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ORDER BY clause	ORDER BY clause	Use the `ORDER BY` clause to sort results by specified columns and order.	influxdb_clustered name parent ORDER BY clause SQL reference	204

The ORDER BY clause sort results by specified columns and order. Sort data based on fields, tags, and timestamps. The following orders are supported:

• ASC: ascending (default)

• DESC: descending

• Syntax

• Examples

Syntax

[SELECT CLAUSE] [FROM CLAUSE] [ ORDER BY expression [ ASC | DESC ][, …] ]

{{% note %}} Note: If your query includes a GROUP BY clause, the ORDER BY clause must appear after the GROUP BY clause. {{% /note %}}

Examples

Sort data by time with the most recent first

SELECT
  "water_level", "time"
FROM
  "h2o_feet" 
WHERE
  "location" = 'coyote_creek'  
ORDER BY
  time DESC

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time	water_level
2019-09-17T16:24:00.000Z	3.235
2019-09-17T16:18:00.000Z	3.314
2019-09-17T16:12:00.000Z	3.402
2019-09-17T16:06:00.000Z	3.497
2019-09-17T16:00:00.000Z	3.599
2019-09-17T15:54:00.000Z	3.704
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Sort data by tag or field values

SELECT
  "water_level", "time", "location"
FROM
  "h2o_feet" 
ORDER BY
  "location", "water_level" DESC

Sort data by selection order

SELECT
  "location","water_level", "time"
FROM
  "h2o_feet"
ORDER BY
  1, 2

{{< expand-wrapper >}} {{% expand "View example results" %}} The query sorts results the location of a column in the SELECT statement: first by location (1), and second by water_level (2).

location	time	water_level
coyote_creek	2019-08-28T14:30:00.000Z	-0.61
coyote_creek	2019-08-29T15:18:00.000Z	-0.594
coyote_creek	2019-08-28T14:36:00.000Z	-0.591
coyote_creek	2019-08-28T14:24:00.000Z	-0.587
coyote_creek	2019-08-29T15:24:00.000Z	-0.571
coyote_creek	2019-08-27T13:42:00.000Z	-0.561

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