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- Sort Lines Alphabetically API

# Sort Lines Alphabetically API

text 1 credit / call v2026-04-22
Sort text lines alphabetically, naturally, numerically, or by length.
One POST adds Sort Lines Alphabetically to your app, site, workflow, or agent — formula, validation, edge cases, and docs already handled.
prefer a UI? [Open the Sort Lines Alphabetically on miniwebtool.com →](https://miniwebtool.com/sort-lines-alphabetically/)
[Start free — get a key →](/billing/checkout/?plan=free) 1,000 credits · no card · 30 seconds

### Endpoint

POST · 1cr

```text
POST https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/sort-lines-alphabetically/run
```

### Request body

Field
Type
Req.
`text`
`str`
✓
`sort_order`
asc | desc
`str`
—
`sort_type`
alpha | natural | length | numeric
`str`
—
`ignore_case`
`bool`
—
`remove_duplicates`
`bool`
—
`remove_empty`
`bool`
—
`trim_whitespace`
`bool`
—

### Cost & access

- 1 credit per successful call — failed calls refund.
- Starts on: Free.
- Max payload:`65536`bytes.
- Privacy mode:`no_body_logs`
- Available on: free, starter, pro, business, scale

### Response envelope

```text
{
  "request_id": "01K...",
  "tool": "sort-lines-alphabetically",
  "tool_version": "2026-04-22",
  "credits_used": 1,
  "result": {... }
}
```

### Try it

API key *
Stored only in this browser tab. Playground test key is prefilled and only works on this page. [Get a live key →](/billing/checkout/?plan=free)
text (str) * file10 file2 file1 banana Apple
sort_order (str) asc desc
asc | desc
sort_type (str) alpha natural length numeric
alpha | natural | length | numeric
ignore_case (bool) false true
remove_duplicates (bool) false true
remove_empty (bool) false true
trim_whitespace (bool) false true
Send request →
Response copy body
This endpoint starts on Free
Your key is valid, but its current plan cannot call`sort-lines-alphabetically`. Upgrade to Free or higher to run this tool.
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```text

```

Response headers

```text

```

### Code examples

cURL Python JavaScript PHP Ruby Go Java
copy

```text
curl -X POST https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/sort-lines-alphabetically/run \
  -H 'Authorization: Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY' \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"text":"file10\nfile2\nfile1\nbanana\nApple","sort_order":"asc","sort_type":"natural","ignore_case":true,"remove_duplicates":false,"remove_empty":true,"trim_whitespace":false}'
```

copy

```text
import requests

resp = requests.post(
    'https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/sort-lines-alphabetically/run',
    headers={'Authorization': 'Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY'},
    json={'text': 'file10\nfile2\nfile1\nbanana\nApple', 'sort_order': 'asc', 'sort_type': 'natural', 'ignore_case': True, 'remove_duplicates': False, 'remove_empty': True, 'trim_whitespace': False},
)
resp.raise_for_status()
print(resp.json())
```

copy

```text
const resp = await fetch(
  'https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/sort-lines-alphabetically/run',
  {
    method: 'POST',
    headers: {
      'Authorization': 'Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY',
      'Content-Type': 'application/json',
    },
    body: JSON.stringify({"text":"file10\nfile2\nfile1\nbanana\nApple","sort_order":"asc","sort_type":"natural","ignore_case":true,"remove_duplicates":false,"remove_empty":true,"trim_whitespace":false}),
  }
);
const data = await resp.json();
console.log(data);
```

copy

```text
<?php
$ch = curl_init('https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/sort-lines-alphabetically/run');
curl_setopt_array($ch, [
    CURLOPT_POST => true,
    CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER => true,
    CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER => [
        'Authorization: Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY',
        'Content-Type: application/json',
    ],
    CURLOPT_POSTFIELDS => json_encode([
    'text' => 'file10
file2
file1
banana
Apple',
    'sort_order' => 'asc',
    'sort_type' => 'natural',
    'ignore_case' => true,
    'remove_duplicates' => false,
    'remove_empty' => true,
    'trim_whitespace' => false
]),
]);
$resp = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);
print_r(json_decode($resp, true));
```

copy

