diff --git a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
index 5a5dc755a..012746a9e 100644
--- a/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/application_controller.rb
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ class ApplicationController < ActionController::API
   # include helper module for generating random DOI suffixes
   include Helpable
 
+  # include helper module for pagination
+  include Paginatable
+
   attr_accessor :current_user
 
   # pass ability into serializer
diff --git a/app/controllers/client_prefixes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/client_prefixes_controller.rb
index 19162656c..4d20b6943 100644
--- a/app/controllers/client_prefixes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/client_prefixes_controller.rb
@@ -35,10 +35,7 @@ def index
       years = years.map { |k,v| { id: k.to_s, title: k.to_s, count: v } }
     end
 
-    # pagination
-    page = params[:page].is_a?(Hash) ? params[:page] : {}
-    page[:number] = page[:number] && page[:number].to_i > 0 ? page[:number].to_i : 1
-    page[:size] = page[:size] && (1..1000).include?(page[:size].to_i) ? page[:size].to_i : 25
+    page = page_from_params(params)
     total = collection.count
 
     order = case params[:sort]
diff --git a/app/controllers/clients_controller.rb b/app/controllers/clients_controller.rb
index 8bdaaf99d..fb932d237 100644
--- a/app/controllers/clients_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/clients_controller.rb
@@ -16,15 +16,7 @@ def index
            else { "name.raw" => { order: 'asc' }}
            end
 
-    page = params[:page].is_a?(Hash) ? params[:page] : {}
-    if page[:size].present? 
-      page[:size] = [page[:size].to_i, 1000].min
-      max_number = page[:size] > 0 ? 10000/page[:size] : 1
-    else
-      page[:size] = 25
-      max_number = 10000/page[:size]
-    end
-    page[:number] = page[:number].to_i > 0 ? [page[:number].to_i, max_number].min : 1
+    page = page_from_params(params)
 
     if params[:id].present?
       response = Client.find_by_id(params[:id]) 
diff --git a/app/controllers/concerns/paginatable.rb b/app/controllers/concerns/paginatable.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..78b23a31f
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/controllers/concerns/paginatable.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+module Paginatable
+  extend ActiveSupport::Concern
+
+  included do
+    # make sure page parameter is a hash with keys size, number and/or cursor
+    def page_from_params(params)
+      p = params.to_unsafe_h.dig(:page)
+
+      if p.is_a?(Hash)
+        page = {
+          size: p["size"],
+          number: p["number"],
+          cursor: p["cursor"]
+        }.compact
+      else
+        page = {}
+      end
+
+      if page[:size].present?
+        page[:size] = [page[:size].to_i, 1000].min
+        max_number = page[:size] > 0 ? 10000/page[:size] : 1
+      else
+        page[:size] = 25
+        max_number = 10000/page[:size]
+      end
+      page[:number] = page[:number].to_i > 0 ? [page[:number].to_i, max_number].min : 1
+
+      page
+    end
+  end
+end
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/app/controllers/data_centers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/data_centers_controller.rb
index a1a9149e0..6cb147511 100644
--- a/app/controllers/data_centers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/data_centers_controller.rb
@@ -12,15 +12,7 @@ def index
            else { "name.raw" => { order: 'asc' }}
            end
 
-    page = params[:page].is_a?(Hash) ? params[:page] : {}
-    if page[:size].present? 
-      page[:size] = [page[:size].to_i, 1000].min
-      max_number = 1
-    else
-      page[:size] = 25
-      max_number = 10000/page[:size]
-    end
-    page[:number] = page[:number].to_i > 0 ? [page[:number].to_i, max_number].min : 1
+    page = page_from_params(params)
 
     if params[:id].present?
       response = Client.find_by_id(params[:id]) 
diff --git a/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb b/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb
index f26619a6e..af134a7d7 100644
--- a/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/dois_controller.rb
@@ -95,16 +95,7 @@ def index
           else { updated: { order: 'desc' }}
           end
 
-    page = params[:page].is_a?(Hash) ? params[:page] : {}
-
-    if page[:size].present?
-      page[:size] = [page[:size].to_i, 1000].min
-      max_number = page[:size] > 0 ? 10000/page[:size] : 1
-    else
-      page[:size] = 25
-      max_number = 10000/page[:size]
-    end
-    page[:number] = page[:number].to_i > 0 ? [page[:number].to_i, max_number].min : 1
+    page = page_from_params(params)
 
     sample_group_field = case params[:sample_group]
       when "client" then "client_id"
@@ -146,7 +137,6 @@ def index
     end
 
