API Design

Pagination

/ˌpædʒɪˈneɪʃən/

Definition

Splitting large API responses into pages using offset/limit or cursor-based parameters.

Example in context

"Each response includes a next_cursor value — use it to retrieve the next batch of 50 results."

Related terms

Practice this term

Master Pagination in context by working through exercises in the API Design module. You'll see the term used in real engineering scenarios with multiple-choice, fill-in-the-blank, and matching drills.