diff --git a/db_utils/db_utils.go b/db_utils/db_utils.go
index 4abd2d655b0392ae29c1dceb635836c8ec1c49a0..e80f5f6c41b3da6d644ff857190e5baf2f7c25bb 100644
--- a/db_utils/db_utils.go
+++ b/db_utils/db_utils.go
@@ -82,6 +82,12 @@ func AbsoluteDateStringQuery(absolute string) string {
 	return fmt.Sprintf(" = '%v'", absolute)
 }
 
+type PageAndOrderParams struct {
+	PageParams
+	OrderBy string `json:"order_by,omitempty"`
+	Order   string `json:"order,omitempty"`
+}
+
 type PageParams struct {
 	Limit  int64 `json:"limit,omitempty"`  // Limit number of items returned in list (default: 0 (no limit))
 	Offset int64 `json:"offset,omitempty"` // Offset in list (default: 0 (no offset))