How to sort collection of MongoDB Database in ascending order using Node.js ? Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025 Comments Improve Suggest changes Like Article Like Report MongoDB, the most popular NoSQL database, is an open-source document-oriented database. The term ‘NoSQL’ means ‘non-relational’. It means that MongoDB isn’t based on the table-like relational database structure but provides an altogether different mechanism for storage and retrieval of data. This format of storage is called BSON ( similar to JSON format). MongoDB Module: This module of Node.js is used for connecting the MongoDB database as well as used for manipulating the collections and databases in MongoDB. The mongodb.connect() method is used for connecting the MongoDB database which is running on a particular server on your machine. (Refer to this article). sort() Method of MongoDB is used for sorting the documents. This method is used to define the ordering of the documents. Collection's particular key in ascending order{Collection's key:1} Installing module: npm install mongodb Project structure: Running the server on Local IP: Data is the directory where MongoDB server is present. mongod --dbpath=data --bind_ip 127.0.0.1 MongoDB database: Database name:GFG Collection name:aayush Index.js JavaScript const mongoclient = require("mongodb"); const url = "mongodb://localhost:27017/" // Database name const databasename = "GFG" // Connecting to MongoDB mongoclient.connect(url).then((db) => { const connect = db.db(databasename); // Connecting to collection const collection = connect.collection("aayush"); console.log("Connection Created") // Sort the document key const sort = { rollno: 1 } collection.find().sort(sort).toArray((err, ans,) => { if (!err) { // Printing the documents console.log(ans); } }) }).catch((err) => { console.log(err.Message); }) Execution command: node index.js Console Output: Create Quiz Comment Z zack_aayush Follow 0 Improve Z zack_aayush Follow 0 Improve Article Tags : Node.js Technical Scripter 2020 Node.js-Misc MongoDB-method Explore Introduction & Installation NodeJS Introduction3 min readNode.js Roadmap: A Complete Guide6 min readHow to Install Node.js on Linux6 min readHow to Install Node.js on Windows5 min readHow to Install NodeJS on MacOS6 min readNode.js vs Browser - Top Differences That Every Developer Should Know6 min readNodeJS REPL (READ, EVAL, PRINT, LOOP)4 min readExplain V8 engine in Node.js7 min readNode.js Web Application Architecture3 min readNodeJS Event Loop5 min readNode.js Modules , Buffer & StreamsNodeJS Modules5 min readWhat are Buffers in Node.js ?4 min readNode.js Streams4 min readNode.js Asynchronous ProgrammingAsync Await in Node.js3 min readPromises in NodeJS7 min readHow to Handle Errors in Node.js ?4 min readException Handling in Node.js3 min readNode.js NPMNodeJS NPM6 min readSteps to Create and Publish NPM packages7 min readIntroduction to NPM scripts2 min readNode.js package.json4 min readWhat is package-lock.json ?3 min readNode.js Deployments & CommunicationNode Debugging2 min readHow to Perform Testing in Node.js ?2 min readUnit Testing of Node.js Application5 min readNODE_ENV Variables and How to Use Them ?2 min readDifference Between Development and Production in Node.js3 min readBest Security Practices in Node.js4 min readDeploying Node.js Applications5 min readHow to Build a Microservices Architecture with NodeJS3 min readNode.js with WebAssembly3 min readResources & ToolsNode.js Web Server6 min readNode Exercises, Practice Questions and Solutions4 min readNode.js Projects9 min readNodeJS Interview Questions and Answers15+ min read Like