# Sort on multiple fields with Site search API

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-on-multiple-fields-with-site-search-api/217831>\
**Category:** Elastic Search\
**Tags:** elastic-site-search\
**Created:** [February 4, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-on-multiple-fields-with-site-search-api/217831 "2020-02-04T14:28:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![JeromeKaliop](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jeromekaliop/32/58640_2.png) [@JeromeKaliop](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JeromeKaliop)\
**Post date:** [February 4, 2020, 2:28pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-on-multiple-fields-with-site-search-api/217831/1 "2020-02-04T14:28:12Z")

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Hi,

We are using the Swiftype Site search API and we would like to sort documents on multiple fields (of the same document type). The documentation page ([Sorting | Swiftype Documentation](https://swiftype.com/documentation/site-search/searching/sorting)) suggests that we can only sort on 1 field per document type. I'm suprised of this limitation and I would like to know if there is another way to do that with the Site search API ?

Thanks for your help 🙂

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**Author:** ![JasonStoltz](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/jasonstoltz/32/49893_2.png) [@JasonStoltz](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/JasonStoltz)\
**Post date:** [February 14, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-on-multiple-fields-with-site-search-api/217831/2 "2020-02-14T11:25:14Z")

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Just a thought, could you index an additional field for sorting? It could be the combination of your primary sort field and secondary sort field:

```auto
sort: {fieldA}_{fieldB}

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [March 13, 2020, 11:25am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sort-on-multiple-fields-with-site-search-api/217831/3 "2020-03-13T11:25:20Z")

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