Head over to the Xano dashboard and whip up a new API endpoint. This will be your go-to for serving paginated data. Make sure you set up your API response schema just right.

In your shiny new API endpoint, toss in two parameters to manage pagination:

• offset (type: integer): This one decides where to start grabbing records.
• limit (type: integer): This one tells how many records to fetch in one go.

Inside the API endpoint logic, use an SQL query or data handler to pull the data. Make sure to weave in the offset and limit parameters into your query. Something like this:

SELECT * FROM your_table
LIMIT {{limit}} OFFSET {{offset}}

This query grabs a specific chunk of data based on the offset and limit you set.

Add some logic to figure out and return pagination metadata like total records, current page, and total pages. For instance, in a function step, you can calculate:

• total_records: Total count of records in the database.
• current_page: (offset / limit) + 1
• total_pages: CEIL(total_records / limit)

Send these values back along with the data.

Use Xano's built-in API testing tools or something like Postman to give your endpoint a spin. Try out different offset and limit values to make sure pagination is working like a charm. Check that the response gives you data according to the parameters you set and includes the pagination metadata.

Make sure all edge cases, like asking for more records than exist, are handled smoothly.