diff --git a/samples/snippets/data_client/data_client_snippets_async.py b/samples/snippets/data_client/data_client_snippets_async.py
index dabbcb839..13552cbf3 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/data_client/data_client_snippets_async.py
+++ b/samples/snippets/data_client/data_client_snippets_async.py
@@ -136,6 +136,46 @@ async def write_conditional(project_id, instance_id, table_id):
     await write_conditional(table.client.project, table.instance_id, table.table_id)
 
 
+async def write_aggregate(table):
+    # [START bigtable_async_write_aggregate]
+    import time
+    from google.cloud.bigtable.data import BigtableDataClientAsync
+    from google.cloud.bigtable.data.mutations import AddToCell, RowMutationEntry
+    from google.cloud.bigtable.data.exceptions import MutationsExceptionGroup
+
+    async def write_aggregate(project_id, instance_id, table_id):
+        """Increments a value in a Bigtable table using AddToCell mutation."""
+        async with BigtableDataClientAsync(project=project_id) as client:
+            table = client.get_table(instance_id, table_id)
+            row_key = "unique_device_ids_1"
+            try:
+                async with table.mutations_batcher() as batcher:
+                    # The AddToCell mutation increments the value of a cell.
+                    # The `counters` family must be set up to be an aggregate
+                    # family with an int64 input type.
+                    reading = AddToCell(
+                        family="counters",
+                        qualifier="odometer",
+                        value=32304,
+                        timestamp_micros=time.time_ns() // 1000,
+                    )
+                    await batcher.append(
+                        RowMutationEntry(row_key.encode("utf-8"), [reading])
+                    )
+            except MutationsExceptionGroup as e:
+                # MutationsExceptionGroup contains a FailedMutationEntryError for
+                # each mutation that failed.
+                for sub_exception in e.exceptions:
+                    failed_entry: RowMutationEntry = sub_exception.entry
+                    cause: Exception = sub_exception.__cause__
+                    print(
+                        f"Failed mutation for row {failed_entry.row_key!r} with error: {cause!r}"
+                    )
+
+    # [END bigtable_async_write_aggregate]
+    await write_aggregate(table.client.project, table.instance_id, table.table_id)
+
+
 async def read_row(table):
     # [START bigtable_async_reads_row]
     from google.cloud.bigtable.data import BigtableDataClientAsync
diff --git a/samples/snippets/data_client/data_client_snippets_async_test.py b/samples/snippets/data_client/data_client_snippets_async_test.py
index 8dfff50d1..2761bd487 100644
--- a/samples/snippets/data_client/data_client_snippets_async_test.py
+++ b/samples/snippets/data_client/data_client_snippets_async_test.py
@@ -25,8 +25,26 @@
 
 
 @pytest.fixture(scope="session")
-def table_id():
-    with create_table_cm(PROJECT, BIGTABLE_INSTANCE, TABLE_ID, {"family": None, "stats_summary": None}):
+def column_family_config():
+    from google.cloud.bigtable_admin_v2 import types
+
+    int_aggregate_type = types.Type.Aggregate(
+        input_type=types.Type(int64_type={"encoding": {"big_endian_bytes": {}}}),
+        sum={},
+    )
+
+    return {
+        "family": types.ColumnFamily(),
+        "stats_summary": types.ColumnFamily(),
+        "counters": types.ColumnFamily(
+            value_type=types.Type(aggregate_type=int_aggregate_type)
+        ),
+    }
+
+
+@pytest.fixture(scope="session")
+def table_id(column_family_config):
+    with create_table_cm(PROJECT, BIGTABLE_INSTANCE, TABLE_ID, column_family_config):
         yield TABLE_ID
 
 
@@ -59,6 +77,11 @@ async def test_write_conditional(table):
     await data_snippets.write_conditional(table)
 
 
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_write_aggregate(table):
+    await data_snippets.write_aggregate(table)
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_read_row(table):
     await data_snippets.read_row(table)
diff --git a/samples/utils.py b/samples/utils.py
index eb0ca68f9..c6322dca9 100644
--- a/samples/utils.py
+++ b/samples/utils.py
@@ -59,10 +59,14 @@ def create_table(project, instance_id, table_id, column_families={}):
     if table.exists():
         table.delete()
 
-    kwargs = {}
-    if column_families:
-        kwargs["column_families"] = column_families
-    table.create(**kwargs)
+    # create table using gapic layer
+    instance._client.table_admin_client.create_table(
+        request={
+            "parent": instance.name,
+            "table_id": table_id,
+            "table": {"column_families": column_families},
+        }
+    )
 
     wait_for_table(table)