{"id": "metadata:metadata-default-sort", "page": "metadata", "ref": "metadata-default-sort", "title": "Setting a default sort order", "content": "By default Datasette tables are sorted by primary key. You can over-ride this default for a specific table using the  \"sort\"  or  \"sort_desc\"  metadata properties: \n             [[[cog\nmetadata_example(cog, {\n    \"databases\": {\n        \"mydatabase\": {\n            \"tables\": {\n                \"example_table\": {\n                    \"sort\": \"created\"\n                }\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}) \n             ]]] \n             [[[end]]] \n             Or use  \"sort_desc\"  to sort in descending order: \n             [[[cog\nmetadata_example(cog, {\n    \"databases\": {\n        \"mydatabase\": {\n            \"tables\": {\n                \"example_table\": {\n                    \"sort_desc\": \"created\"\n                }\n            }\n        }\n    }\n}) \n             ]]] \n             [[[end]]]", "breadcrumbs": "[\"Metadata\"]", "references": "[]"}