# Sorting a string field numerically **URL:** \ **Category:** Elasticsearch\ **Created:** [October 28, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-a-string-field-numerically/9488 "2012-10-28T18:44:46Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Axsuul](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/axsuul/32/2663_2.png) [@Axsuul](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/Axsuul)\ **Post date:** [October 28, 2012, 6:44pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-a-string-field-numerically/9488/1 "2012-10-28T18:44:46Z")
I have a field that is string type. Sometimes it will contain integer values such as 1, 2, 10, 20. Currently how it sorts those is 1, 10, 2, 20. How do I go about sorting that numerically so that it's 1, 2, 10, 20? -- View this message in context: [http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Sorting-a-string-field-numerically-tp4024556.html](http://elasticsearch-users.115913.n3.nabble.com/Sorting-a-string-field-numerically-tp4024556.html) Sent from the ElasticSearch Users mailing list archive at [Nabble.com](http://Nabble.com). -- ---
**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, 3:06am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/sorting-a-string-field-numerically/9488/2 "2017-07-06T03:06:57Z")