```text
require 'net/http'
require 'json'
require 'uri'

uri = URI('https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/sort-lines-alphabetically/run')
http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = (uri.scheme == 'https')

req = Net::HTTP::Post.new(uri)
req['Authorization'] = 'Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY'
req['Content-Type'] = 'application/json'
req.body = {
  'text' => 'file10
file2
file1
banana
Apple',
  'sort_order' => 'asc',
  'sort_type' => 'natural',
  'ignore_case' => true,
  'remove_duplicates' => false,
  'remove_empty' => true,
  'trim_whitespace' => false
}.to_json

resp = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(resp.body).inspect
```

copy

```text
package main

import (
  "bytes"
  "encoding/json"
  "fmt"
  "io"
  "net/http"
)

func main() {
  body, _:= json.Marshal(map[string]interface{}{
    "text": "file10
file2
file1
banana
Apple",
    "sort_order": "asc",
    "sort_type": "natural",
    "ignore_case": true,
    "remove_duplicates": false,
    "remove_empty": true,
    "trim_whitespace": false,
  })
  req, _:= http.NewRequest("POST", "https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/sort-lines-alphabetically/run", bytes.NewReader(body))
  req.Header.Set("Authorization", "Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY")
  req.Header.Set("Content-Type", "application/json")

  resp, err:= http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
  if err!= nil { panic(err) }
  defer resp.Body.Close()
  out, _:= io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
  fmt.Println(string(out))
}
```

copy

```text
import java.net.URI;
import java.net.http.*;

var client = HttpClient.newHttpClient();
var req = HttpRequest.newBuilder()
.uri(URI.create("https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/sort-lines-alphabetically/run"))
.header("Authorization", "Bearer mwt_live_YOUR_KEY")
.header("Content-Type", "application/json")
.POST(HttpRequest.BodyPublishers.ofString("{\"text\":\"file10\\nfile2\\nfile1\\nbanana\\nApple\",\"sort_order\":\"asc\",\"sort_type\":\"natural\",\"ignore_case\":true,\"remove_duplicates\":false,\"remove_empty\":true,\"trim_whitespace\":false}"))
.build();

var resp = client.send(req, HttpResponse.BodyHandlers.ofString());
System.out.println(resp.body());
```

how-to call sort-lines-alphabetically
- Get an API key
[Get an API key](/billing/checkout/?plan=free). Sign up free for a bearer token. 1,000 credits/month, no card.
- Assemble the JSON body
Required fields:`text`,. See the Request body table above for the full schema.
- POST to`https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/tools/sort-lines-alphabetically/run`
Headers:`Authorization: Bearer <key>`and`Content-Type: application/json`. Copy-paste snippets in 7 languages are under Code examples.
- Parse the response
Envelope:`{request_id, tool, tool_version, credits_used, result}`. The typed output lives in`result`.
faq frequently asked
What does the Sort Lines Alphabetically API do? +
Sort text lines alphabetically, naturally, numerically, or by length. Use it to add this utility without rebuilding formulas, validation, examples, and documentation.
How much does one call to Sort Lines Alphabetically cost? +
1 credit per successful call. Failed calls (validation errors, 5xx) don't bill.
What parameters does the Sort Lines Alphabetically API require? +
Required fields: text. Full schema at /v1/openapi.json.
Is the Sort Lines Alphabetically API deterministic? +
Yes — same input, same output, forever. Tool version 2026-04-22; output shape is stable within a major version.
Can an AI agent call the Sort Lines Alphabetically API? +
Yes. Connect to https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp over the Model Context Protocol. The agent discovers `sort-lines-alphabetically` with its JSON Schema automatically, so the model can plan while MiniWebtool handles the exact tool result.
What format does the API return? +
JSON with a stable envelope: `{request_id, tool, tool_version, credits_used, result}`. Errors are RFC 7807 `application/problem+json`.
mcp use from an AI agent
Every endpoint on this site is also exposed via the [Model Context Protocol](/docs/#mcp) at`https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp`. Claude, Cursor, and any MCP-capable agent can discover this tool (`sort-lines-alphabetically`) and its JSON Schema automatically — no client codegen.

```text
# List tools the agent can call
curl -s https://api.miniwebtool.com/v1/mcp \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"jsonrpc":"2.0","id":1,"method":"tools/list"}' \
 | jq '.result.tools[] | select(.name=="sort-lines-alphabetically")'
```

see-also related text tools
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](/tools/ascii-art-generator/) [
Morse Code Generator
Convert text to International Morse code with character breakdown.
](/tools/morse-code-generator/) [
Pangram Checker
Check whether text contains every letter A through Z.
](/tools/pangram-checker/)
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