Our Pagination Worked Perfectly Until The Table Hit 100,000 Records

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Learn how to optimize pagination for large datasets, why standard offset pagination fails at scale, and how to improve it

intermediate Published 10 May 2026
Action Steps
  1. Identify the limitations of standard offset pagination
  2. Analyze the performance impact of large offsets on database queries
  3. Consider alternative pagination methods, such as keyset pagination or cursor-based pagination
  4. Implement a pagination system that can handle large datasets efficiently
  5. Test and optimize the new pagination system for improved performance
Who Needs to Know This

Backend engineers and database administrators can benefit from this article to optimize their pagination systems for large datasets, improving performance and user experience

Key Insight

💡 Standard offset pagination can become inefficient with large datasets, causing performance issues and slow query times

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