatasetForbiddenError(ForbiddenError):
     message = _("Changing this dataset is forbidden")
 
diff --git a/superset/datasets/commands/samples.py b/superset/datasets/commands/samples.py
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4be2c6e90
--- /dev/null
+++ b/superset/datasets/commands/samples.py
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+# Licensed to the Apache Software Foundation (ASF) under one
+# or more contributor license agreements.  See the NOTICE file
+# distributed with this work for additional information
+# regarding copyright ownership.  The ASF licenses this file
+# to you under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the
+# "License"); you may not use this file except in compliance
+# with the License.  You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing,
+# software distributed under the License is distributed on an
+# "AS IS" BASIS, WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY
+# KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
+# specific language governing permissions and limitations
+# under the License.
+import logging
+from typing import Any, Dict, Optional
+
+from flask_appbuilder.security.sqla.models import User
+
+from superset.commands.base import BaseCommand
+from superset.common.chart_data import ChartDataResultType
+from superset.common.query_context_factory import QueryContextFactory
+from superset.connectors.sqla.models import SqlaTable
+from superset.datasets.commands.exceptions import (
+    DatasetForbiddenError,
+    DatasetNotFoundError,
+    DatasetSamplesFailedError,
+)
+from superset.datasets.dao import DatasetDAO
+from superset.exceptions import SupersetSecurityException
+from superset.views.base import check_ownership
+
+logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)
+
+
+class SamplesDatasetCommand(BaseCommand):
+    def __init__(self, user: User, model_id: int, force: bool):
+        self._actor = user
+        self._model_id = model_id
+        self._force = force
+        self._model: Optional[SqlaTable] = None
+
+    def run(self) -> Dict[str, Any]:
+        self.validate()
+        if not self._model:
+            raise DatasetNotFoundError()
+
+        qc_instance = QueryContextFactory().create(
+            datasource={
+                "type": self._model.type,
+                "id": self._model.id,
+            },
+            queries=[{}],
+            result_type=ChartDataResultType.SAMPLES,
+            force=self._force,
+        )
+        results = qc_instance.get_payload()
+        try:
+            return results["queries"][0]
+        except (IndexError, KeyError) as exc:
+            raise DatasetSamplesFailedError from exc
+
+    def validate(self) -> None:
+        # Validate/populate model exists
+        self._model = DatasetDAO.find_by_id(self._model_id)
+        if not self._model:
+            raise DatasetNotFoundError()
+        # Check ownership
+        try:
+            check_ownership(self._model)
+        except SupersetSecurityException as ex:
+            raise DatasetForbiddenError() from ex
diff --git a/tests/integration_tests/datasets/api_tests.py b/tests/integration_tests/datasets/api_tests.py
index fa467e081..b426ddad7 100644
--- a/tests/integration_tests/datasets/api_tests.py
+++ b/tests/integration_tests/datasets/api_tests.py
@@ -1863,3 +1863,43 @@ class TestDatasetApi(SupersetTestCase):
 
         db.session.delete(table_w_certification)
         db.session.commit()
+
+    @pytest.mark.usefixtures("create_datasets")
+    def test_get_dataset_samples(self):
+        """
+        Dataset API: Test get dataset samples
+        """
+        dataset = self.get_fixture_datasets()[0]
+
+        self.login(username="admin")
+        uri = f"api/v1/dataset/{dataset.id}/samples"
+
+        # 1. should cache data
+        # feeds data
+        self.client.get(uri)
+        # get from cache
+        rv = self.client.get(uri)
+        rv_data = json.loads(rv.data)
+        assert rv.status_code == 200
+        assert "result" in rv_data
+        assert rv_data["result"]["cached_dttm"] is not None
+
+        # 2. should through cache
+        uri2 = f"api/v1/dataset/{dataset.id}/samples?force=true"
+        # feeds data
+        self.client.get(uri2)
+        # force query
+        rv2 = self.client.get(uri2)
+        rv_data2 = json.loads(rv2.data)
+        assert rv_data2["result"]["cached_dttm"] is None
+
+        # 3. data precision
+        assert "colnames" in rv_data2["result"]
+        assert "coltypes" in rv_data2["result"]
+        assert "data" in rv_data2["result"]
+
+        eager_samples = dataset.database.get_df(
+            f"select * from {dataset.table_name}"
+            f' limit {self.app.config["SAMPLES_ROW_LIMIT"]}'
+        ).to_dict(orient="records")
+        assert eager_samples == rv_data2["result"]["data"]