diff --git a/x-pack/packages/ml/agg_utils/src/build_sampler_aggregation.ts b/x-pack/packages/ml/agg_utils/src/build_sampler_aggregation.ts
index 30345b00caf2f..57f75381c71b3 100644
--- a/x-pack/packages/ml/agg_utils/src/build_sampler_aggregation.ts
+++ b/x-pack/packages/ml/agg_utils/src/build_sampler_aggregation.ts
@@ -29,3 +29,11 @@ export function buildSamplerAggregation(
     },
   };
 }
+
+// Returns the path of aggregations in the elasticsearch response, as an array,
+// depending on whether sampling is being used.
+// A supplied samplerShardSize (the shard_size parameter of the sampler aggregation)
+// of less than 1 indicates no sampling, and an empty array is returned.
+export function getRandomSamplerAggregationsResponsePath(samplerShardSize: number): string[] {
+  return samplerShardSize > 0 ? ['sample'] : [];
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/constants.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/constants.ts
index 6da11fd850acc..723c0246c0caa 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/constants.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/constants.ts
@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@
  * 2.0.
  */
 
+import * as estypes from '@elastic/elasticsearch/lib/api/typesWithBodyKey';
+
 export const SAMPLER_TOP_TERMS_THRESHOLD = 100000;
 export const SAMPLER_TOP_TERMS_SHARD_SIZE = 5000;
 export const AGGREGATABLE_EXISTS_REQUEST_BATCH_SIZE = 200;
@@ -15,3 +17,29 @@ export const MAX_CHART_COLUMNS = 20;
 export const MAX_EXAMPLES_DEFAULT = 10;
 export const MAX_PERCENT = 100;
 export const PERCENTILE_SPACING = 5;
+
+/**
+ * Wraps the supplied aggregations in a sampler aggregation.
+ * A supplied samplerShardSize (the shard_size parameter of the sampler aggregation)
+ * of less than 1 indicates no sampling, and the aggs are returned as-is.
+ */
+export function buildRandomSamplerAggregation(
+  aggs: any,
+  probability: number,
+  seed?: number
+): Record<string, estypes.AggregationsAggregationContainer> {
+  if (probability <= 0 || probability > 1) {
+    return aggs;
+  }
+
+  return {
+    sample: {
+      aggs,
+      // @ts-expect-error AggregationsAggregationContainer needs to be updated with random_sampler
+      random_sampler: {
+        probability,
+        ...(seed ? { seed } : {}),
+      },
+    },
+  };
+}
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_boolean_field_stats.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_boolean_field_stats.ts
index 5b91d3716ffd9..32b47a1985437 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_boolean_field_stats.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_boolean_field_stats.ts
@@ -14,9 +14,9 @@ import type {
   ISearchOptions,
   ISearchStart,
 } from '@kbn/data-plugin/public';
-import { buildSamplerAggregation, getSamplerAggregationsResponsePath } from '@kbn/ml-agg-utils';
 import { isPopulatedObject } from '@kbn/ml-is-populated-object';
-
+import { getSamplerAggregationsResponsePath } from '@kbn/ml-agg-utils';
+import { buildRandomSamplerAggregation } from './constants';
 import type {
   Field,
   BooleanFieldStats,
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ export const getBooleanFieldsStatsRequest = (
   });
   const searchBody = {
     query,
-    aggs: buildSamplerAggregation(aggs, samplerShardSize),
+    aggs: buildRandomSamplerAggregation(aggs, 0.05),
     ...(isPopulatedObject(runtimeFieldMap) ? { runtime_mappings: runtimeFieldMap } : {}),
   };
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_date_field_stats.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_date_field_stats.ts
index 1f55f8117c1be..9eda3e50b93f6 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_date_field_stats.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_date_field_stats.ts
@@ -15,8 +15,9 @@ import type {
   ISearchOptions,
   ISearchStart,
 } from '@kbn/data-plugin/public';
-import { buildSamplerAggregation, getSamplerAggregationsResponsePath } from '@kbn/ml-agg-utils';
 import { isPopulatedObject } from '@kbn/ml-is-populated-object';
+import { getSamplerAggregationsResponsePath } from '@kbn/ml-agg-utils';
+import { buildRandomSamplerAggregation } from './constants';
 import type { FieldStatsCommonRequestParams } from '../../../../../common/types/field_stats';
 import type { Field, DateFieldStats, Aggs } from '../../../../../common/types/field_stats';
 import { FieldStatsError, isIKibanaSearchResponse } from '../../../../../common/types/field_stats';
@@ -45,7 +46,7 @@ export const getDateFieldsStatsRequest = (
 
