diff --git a/doc/api/pipelines.md b/doc/api/pipelines.md
index b843d64e0003483922db5caec3ae2b241dff8633..c2aca779710ba09d73fc0b85494f16fa38b06b5e 100644
--- a/doc/api/pipelines.md
+++ b/doc/api/pipelines.md
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ GET /projects/:id/pipelines
 | `yaml_errors`| string  | no       | If true, returns only yaml error pipelines |
 | `name`| string  | no       | The name of user who triggered pipelines |
 | `username`| string  | no       | The username of user who triggered pipelines |
-| `order_by`| string  | no       | Return requests ordered by `id`, `status`, `ref`, `username`, `started_at`, `finished_at`, `created_at` or `updated_at` fields. Default is `id` |
+| `order_by`| string  | no       | Return requests ordered by `id`, `status`, `ref`, `sha`, or `user_id` fields. Default is `id` |
 | `sort`    | string  | no       | Return requests sorted in `asc` or `desc` order. Default is `desc` |
 
 ```
diff --git a/lib/api/pipelines.rb b/lib/api/pipelines.rb
index 79eea7e2e2822b922279d14e53a4660678055d62..7d91900212ad144f6a1817c4668790146ff2cb05 100644
--- a/lib/api/pipelines.rb
+++ b/lib/api/pipelines.rb
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ module API
         optional :yaml_errors, type: Boolean, desc: 'If true, returns only yaml error pipelines'
         optional :name,     type: String, desc: 'The name of user who triggered pipelines'
         optional :username, type: String, desc: 'The username of user who triggered pipelines'
-        optional :order_by, type: String, values: %w[id status ref username started_at finished_at created_at updated_at], default: 'id',
+        optional :order_by, type: String, values: %w[id status ref sha user_id], default: 'id',
                             desc: 'The order_by which is combined with a sort'
         optional :sort,     type: String, values: %w[asc desc], default: 'desc',
                             desc: 'The sort method which is combined with an order_by'