diff --git a/lib/helpers/withPagination.ts b/lib/helpers/withPagination.ts
index 6d76c680f1..2bcd219b33 100644
--- a/lib/helpers/withPagination.ts
+++ b/lib/helpers/withPagination.ts
@@ -1,11 +1,25 @@
 import { NextMiddleware } from "next-api-middleware";
+import z from "zod";
 
-export const withPagination: NextMiddleware = async (req, res, next) => {
-  const { page } = req.query;
-  const pageNumber = parseInt(page as string);
-  const skip = pageNumber * 10;
+const withPage = z.object({
+  pageNumber: z
+    .string()
+    .min(1)
+    .default("1")
+    .transform((n) => parseInt(n)),
+  take: z
+    .string()
+    .min(10)
+    .max(100)
+    .default("10")
+    .transform((n) => parseInt(n)),
+});
+
+export const withPagination: NextMiddleware = async (req, _, next) => {
+  const { pageNumber, take } = withPage.parse(req.query);
+  const skip = pageNumber * take;
   req.pagination = {
-    take: 10,
+    take: take || 10,
     skip: skip || 0,
   };
   await next();