# Elasticsearch multi-sort possible? **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [January 31, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-multi-sort-possible/6557 "2012-01-31T16:41:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rrgrzcool](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/rrgrzcool/32/2940_2.png) [@rrgrzcool](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/rrgrzcool)\ **Post date:** [January 31, 2012, 4:41pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-multi-sort-possible/6557/1 "2012-01-31T16:41:47Z")
I have been tripping over finding a way to run a sort on a set of results by 2 or more attributes. Most likely "\_score" plus something else. Sample record values: 1. \_score:100, price:50, size:25 2. \_score:100, price:40, size:40 3. \_score:100, price:45, size:30 4. \_score:90, price:48, size:100 5. \_score:90, price:70, size:50 If sorting by \_score (desc) then price (desc), I would expect the ordering: 1, 3, 2, 5, 4 (results grouped by \_score, subsorted by price desc; 1,2,3 will stay together, as will 4,5, but I would like to affect the ordering within those groups) If sorting by \_score (desc) then size (desc), I would expect the ordering: 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 I imagine that this is possible, but I have not yet found the correct method. Can anyone help me out? Thanks!!! ---
**Author:** ![kimchy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/kimchy/32/44952_2.png) [@kimchy](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/kimchy)\ **Post date:** [February 1, 2012, 11:16am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-multi-sort-possible/6557/2 "2012-02-01T11:16:15Z")
sort supports providing several (ordered) fields to sort on: [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/search/sort.html). On Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 6:41 PM, rrgrzcool wrote: > I have been tripping over finding a way to run a sort on a set of results by > 2 or more attributes. Most likely "\_score" plus something else. > > Sample record values: > > 1. \_score:100, price:50, size:25 > 2. \_score:100, price:40, size:40 > 3. \_score:100, price:45, size:30 > 4. \_score:90, price:48, size:100 > 5. \_score:90, price:70, size:50 > > If sorting by \_score (desc) then price (desc), I would expect the ordering: > 1, 3, 2, 5, 4 (results grouped by \_score, subsorted by price desc; 1,2,3 > will stay together, as will 4,5, but I would like to affect the ordering > within those groups) > > If sorting by \_score (desc) then size (desc), I would expect the ordering: > 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 > > I imagine that this is possible, but I have not yet found the correct > method. Can anyone help me out? Thanks!!! > > -- > View this message in context: [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/elasticsearch-multi-sort-possible-tp3703936p3703936.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/elasticsearch-multi-sort-possible-tp3703936p3703936.html) > Sent from the Elasticsearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com) ([http://Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com)). ---
**Author:** ![wassem\_a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/e9c0ed/32.png) [@wassem\_a](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/wassem_a)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2013, 12:11pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-multi-sort-possible/6557/3 "2013-02-11T12:11:35Z")
Try this [http://awesomism.co.uk/536336](http://awesomism.co.uk/536336) On Wednesday, February 1, 2012 3:16:15 PM UTC+4, kimchy wrote: > sort supports providing several (ordered) fields to sort on: > [Elasticsearch Platform — Find real-time answers at scale | Elastic](http://www.elasticsearch.org/guide/reference/api/search/sort.html). > > On Tuesday, January 31, 2012 at 6:41 PM, rrgrzcool wrote: > > I have been tripping over finding a way to run a sort on a set of results > by > 2 or more attributes. Most likely "\_score" plus something else. > > Sample record values: > > 1. \_score:100, price:50, size:25 > 2. \_score:100, price:40, size:40 > 3. \_score:100, price:45, size:30 > 4. \_score:90, price:48, size:100 > 5. \_score:90, price:70, size:50 > > If sorting by \_score (desc) then price (desc), I would expect the ordering: > 1, 3, 2, 5, 4 (results grouped by \_score, subsorted by price desc; 1,2,3 > will stay together, as will 4,5, but I would like to affect the ordering > within those groups) > > If sorting by \_score (desc) then size (desc), I would expect the ordering: > 2, 3, 1, 4, 5 > > I imagine that this is possible, but I have not yet found the correct > method. Can anyone help me out? Thanks!!! > > -- > View this message in context: > [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/elasticsearch-multi-sort-possible-tp3703936p3703936.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/elasticsearch-multi-sort-possible-tp3703936p3703936.html) > Sent from the Elasticsearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "elasticsearch" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com](mailto:elasticsearch+unsubscribe@googlegroups.com). For more options, visit [https://groups.google.com/groups/opt\_out](https://groups.google.com/groups/opt_out). ---
**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, 2:52am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-multi-sort-possible/6557/4 "2017-07-06T02:52:08Z")