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A data source query can be sorted by a property and/or timestamp and in a given direction. For example, a library data source can be sorted by the “Name of a book” (i.e. property) and in ascending (i.e. direction). Here is an example of a sort on a data source property. 
{
  "sorts": [
    {
      "property": "created_time",
      "direction": "ascending"
    },
  ]
}
If you’re using the Notion SDK for JavaScript, you can apply this sorting property to your query like so: 
const { Client } = require('@notionhq/client');

const notion = new Client({ auth: process.env.NOTION_API_KEY });
// replace with your own data source ID
const dataSourceId = 'd9824bdc-8445-4327-be8b-5b47500af6ce';

const sortedRows = async () => {
  const response = await notion.dataSources.query({
    database_id: databaseId,
    sorts: [
      {
        property: "Name",
        direction: "ascending"
      }
    ],
  });
  return response;
}
Data source queries can also be sorted by two or more properties, which is formally called a nested sort. The sort object listed first in the nested sort list takes precedence. Here is an example of a nested sort. 
{
  "sorts": [
        {
      "property": "Food group",
      "direction": "descending"
    },
    {
      "property": "Name",
      "direction": "ascending"
    }
  ]
}
In this example, the data source query will first be sorted by “Food group” and the set with the same food group is then sorted by “Name”.

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Sort object

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Property value sort

This sort orders the data source query by a particular property. The sort object must contain the following properties:
PropertyTypeDescriptionExample value
propertystringThe name of the property to sort against."Ingredients"
directionstring (enum)The direction to sort. Possible values include "ascending" and "descending"."descending"

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Entry timestamp sort

This sort orders the data source query by the timestamp associated with a data source entry. The sort object must contain the following properties:
PropertyTypeDescriptionExample value
timestampstring (enum)The name of the timestamp to sort against. Possible values include "created_time" and "last_edited_time"."last_edited_time"
directionstring (enum)The direction to sort. Possible values include "ascending" and "descending"."descending"