---
id: order
title: 'order()'
slug: /order
custom_edit_url: https://github.com/supabase/supabase/edit/master/spec/supabase_js_v2_legacy.yml
---

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Orders the result with the specified `column`.

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('cities')
  .select('name', 'country_id')
  .order('id', { ascending: false })
```

## Parameters

<ul className="method-list-group">
  
<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      column
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge required">
      required
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      <code>ColumnName</code>
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

The column to order on.

  </div>
  
</li>

<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      options
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge false">
      optional
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      <code>object</code>
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

No description provided.

  </div>
  
<ul className="method-list-group">
  <h5 class="method-list-title method-list-title-isChild expanded">Properties</h5>

<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      ascending
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge false">
      optional
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      <code>boolean</code>
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

No description provided.

  </div>
  
</li>

<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      foreignTable
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge false">
      optional
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      <code>undefined</code>
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

No description provided.

  </div>
  
</li>

<li className="method-list-item">
  <h4 className="method-list-item-label">
    <span className="method-list-item-label-name">
      nullsFirst
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-label-badge false">
      optional
    </span>
    <span className="method-list-item-validation">
      <code>boolean</code>
    </span>
  </h4>
  <div class="method-list-item-description">

No description provided.

  </div>
  
</li>

</ul>

</li>

</ul>

## Examples

### With `select()`

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('cities')
  .select('name', 'country_id')
  .order('id', { ascending: false })
```

### With embedded resources

```js
const { data, error } = await supabase
  .from('countries')
  .select('name, cities(name)')
  .eq('name', 'United States')
  .order('name', { foreignTable: 'cities' })
```