# Sorting

It is possible sort the result of any search. The following type of sorting are supported:

* ASCENDING (ascending order,  case - or database sensitive)
* ASCENDING INSENSITIVE (ascending order, case-insensitive)
* DESCENDING (descending order, case - or database - sensitive)
* DESCENDING INSENSITIVE (descending order, case-insensitive)

ASCENDING

<http://localhost:8080/ws/rest/Vessel?sort=vesselName(AS)>

ASCENDING INSENSITIVE

<http://localhost:8080/ws/rest/Vessel?sort=vesselName(ASI)>

DESCENDING&#x20;

<http://localhost:8080/ws/rest/Vessel?sort=vesselName(DS)>

DESCENDING INSENSITIVE

<http://localhost:8080/ws/rest/Vessel?sort=vesselName(DSI>)

&#x20;

It is possible use sorting in combination with any filter and pagination:

<http://localhost:8080/ws/rest/Vessel?sort=vesselName(DSI)&filter=flag.countryCode(EQ)HK&pageNumber=4&limit=10>\
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Calculated fields are sorted after data retrieval and only consider records in the response. See the data model documentation for field specifications: <https://dataloy-systems.stoplight.io/>


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