Fixed order based on slug

[thunder87]

Description

Unable to order entries based on the order the slugs are received.

Steps to reproduce

1. Copy below entries.json and view the entries.json output in the browser.
2. Order will be the same regardless of how the slugs are ordered.

Additional info

return [
    'endpoints' => [
        'entries.json' => function() {
            $slugs = Craft::$app->getRequest()->getRequiredQueryParam('slugs');

              return [
                  'elementType' => Entry::class,
                  'criteria' => [
                      'slug' => $slugs
                  ],
                  'transformer' => function (Entry $entry) {
                      return [
                          "title" => $entry->title,
                      ];
                  },
              ];
        }
    ]
]

• Craft version: 4.9.0
• PHP version: 8.1.27
• Database driver & version: MySQL 8.0.33
• Plugins & versions: Element-api 4.1.0

[i-just]

Hi, thanks for reaching out! This is expected behaviour.

By default, entries are ordered by postDate DESC, elements.id DESC. For your entries endpoint, you can provide your own order via criteria > orderBy.

There’s also the fixedOrder option, which might be helpful if you’re querying by ids: https://craftcms.com/docs/4.x/entries.html#fixedorder.

I hope this helps!