diff --git a/docs/source/data-publishing/ogcapi-records.rst b/docs/source/data-publishing/ogcapi-records.rst
index 7b6f788..385998a 100644
--- a/docs/source/data-publishing/ogcapi-records.rst
+++ b/docs/source/data-publishing/ogcapi-records.rst
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ Metadata search examples
 - query records (temporal)
   - http://localhost:5000/collections/my-metadata/items?datetime=2020-04-10T14:11:00Z
 - query features (temporal) and sort ascending by a property (if no +/- indicated, + is assumed)
-  - http://localhost:5000/collections/my-metadata/items?datetime=2020-04-10T14:11:00Z&sortby=+datetime
+  - http://localhost:5000/collections/my-metadata/items?datetime=2020-04-10T14:11:00Z&sortby=datetime
 - query features (temporal) and sort descending by a property
   - http://localhost:5000/collections/my-metadata/items?datetime=2020-04-10T14:11:00Z&sortby=-datetime
 - fetch a specific record