Sort order for Sharepoint API “GET sites?search=*&orderby=name"

Question

I am using the Sharepoint API “GET sites?search=*&orderby=name” endpoint to get a list of sites sorted by name.

However, when checking the API response, there are a number of sites that are not sorted by name, either by lastModifiedDateTime or by descending order.

What are the characteristics of the sites that are not sorted?

Answer 1

Hi @Ayase Morita ,

Currently SharePoint search api doesn't support sites level sort. Sorting is supported for SharePoint and OneDrive item level. You could refer to following document

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/graph/search-concept-sort

And I feel regretful to inform you that it turns out to be a by-design one. It is highly recommended that you can raise a new ticket on customers’ feedback. With requirements like this increase, the problem may well be released in the future. Thanks for your understanding.

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