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This guide shows how to test different pagination patterns in APIs. Perfect for validating pagination logic and performance under load.

Use Cases

  • Test pagination performance under load
  • Validate pagination logic and consistency
  • Test different pagination patterns
  • Check boundary conditions and edge cases

Simple Implementation

Setup Instructions

  1. Replace endpoint URLs with your actual API endpoints
  2. Adjust pagination parameters to match your API’s format
  3. Update field names if your API uses different response structure
  4. Customize limit/per_page values based on your API’s defaults

What This Tests

  • Offset Pagination: Tests limit/offset based pagination
  • Page Pagination: Tests page number and per_page based pagination
  • Cursor Pagination: Tests cursor-based pagination for large datasets
  • Edge Cases: Tests boundary conditions and invalid parameters

Best Practices

  • Test different page sizes to find optimal performance
  • Validate response structure consistency across pages
  • Monitor response times for different pagination positions
  • Test edge cases like empty results and invalid parameters

Common Issues

  • Inconsistent Response Format: Ensure all pages return same structure
  • Performance Degradation: Later pages may be slower (especially offset-based)
  • Boundary Conditions: Handle edge cases like page 0 or negative offsets
  • Cursor Validity: Cursor-based pagination requires valid cursor tokens