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API Pagination Error Handling

Handle pagination errors cleanly

For paginated APIs, return correct status codes, clear messages for bad cursors/params, avoid leaking internal tokens, and allow clients to recover or restart safely without corrupting state.

Validate Inputs

Reject bad cursors/params with 400 and clear messages.

Protect Cursors

Don't expose raw offsets; sign/encrypt tokens; handle expiry gracefully.

Recover

Let clients restart from first page or known token; document patterns.

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