Paging search results

When returning search results, the server pages them by default.

Request: Search query for paging search results

Consider the following search query.

Response: Search query for paging search results

The following example show that the response returns a Bundle. Let’s say, there are 200 matching search results in total. However, the Bundle actually contains only the first page of results. The URL marked next provides a link to fetch the next page of results. This allows client applications to fetch data in manageable amounts, which improves performance in many cases.

Request: Search query to control the number of returned results

You can control the number of returned results by using the _count parameter.