     begin
-
       # If we're using sample groups we need to unpack the results from the aggregation bucket hits.
       if sample_group_field.present?
         sample_dois = []
@@ -218,7 +208,7 @@ def index
               "client-id" => params[:client_id],
               fields: params[:fields],
               "page[cursor]" => Array.wrap(@dois.last[:sort]).first,
-              "page[size]" => params.dig(:page, :size) }.compact.to_query
+              "page[size]" => page[:size] }.compact.to_query
             }.compact
           options[:include] = @include
           options[:is_collection] = true
diff --git a/app/controllers/media_controller.rb b/app/controllers/media_controller.rb
index 916c2e62c..85b4d4101 100644
--- a/app/controllers/media_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/media_controller.rb
@@ -8,9 +8,7 @@ def index
     collection = @doi.media
     total = @doi.cached_media_count.reduce(0) { |sum, d| sum + d[:count].to_i }
 
-    page = params[:page].is_a?(Hash) ? params[:page] : {}
-    page[:number] = page[:number] && page[:number].to_i > 0 ? page[:number].to_i : 1
-    page[:size] = page[:size] && (1..1000).include?(page[:size].to_i) ? page[:size].to_i : 25
+    page = page_from_params(params)
     total_pages = (total.to_f / page[:size]).ceil
 
     order = case params[:sort]
@@ -32,8 +30,8 @@ def index
     options[:links] = {
       self: request.original_url,
       next: @media.blank? ? nil : request.base_url + "/media?" + {
-        "page[number]" => params.dig(:page, :number).to_i + 1,
-        "page[size]" => params.dig(:page, :size),
+        "page[number]" => page[:number] + 1,
+        "page[size]" => page[:size],
         sort: params[:sort] }.compact.to_query
       }.compact
     options[:include] = @include
diff --git a/app/controllers/members_controller.rb b/app/controllers/members_controller.rb
index 536597a56..f8fd1ffd6 100644
--- a/app/controllers/members_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/members_controller.rb
@@ -11,16 +11,8 @@ def index
            else { "name.raw" => { order: 'asc' }}
            end
 
-    page = params[:page].is_a?(Hash) ? params[:page] : {}
-    if page[:size].present? 
-      page[:size] = [page[:size].to_i, 1000].min
-      max_number = 1
-    else
-      page[:size] = 25
-      max_number = 10000/page[:size]
-    end
-    page[:number] = page[:number].to_i > 0 ? [page[:number].to_i, max_number].min : 1
-
+    page = page_from_params(params)
+    
     if params[:id].present?
       response = Provider.find_by_id(params[:id])
     elsif params[:ids].present?
@@ -59,8 +51,8 @@ def index
           "organization-type" => params[:organization_type],
           "focus-area" => params[:focus_area],
           fields: params[:fields],
-          "page[number]" => params.dig(:page, :number),
-          "page[size]" => params.dig(:page, :size),
+          "page[number]" => page[:number] + 1,
+          "page[size]" => page[:size],
           sort: sort }.compact.to_query
         }.compact
       options[:include] = @include
diff --git a/app/controllers/metadata_controller.rb b/app/controllers/metadata_controller.rb
index 5c3e56e0d..5fcbf7e43 100644
--- a/app/controllers/metadata_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/metadata_controller.rb
@@ -11,9 +11,7 @@ def index
     collection = @doi.metadata
     total = @doi.cached_metadata_count.reduce(0) { |sum, d| sum + d[:count].to_i }
 
-    page = params[:page].is_a?(Hash) ? params[:page] : {}
-    page[:number] = page[:number] && page[:number].to_i > 0 ? page[:number].to_i : 1
-    page[:size] = page[:size] && (1..1000).include?(page[:size].to_i) ? page[:size].to_i : 25
+    page = page_from_params(params)
     total_pages = (total.to_f / page[:size]).ceil
 
     order = case params[:sort]
@@ -35,8 +33,8 @@ def index
     options[:links] = {
       self: request.original_url,
       next: @metadata.blank? ? nil : request.base_url + "/media?" + {
-        "page[number]" => params.dig(:page, :number).to_i + 1,
-        "page[size]" => params.dig(:page, :size),
+        "page[number]" => page[:number] + 1,
+        "page[size]" => page[:size],
         sort: params[:sort] }.compact.to_query
       }.compact
     options[:include] = @include
diff --git a/app/controllers/prefixes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/prefixes_controller.rb
index 5ea8c28f1..f9e608f1a 100644
--- a/app/controllers/prefixes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/prefixes_controller.rb
@@ -66,10 +66,7 @@ def index
                   count: collection.state("with-client").count }]
     end
 
