Sorting

Apply sorting for list endpoints like All Documents and Document Collections. Each sorting parameter refers to one field. It is possible to provide a single or multiple sorting parameters.

Possible values for the sorting parameter are:

Value	Function
ASC or 1	Returns the list ordered ascending
DESC or -1	Returns the list ordered descending

Lists are ordered descending by default.

Sorted query results

GET https://api.cmft.io/v1/<repoName>/<endpoint>?sorting[<fields|meta>.<fieldName>]=<direction>

Path Parameters

Name	Type	Description
repoName	string	The API identifier of the repository
endpoint	string	The endpoint you'd like to request
sorting	string	Provide the order direction ASC or DESC

Headers

Name	Type	Description
Authorization	string	Provide an API Key

200

// Response ordered ascending by title
"data": [
    {
      "fields": {
        "title": "Roses are red"
      },
      "meta": {
        "id": "314159265358979323",
        "contentType": "poem",
        "repository": "314159265358979323",
        "revision": 1,
        "tags": [],
        "createdAt": "2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "updatedAt": "2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    },
    {
      "fields": {
        "title": "Violets are blue"
      },
      "meta": {
        "id": "314159265358979323",
        "contentType": "poem",
        "repository": "314159265358979323",
        "revision": 1,
        "tags": [],
        "createdAt": "2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z",
        "updatedAt": "2018-01-01T00:00:00.000Z"
      }
    }
]

Field Types

Sorting can be applied for the following field types:

• Text

• Richtext

• Number

• Date & Time

• Boolean

• Location

• Select

• Color

Examples

Find some examples on the query examples page:

Sorting