Data retrieval with Sorting¶
Data retrieval and search API can request the server to return sorted data. Data can be sorted by one or more columns. The sorting direction can be either ascending (default) or descending for each individual column. To request sorting with the REST API use the sortBy
parameter in a data retrieval request:
https://xxxx.backendless.app/api/data/<table-name>?sortBy=prop1,prop2
sortBy
can be used with all other parameters supported by Backendless. The following sample request retrieves objects from the Person table sorted by the name
(descending order) and age
(ascending order) columns:
curl "https://xxxx.backendless.app[`/data/Person?sortBy=name%20desc%2Cage%20asc`](/data/Person?sortBy=name%20desc%2Cage%20asc)"
Important
The descending sorting order can be requested by adding DESC to the name of the column (separated by space).