Chapter 4. Sorting in the API


To give you examples that are easy to follow, we use the following URL throughout this guide:

https://<gateway server name>/api/controller/v2/groups/

Procedure

  • To specify that {{ model_verbose_name_plural }} are returned in a particular order, use the order_by query string parameter on the GET request:

    https://<gateway server name>/api/controller/v2/model_verbose_name_plural?order_by={{ order_field }}
    • Prefix the field name with a dash (-) to sort in reverse:

      https://<gateway server name>/api/controller/v2/model_verbose_name_plural?order_by=-{{ order_field }}
    • You can specify the sorting fields by separating the field names with a comma (,):

      https://<gateway server name>/api/controller/v2/model_verbose_name_plural?order_by={{ order_field }},some_other_field
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