diff --git a/backend/config/__init__.py b/backend/config/__init__.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..e69de29
diff --git a/backend/config/pagination.py b/backend/config/pagination.py
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..caa0f35
--- /dev/null
+++ b/backend/config/pagination.py
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+from rest_framework.pagination import PageNumberPagination
+
+
+class StandardPagination(PageNumberPagination):
+    page_size_query_param = 'page_size'
+    max_page_size = 100
diff --git a/backend/config/settings.py b/backend/config/settings.py
index 9ffbaf6..a2887a3 100644
--- a/backend/config/settings.py
+++ b/backend/config/settings.py
@@ -142,8 +142,8 @@ REST_FRAMEWORK = {
     'DEFAULT_PERMISSION_CLASSES': (
         'rest_framework.permissions.IsAuthenticated',
     ),
-    'DEFAULT_PAGINATION_CLASS': 'rest_framework.pagination.PageNumberPagination',
-    'PAGE_SIZE': 20,
+    'DEFAULT_PAGINATION_CLASS': 'config.pagination.StandardPagination',
+    'PAGE_SIZE': 10,
 }
 
 # JWT settings