Pagination and Sorting

Imagine an API returning thousands of database records. Fetching all that data at once is inefficient and can overwhelm both the server and the client.

• Slow Performance: Large payloads take longer to transfer and process.
• High Resource Usage: Both client and server use more memory and CPU.
• Poor User Experience: Users might wait a long time or see a frozen app.

This is where pagination comes in handy!

Pagination is a technique to divide a large set of results into smaller, manageable chunks called 'pages'. Instead of getting everything, you request one page at a time.

• Page Number: Which page you want (e.g., page 1, page 2).
• Page Size: How many items should be on each page (e.g., 10 items per page).

This significantly improves API performance and user experience by reducing data transfer.