JSON Pagination Generator – Add Pagination to JSON
Wrap JSON data with standard pagination metadata including page, limit, and total count. Our free JSON Pagination Generator helps you quickly prototype paginated API responses.
About JSON Pagination Generator
Building paginated API responses requires consistent metadata structure. Manually calculating total pages, next page links, and previous page numbers gets repetitive during development. This JSON Pagination Generator wraps your data with standard pagination fields so you can prototype responses quickly.
How it works
Enter your total item count, current page number, and items per page in the control inputs at the top. Optionally paste your actual data array into the Data Array field, or click Sample Data to generate placeholder items.
Click Generate and the tool creates a response object with your data plus pagination metadata including page, limit, total, totalPages, hasPrev, hasNext, prevPage, and nextPage fields. Copy or download the result for use in your API mockups.
When you'd use this
Frontend developers building pagination UI components need realistic API responses to test their implementations. Backend developers can use this to standardize response formats across different endpoints before writing the actual pagination logic.
This tool generates client-side mock data only. For production APIs, implement proper database-level pagination with LIMIT and OFFSET queries. This generator is meant for prototyping, testing, and documentation purposes.
Questions
What pagination format does this use?
It uses a common offset-based format with page numbers, item limits, and boolean flags for navigation.
Can I use this for cursor-based pagination?
No. This tool generates page-number-based pagination. Cursor-based pagination requires different metadata like cursor tokens.
Do I need to provide actual data?
No. The data array is optional. Leave it empty and the generator creates a response with just the pagination metadata.
How are prevPage and nextPage calculated?
prevPage shows the previous page number or null if on page 1. nextPage shows the next page number or null if on the last page.
Can I customize the field names?
Not currently. The output uses standard field names. You can manually edit the result or use the JSON Transformer to rename fields.