   const searchBody = {
     query,
-    aggs: buildSamplerAggregation(aggs, samplerShardSize),
+    aggs: buildRandomSamplerAggregation(aggs, 0.05),
     ...(isPopulatedObject(runtimeFieldMap) ? { runtime_mappings: runtimeFieldMap } : {}),
   };
   return {
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_numeric_field_stats.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_numeric_field_stats.ts
index 033f4469b0bc2..e4e8db0ba2e3e 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_numeric_field_stats.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_numeric_field_stats.ts
@@ -16,9 +16,10 @@ import {
   ISearchOptions,
 } from '@kbn/data-plugin/common';
 import type { ISearchStart } from '@kbn/data-plugin/public';
-import { buildSamplerAggregation, getSamplerAggregationsResponsePath } from '@kbn/ml-agg-utils';
 import { isPopulatedObject } from '@kbn/ml-is-populated-object';
+import { getSamplerAggregationsResponsePath } from '@kbn/ml-agg-utils';
 import {
+  buildRandomSamplerAggregation,
   MAX_PERCENT,
   PERCENTILE_SPACING,
   SAMPLER_TOP_TERMS_SHARD_SIZE,
@@ -101,7 +102,7 @@ export const getNumericFieldsStatsRequest = (
 
   const searchBody = {
     query,
-    aggs: buildSamplerAggregation(aggs, samplerShardSize),
+    aggs: buildRandomSamplerAggregation(aggs, 0.05),
     ...(isPopulatedObject(runtimeFieldMap) ? { runtime_mappings: runtimeFieldMap } : {}),
   };
 
diff --git a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_string_field_stats.ts b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_string_field_stats.ts
index 60306ded5d8f4..690342516d5e8 100644
--- a/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_string_field_stats.ts
+++ b/x-pack/plugins/data_visualizer/public/application/index_data_visualizer/search_strategy/requests/get_string_field_stats.ts
@@ -15,9 +15,13 @@ import type {
   ISearchOptions,
   ISearchStart,
 } from '@kbn/data-plugin/public';
-import { buildSamplerAggregation, getSamplerAggregationsResponsePath } from '@kbn/ml-agg-utils';
+import { getSamplerAggregationsResponsePath } from '@kbn/ml-agg-utils';
 import { isPopulatedObject } from '@kbn/ml-is-populated-object';
-import { SAMPLER_TOP_TERMS_SHARD_SIZE, SAMPLER_TOP_TERMS_THRESHOLD } from './constants';
+import {
+  buildRandomSamplerAggregation,
+  SAMPLER_TOP_TERMS_SHARD_SIZE,
+  SAMPLER_TOP_TERMS_THRESHOLD,
+} from './constants';
 import type {
   Aggs,
   Bucket,
@@ -34,6 +38,7 @@ export const getStringFieldStatsRequest = (
 ) => {
   const { index, query, runtimeFieldMap, samplerShardSize } = params;
 
+  console.log('params', params);
   const size = 0;
 
   const aggs: Aggs = {};
@@ -67,10 +72,12 @@ export const getStringFieldStatsRequest = (
 
   const searchBody = {
     query,
-    aggs: buildSamplerAggregation(aggs, samplerShardSize),
+    aggs: buildRandomSamplerAggregation(aggs, 0.05),
     ...(isPopulatedObject(runtimeFieldMap) ? { runtime_mappings: runtimeFieldMap } : {}),
   };
 
+  console.log('searchBody', searchBody);
+
   return {
     index,
     size,