-    # pagination
-    page = params[:page].is_a?(Hash) ? params[:page] : {}
-    page[:number] = page[:number] && page[:number].to_i > 0 ? page[:number].to_i : 1
-    page[:size] = page[:size] && (1..1000).include?(page[:size].to_i) ? page[:size].to_i : 25
+    page = page_from_params(params)
     total = collection.count
 
     order = case params[:sort]
@@ -98,8 +95,8 @@ def index
         "provider-id" => params[:provider_id],
         "client_id" => params[:client_id],
         year: params[:year],
-        "page[number]" => params.dig(:page, :number).to_i + 1,
-        "page[size]" => params.dig(:page, :size),
+        "page[number]" => page[:number] + 1,
+        "page[size]" => page[:size],
         sort: params[:sort] }.compact.to_query
       }.compact
     options[:include] = @include
diff --git a/app/controllers/provider_prefixes_controller.rb b/app/controllers/provider_prefixes_controller.rb
index 0b72f9977..233543c3b 100644
--- a/app/controllers/provider_prefixes_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/provider_prefixes_controller.rb
@@ -65,10 +65,7 @@ def index
                   count: collection.state("with-client").count }]
     end
 
-    # pagination
-    page = params[:page].is_a?(Hash) ? params[:page] : {}
-    page[:number] = page[:number] && page[:number].to_i > 0 ? page[:number].to_i : 1
-    page[:size] = page[:size] && (1..1000).include?(page[:size].to_i) ? page[:size].to_i : 25
+    page = page_from_params(params)
     total = collection.count
 
     order = case params[:sort]
@@ -84,7 +81,7 @@ def index
     options[:meta] = {
       total: total,
       "totalPages" => @provider_prefixes.total_pages,
-      page: page[:number].to_i,
+      page: page[:number],
       states: states,
       providers: providers,
       years: years
@@ -97,8 +94,8 @@ def index
         "provider-id" => params[:provider_id],
         "prefix-id" => params[:prefix_id],
         year: params[:year],
-        "page[number]" => params.dig(:page, :number).to_i + 1,
-        "page[size]" => params.dig(:page, :size),
+        "page[number]" => page[:number] + 1,
+        "page[size]" => page[:size],
         sort: params[:sort] }.compact.to_query
       }.compact
     options[:include] = @include
diff --git a/app/controllers/providers_controller.rb b/app/controllers/providers_controller.rb
index e1e8e3f0d..928e315af 100644
--- a/app/controllers/providers_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/providers_controller.rb
@@ -15,15 +15,7 @@ def index
            else { "name.raw" => { order: 'asc' }}
            end
 
-    page = params[:page].is_a?(Hash) ? params[:page] : {}
-    if page[:size].present? 
-      page[:size] = [page[:size].to_i, 1000].min
-      max_number = page[:size] > 0 ? 10000/page[:size] : 1
-    else
-      page[:size] = 25
-      max_number = 10000/page[:size]
-    end
-    page[:number] = page[:number].to_i > 0 ? [page[:number].to_i, max_number].min : 1
+    page = page_from_params(params)
 
     if params[:id].present?
       response = Provider.find_by_id(params[:id])
@@ -63,8 +55,8 @@ def index
           "organization_type" => params[:organization_type],
           "focus-area" => params[:focus_area],
           fields: params[:fields],
-          "page[number]" => params.dig(:page, :number),
-          "page[size]" => params.dig(:page, :size),
+          "page[number]" => page[:number] + 1,
+          "page[size]" => page[:size],
           sort: sort }.compact.to_query
         }.compact
       options[:include] = @include
diff --git a/app/controllers/works_controller.rb b/app/controllers/works_controller.rb
index 52ff6211c..4ba538725 100644
--- a/app/controllers/works_controller.rb
+++ b/app/controllers/works_controller.rb
@@ -18,15 +18,7 @@ def index
           else { updated: { order: 'desc' }}
           end
 
-    page = params[:page].is_a?(Hash) ? params[:page] : {}
-    if page[:size].present?
-      page[:size] = [page[:size].to_i, 1000].min
-      max_number = page[:size] > 0 ? 10000/page[:size] : 1
-    else
-      page[:size] = 25
-      max_number = 10000/page[:size]
-    end
-    page[:number] = page[:number].to_i > 0 ? [page[:number].to_i, max_number].min : 1
+    page = page_from_params(params)
 
     sample_group_field = case params[:sample_group]
                           when "client" then "client_id"
@@ -85,7 +77,8 @@ def index
           query: params[:query],
           "member-id" => params[:provider_id],
           "data-center-id" => params[:client_id],
-          "page[size]" => params.dig(:page, :size) }.compact.to_query
+          "page[cursor]" => Array.wrap(@dois.last[:sort]).first,
+          "page[size]" => page[:size] }.compact.to_query
         }.compact
       options[:include] = @include
       options[:is_collection] = true