# Can we sort search result with type? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [June 18, 2012, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-sort-search-result-with-type/8142 "2012-06-18T08:53:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 5\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Abhishek\_Jajoria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@Abhishek\_Jajoria](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Abhishek_Jajoria)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 8:53am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-sort-search-result-with-type/8142/1 "2012-06-18T08:53:33Z")
Well I have an Index which contains three types as type1,type2,type3 with same fields and then I search on the whole index with search queries .I want the result to come ordered with type 1 come first then type 2 and then type3.How can we do it in elasticsearch. ---
**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 9:05am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-sort-search-result-with-type/8142/2 "2012-06-18T09:05:33Z")
Did you try to order by \_type ? David. Le 18 juin 2012 à 10:53, jajoria abhishek [jajoria.abhishek@gmail.com](mailto:jajoria.abhishek@gmail.com) a écrit : > Well I have an Index which contains three types as type1,type2,type3 with same > fields and then I search on the whole index with search queries .I want the > result to come ordered with type 1 come first then type 2 and then type3.How > can we do it in elasticsearch. -- David Pilato [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) Twitter : @dadoonet ---
**Author:** ![Abhishek\_Jajoria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@Abhishek\_Jajoria](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Abhishek_Jajoria)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 10:02am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-sort-search-result-with-type/8142/3 "2012-06-18T10:02:46Z")
Is it possible to order by \_ type? well could you give me the syntax to write it On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 2:35 PM, David Pilato [david@pilato.fr](mailto:david@pilato.fr) wrote: > \*\* > > Did you try to order by \_type ? > > David. > > Le 18 juin 2012 à 10:53, jajoria abhishek [jajoria.abhishek@gmail.com](mailto:jajoria.abhishek@gmail.com) a > écrit : > > Well I have an Index which contains three types as type1,type2,type3 > with same fields and then I search on the whole index with search queries > .I want the result to come ordered with type 1 come first then type 2 and > then type3.How can we do it in elasticsearch. > > -- > David Pilato > [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) > Twitter : @dadoonet ---
**Author:** ![Abhishek\_Jajoria](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5e925/32.png) [@Abhishek\_Jajoria](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Abhishek_Jajoria)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2012, 10:10am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-sort-search-result-with-type/8142/4 "2012-06-18T10:10:15Z")
I got it sir thanks for your effort On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 3:32 PM, jajoria abhishek \< [jajoria.abhishek@gmail.com](mailto:jajoria.abhishek@gmail.com)\> wrote: > Is it possible to order by \_ type? well could you give me the syntax to > write it > > On Mon, Jun 18, 2012 at 2:35 PM, David Pilato [david@pilato.fr](mailto:david@pilato.fr) wrote: > > > \*\* > > > > Did you try to order by \_type ? > > > > David. > > > > Le 18 juin 2012 à 10:53, jajoria abhishek [jajoria.abhishek@gmail.com](mailto:jajoria.abhishek@gmail.com) a > > écrit : > > > > Well I have an Index which contains three types as type1,type2,type3 > > with same fields and then I search on the whole index with search queries > > .I want the result to come ordered with type 1 come first then type 2 and > > then type3.How can we do it in elasticsearch. > > > > -- > > David Pilato > > [http://dev.david.pilato.fr/](http://dev.david.pilato.fr/) > > Twitter : @dadoonet ---
**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 6, 2017, 3:23am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/can-we-sort-search-result-with-type/8142/5 "2017-07-06T03:23:37Z")