---
title: ORDER BY clause
list_title: ORDER BY clause
description: >
  Use the `ORDER BY` clause to sort data in ascending or descending order.
menu:
  influxdb_v2:
    name: ORDER BY clause
    parent: Explore data
weight: 304
list_code_example: |
  ```sql
  SELECT_clause FROM_clause [WHERE_clause] [GROUP_BY_clause] ORDER BY time DESC
  ```
source: /shared/influxdb-v2/query-data/influxql/explore-data/order-by.md
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