diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 5153dcd83d..498549123b 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ That's it!
 * Pagination
 * Sorting
 * Fields
+* Group By
+* Group By, Order By
 * Relations
 * Run dynamic queries
 
@@ -135,6 +137,35 @@ eg: gets only customerNumber and checkNumber in response of each record
 ```
 eg: gets all fields in table row but not checkNumber
 
+## Group By
+
+```
+/api/offices/groupby?_fields=country
+```
+eg: SELECT country,count(*) FROM offices GROUP BY country
+
+```
+/api/offices/groupby?_fields=country,city
+```
+eg: SELECT country,city,count(*) FROM offices GROUP BY country,city
+
+## Group By, Order By
+
+```
+/api/offices/groupby?_fields=country,city&sort=city
+```
+eg: SELECT country,city,count(*) FROM offices GROUP BY country,city ORDER BY city ASC
+
+```
+/api/offices/groupby?_fields=country,city&sort=city,country
+```
+eg: SELECT country,city,count(*) FROM offices GROUP BY country,city ORDER BY city ASC, country ASC
+
+```
+/api/offices/groupby?_fields=country,city&sort=city,-country
+```
+eg: SELECT country,city,count(*) FROM offices GROUP BY country,city ORDER BY city ASC, country DESC
+
 
 ## Run dynamic queries
 Dynamic queries on a database can be run by POST method to URL localhost:3000/dynamic 
diff --git a/lib/xapi.js b/lib/xapi.js
index 55c102f107..c17aa7e633 100644
--- a/lib/xapi.js
+++ b/lib/xapi.js
@@ -146,6 +146,11 @@ class Xapi {
               .get(this.asyncMiddleware(this.nestedList.bind(this)));
             break;
 
+          case 'groupby':
+            this.app.route(routes[i]['routeUrl'])
+              .get(this.asyncMiddleware(this.groupBy.bind(this)));
+            break;
+
         }
       }
     }
@@ -376,6 +381,27 @@ class Xapi {
 
   }
 
+  async groupBy(req, res) {
+
+    let query = 'select ' + req.query._fields + ',count(*) as count from ?? group by ' + req.query._fields;
+    let params = [];
+    let tableName = req.app.locals._tableName;
+
+    params.push(tableName);
+
+    if (!req.query.sort) {
+      req.query._sort = {}
+      req.query._sort = '-count'
+    }
+
+    query = query + this.mysql.getOrderByClause(req.query, tableName);
+
+    var results = await this.mysql.exec(query, params);
+
+    res.status(200).json(results);
+
+  }
+
 }
 
 
diff --git a/lib/xsql.js b/lib/xsql.js
index 34ae875cc9..05cf8b6d92 100644
--- a/lib/xsql.js
+++ b/lib/xsql.js
@@ -390,6 +390,7 @@ class Xsql {
 
       routes.push(this.prepareRoute(internal, 'get', apiPrefix, tableName + '/describe', 'describe'))
       routes.push(this.prepareRoute(internal, 'get', apiPrefix, tableName + '/count', 'count'))
+      routes.push(this.prepareRoute(internal, 'get', apiPrefix, tableName + '/groupby', 'groupby'))
       routes.push(this.prepareRoute(internal, 'post', apiPrefix, tableName, 'create'))
       routes.push(this.prepareRoute(internal, 'get', apiPrefix, tableName, 'list'))
       routes.push(this.prepareRoute(internal, 'get', apiPrefix, tableName + '/:id', 'read'))
diff --git a/tests/tests.js b/tests/tests.js
index 7189d04b32..94bb7d3725 100644
--- a/tests/tests.js
+++ b/tests/tests.js
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ var mysqlPool = {}
 
 args['host'] = 'localhost'
 args['user'] = 'root'
-args['password'] = ''
+args['password'] = 'madurga'
 args['database'] = 'classicmodels'
 
 
@@ -638,5 +638,67 @@ describe('xmysql : tests', function () {
       });
   });
 
+  it('GET /api/customers/groupby?_fields=city&_sort=city should PASS', function (done) {
+
+    //post to an url with data
+    agent.get('/api/customers/groupby?_fields=city&_sort=city')     //enter url
+      .expect(200)//200 for success 4xx for failure
+      .end(function (err, res) {
+        // Handle /api/v error
+        if (err) {
+          return done(err);
+        }
+
+        //validate response
+        res.body[0]['city'].should.be.equals("NYC")
+        res.body.length.should.be.equals(95)
+
+        return done();
+
+      });
+  });
+
+  it('GET /api/offices/groupby?_fields=country should PASS', function (done) {
+
+    //post to an url with data
+    agent.get('/api/offices/groupby?_fields=country')     //enter url
+      .expect(200)//200 for success 4xx for failure
+      .end(function (err, res) {
+        // Handle /api/v error
+        if (err) {
+          return done(err);
+        }
+
+        //validate response
+        res.body[0]['country'].should.be.equals("USA")
+        res.body.length.should.be.equals(5)
+
+        return done();
+
+      });
+  });
+
+
+  it('GET /api/offices/groupby?_fields=country,city&sort=city,-country should PASS', function (done) {
+
+    //post to an url with data
+    agent.get('/api/offices/groupby?_fields=country,city&sort=city,-country')     //enter url
+      .expect(200)//200 for success 4xx for failure
+      .end(function (err, res) {
+        // Handle /api/v error
+        if (err) {
+          return done(err);
+        }
+
+        //validate response
+        res.body[0]['country'].should.be.equals("Australia")
+        res.body[0]['city'].should.be.equals("Sydney")
+        res.body.length.should.be.equals(7)
+
+        return done();
+
+      });
+  });
+
 
 });