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title: Sort and filter objects
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# Sort and filter objects

The Configuration API supports System for Cross-domain Identity Management (SCIM) *(tooltip: \<div class="paragraph">
\<p>An application-level, HTTP-based protocol for provisioning and managing user identity information. SCIM supplies a common schema for representing users and groups and provides a REST API.\</p>
\</div>)* parameters for filter, sorting, and pagination.

Search operations can specify a SCIM filter to narrow the number of elements returned. Refer to the [SCIM specification](https://www.rfc-editor.org/rfc/rfc7644.html) for the full set of operations for SCIM filters. Clients can also specify sort parameters, or paging parameters. Include or exclude attributes can be specified in both GET and list operations.

| GET parameter | Description                                                                                                                                                           |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `filter`      | Values can be simple SCIM filters, such as `id eq "userRoot"`, or compound filters like `meta.resourceType eq "Local DB Backend"` and `baseDn co "dc=exmple,dc=com"`. |
| `sortBy`      | Specifies a property value by which to sort.                                                                                                                          |
| `sortOrder`   | Specifies either `ascending` or `descending` alphabetical order.                                                                                                      |
| `startIndex`  | 1-based index of the first result to return.                                                                                                                          |
| `count`       | Indicates the number of results per page.                                                                                                                             |