Sorting

PhantomJSON supports sorting by one or more fields.

Syntax

?sort=field:direction

Parameter	Values	Default
field	Any sortable field	id
direction	asc or desc	asc

Single Field Sort

curl "https://api.phantomjson.app/v1/users?sort=firstName:asc"

Multiple Field Sort

Separate multiple sort fields with commas:

curl "https://api.phantomjson.app/v1/users?sort=lastName:asc,firstName:desc"

Sortable Fields

Resource	Sortable Fields
Users	id, firstName, lastName, email
Posts	id, userId, title
Comments	id, postId, name
Todos	id, userId, title
Albums	id, userId, title
Photos	id, albumId, title
Products	id, name, price

Examples

Sort by Name

curl "https://api.phantomjson.app/v1/users?sort=firstName:asc"

Sort by Date (Newest First)

curl "https://api.phantomjson.app/v1/posts?sort=createdAt:desc"

Sort by Price

curl "https://api.phantomjson.app/v1/products?sort=price:asc"

Multiple Sort Fields

# Sort by last name, then first name
curl "https://api.phantomjson.app/v1/users?sort=lastName:asc,firstName:asc"

Combining with Other Parameters

Sorting works with pagination, filtering, and search:

# Sorted, paginated results
curl "https://api.phantomjson.app/v1/users?sort=firstName:asc&page=1&limit=10"

# Sorted, filtered results
curl "https://api.phantomjson.app/v1/products?category=smartphones&sort=price:desc"