# Get Sort Index

## Overview

![The Get Sort Index Node.](https://4267723012-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2FOEts3pBau6LMamSYhGZp%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-98679a4ce4ca26506d07c4684e4ad27fd54656a8%2Fgetsortindex.png?alt=media)

The **Get Sort Index Node** returns the sort index of an **Object**, which is the order an **Object** is layered in a **Scene**.

[**Scope**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.2/overview#scopes): **Scene**, **Function**, **Prefab**.

## Inputs

| Input             | Type         | Description                                                           |
| ----------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Input* (►) | **Pulse**    | A standard **Input Pulse**, to trigger the execution of the **Node**. |
| `Object ID`       | **ObjectID** | The **Object** of interest.                                           |

## Outputs

| Output             | Type      | Description                                                                                                                            |
| ------------------ | --------- | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| *Pulse Output* (►) | **Pulse** | A standard **Output Pulse**, to move onto the next **Node** along the **Logic Branch**, once this **Node** has finished its execution. |
| `Sort Index`       | **Int**   | The sort index of the **Object**.                                                                                                      |

## See Also

* [**Set Sort Index**](https://docs.incari.com/incari-studio/2022.2/toolbox/incari/object/set-sort-index)