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# Set table sort order

> set table sort order. POST /api/v1/catalogs/{catalog_id}/relations/{name}/sort-order. Uses the same payload, validation, revision checks and response as the unified HTTP API.

ReferenceApplies to: Unified engine deployments

## Related guidance

[Addresses and access](https://docs.e6data.com/transformation/http/access.md) · [Request identity](https://docs.e6data.com/transformation/http/request-identity.md) · [Errors and recovery](https://docs.e6data.com/transformation/http/errors.md) · [Pagination and results](https://docs.e6data.com/transformation/http/results.md)


## OpenAPI

````yaml openapi/transformation.json POST /api/v1/catalogs/{catalog_id}/relations/{name}/sort-order
openapi: 3.1.0
info:
  description: >-
    HTTP contracts for the Unified engine. Requests use the connected
    deployment's access model and configured owner. Response examples are
    illustrative; inspect your engine response in your client. SQL-managed
    secrets, credentials, streaming pipelines and maintenance run through
    session operations.
  title: Laminar Unified HTTP API
  version: v1
servers:
  - url: https://engine.example.com
    description: >-
      Example engine origin. Replace it with your deployment URL and any API
      mount prefix.
security: []
paths:
  /api/v1/catalogs/{catalog_id}/relations/{name}/sort-order:
    post:
      tags:
        - Catalogs and tables
      summary: set table sort order
      description: >-
        set table sort order. POST
        /api/v1/catalogs/{catalog_id}/relations/{name}/sort-order. Uses the same
        payload, validation, revision checks and response as the unified HTTP
        API.
      operationId: set_table_sort_order
      parameters:
        - in: path
          name: catalog_id
          required: true
          schema:
            format: uuid
            type: string
        - in: path
          name: name
          required: true
          schema:
            type: string
      requestBody:
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              additionalProperties: false
              properties:
                expected:
                  additionalProperties: false
                  properties:
                    identity:
                      type: string
                    revision:
                      type: string
                  required:
                    - identity
                    - revision
                  type: object
                fields:
                  description: Catalog SortField definitions.
                  type: array
                mutation_id:
                  format: uuid
                  type: string
                namespace:
                  items:
                    type: string
                  type: array
                revision:
                  type: string
              required:
                - mutation_id
                - revision
                - namespace
                - expected
                - fields
              type: object
        required: true
      responses:
        '200':
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                properties: {}
                type: object
          description: Successful response.
        default:
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                error:
                  code: invalid_request
                  message: Check the request fields
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/ApiError'
          description: A rejected or failed request. Inspect error.code before retrying.
components:
  schemas:
    ApiError:
      properties:
        error:
          properties:
            code:
              type: string
            message:
              type: string
          required:
            - code
            - message
          type: object
      required:
        - error
      type: object

````

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