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Document Service API: Sorting and paginating results

The Document Service API offers the ability to sort and paginate query results.

Sort​

To sort results returned by the Document Service API, include the sort parameter with queries.

Sort on a single field​

To order results returned by the Entity Service API, use the sort parameter. Results can be ordered based on a single or on multiple attribute(s) and can also use relational ordering.

Example request
const documents = await strapi.documents("api::article.article").findMany({
  sort: "title:asc",
});
Example response
[
  {
    "id": "cjld2cjxh0000qzrmn831i7rn",
    "title": "Test Article",
    "slug": "test-article",
    "body": "Test 1"
    // ...
  },
  {
    "id": "cjld2cjxh0001qzrm5q1j5q7m",
    "title": "Test Article 2",
    "slug": "test-article-2",
    "body": "Test 2"
    // ...
  }
  // ...
]

Sort on multiple fields​

To sort on multiple fields, …

Example request
const documents = await strapi.documents("api::article.article").findMany({
  sort: [{ title: "asc" }, { slug: "desc" }],
});
Example response
[
  {
    "id": "cjld2cjxh0000qzrmn831i7rn",
    "title": "Test Article",
    "slug": "test-article",
    "body": "Test 1"
    // ...
  },
  {
    "id": "cjld2cjxh0001qzrm5q1j5q7m",
    "title": "Test Article 2",
    "slug": "test-article-2",
    "body": "Test 2"
    // ...
  }
  // ...
]

Pagination​

To paginate results…

Example request
const documents = await strapi.documents("api::article.article").findMany({
  limit: 10,
  start: 0,
});
Example response
[
  {
    "id": "cjld2cjxh0000qzrmn831i7rn",
    "title": "Test Article",
    "slug": "test-article",
    "body": "Test 1"
    // ...
  },
  {
    "id": "cjld2cjxh0001qzrm5q1j5q7m",
    "title": "Test Article 2",
    "slug": "test-article-2",
    "body": "Test 2"
    // ...
  }
  // ... (8 more)
]