diff --git a/examples/tomography_state.ipynb b/examples/tomography_state.ipynb
index 2e952e98..8e8ca3c9 100644
--- a/examples/tomography_state.ipynb
+++ b/examples/tomography_state.ipynb
@@ -105,6 +105,34 @@
     "results"
    ]
   },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "markdown",
+   "metadata": {},
+   "source": [
+    "#### We'll optionally save the raw data"
+   ]
+  },
+  {
+   "cell_type": "code",
+   "execution_count": null,
+   "metadata": {},
+   "outputs": [],
+   "source": [
+    "def program_slug(program):\n",
+    "    lines = program.out().splitlines()\n",
+    "    return '-'.join(l.replace(' ', '-') for l in lines)\n",
+    "\n",
+    "def state_tomo_filename(qc, experiment):\n",
+    "    from datetime import date\n",
+    "    return f'{date.today().isoformat()}_{qc.name}_state-tomo_{program_slug(experiment.program)}.json'\n",
+    "\n",
+    "print(state_tomo_filename(qc, experiment))\n",
+    "\n",
+    "## Uncomment below to save:\n",
+    "# from pyquil.operator_estimation import to_json, _abbrev_program\n",
+    "# to_json(fn=state_tomo_filename(qc, experiment), obj=(experiment, results))"
+   ]
+  },
   {
    "cell_type": "markdown",
    "metadata": {},