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add intro →Paging through API lists
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[[File:Screenshot_jsonview_idigbio_api_mediarecords_limit_offset.png]] | [[File:Screenshot_jsonview_idigbio_api_mediarecords_limit_offset.png]] | ||
=== Paging through API | === Paging through the API === | ||
Endpoints that return a list of entities may have more total items than are able to be "fit" in a single request. For example, trying to fetch the list of all records in iDigBio will surely timeout in the browser before it is completed (and would put undue load on the server infrastructure). | |||
Request 5 media record entities: | Request 5 media record entities: | ||
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;TO DO One more paging to help differentiate these multiples of 5. | ;TO DO One more paging to help differentiate these multiples of 5. | ||
=== Display a thumbnail image for a mediarecord === | === Display a thumbnail image for a mediarecord === | ||