When querying collections, the default sort order will typically be by id in descending order. However, you can choose a different sort order by specifying the sort query parameter with one of the field names listed in the endpoint description. You may specify a secondary sort order by specifying the sort value as a comma-separated list of the field names to use for sorting. Field names prefixed with - will be sorted in descending order by the given field, otherwise the result will be sorted in ascending order by the given field. Example: To sort first by priority in descending order and then by name in ascending order:
Request Query
?sort=-priority,name
The paging cursor parameters (cursor_start and cursor_end) are designed to provide consistent results and response times and so they only support sorting by either id (ascending) or -id (descending).
Request Query
?sort=id&cursor_start=38712

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Paging

See paging parameters for more information on paging large result sets.