function($query){ $query->orderBy('gebot', 'ASC'); }))->get(); return $offers; ?> RETURNS: [ { id: 13, user_id: 11, buyer_id: 12, ends_at: "2014-10-18 16:03:00", meet_at: "2014-10-31 16:03:00", active: 1, status: 3, created_at: "2014-10-17 16:04:41", updated_at: "2014-10-17 17:16:58", bids: [ { id: 9, user_id: 12, car_id: 13, gebot: 15000, created_at: "-0001-11-30 00:00:00", updated_at: "-0001-11-30 00:00:00" }, { id: 7, user_id: 12, car_id: 13, gebot: 25000, created_at: "2014-10-17 16:05:29", updated_at: "2014-10-17 16:05:29" }, { id: 8, user_id: 12, car_id: 13, gebot: 25000, created_at: "2014-10-17 17:11:15", updated_at: "2014-10-17 17:11:15" } ] }, { id: 14, user_id: 11, buyer_id: 0, ends_at: "2014-10-17 17:03:00", meet_at: "2014-10-31 17:03:00", active: 1, status: 1, created_at: "2014-10-17 17:03:37", updated_at: "2014-10-17 17:03:44", bids: [ ] }, { id: 15, user_id: 11, buyer_id: 0, ends_at: "2014-10-24 17:08:00", meet_at: "2014-10-31 17:08:00", active: 1, status: 1, created_at: "2014-10-17 17:08:29", updated_at: "2014-10-17 17:10:44", bids: [ ] } ] function($query){ $query->orderBy('gebot', 'ASC'); }))->get(); return $offers[0]; ?> RETURNS: { id: 13, user_id: 11, buyer_id: 12, ends_at: "2014-10-18 16:03:00", meet_at: "2014-10-31 16:03:00", active: 1, status: 3, created_at: "2014-10-17 16:04:41", updated_at: "2014-10-17 17:16:58", bids: [ { id: 9, user_id: 12, car_id: 13, gebot: 15000, created_at: "-0001-11-30 00:00:00", updated_at: "-0001-11-30 00:00:00" }, { id: 7, user_id: 12, car_id: 13, gebot: 25000, created_at: "2014-10-17 16:05:29", updated_at: "2014-10-17 16:05:29" }, { id: 8, user_id: 12, car_id: 13, gebot: 25000, created_at: "2014-10-17 17:11:15", updated_at: "2014-10-17 17:11:15" } ] } function($query){ $query->orderBy('gebot', 'ASC'); }))->get(); return $offers[0]['bids']; ?> RETURNS: [ { id: 7, user_id: 12, car_id: 13, gebot: 25000, created_at: "2014-10-17 16:05:29", updated_at: "2014-10-17 16:05:29" }, { id: 8, user_id: 12, car_id: 13, gebot: 25000, created_at: "2014-10-17 17:11:15", updated_at: "2014-10-17 17:11:15" }, { id: 9, user_id: 12, car_id: 13, gebot: 15000, created_at: "-0001-11-30 00:00:00", updated_at: "-0001-11-30 00:00:00" } ] Why is orderBy('gebot', 'ASC') not working anymore here? Second Question: function($query){ $query->orderBy('gebot', 'ASC'); }))->get(); return $offers; ?> How can I only return $offers that have at least 1 "Bid" from "Bids"? Is there a chance to do this with eloquent?