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API Pagination with Offsets
Simple offset pagination
Offset pagination uses offset and limit to fetch pages; it's easy but can miss or repeat items if data mutates and may be inefficient at large offsets.
- offset
- limit
- order
- consistency
- performance
Request Pages
Send offset and limit with stable ordering to fetch slices.
Know Tradeoffs
Large offsets can slow queries; mutations can shift items.
Mitigate
Use stable sort keys and consider cursors for dynamic datasets.
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