diff --git a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/actor/following.rs b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/actor/following.rs
index 794f330..8de5ab9 100644
--- a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/actor/following.rs
+++ b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/actor/following.rs
@@ -59,8 +59,7 @@ pub async fn page<const OUTGOING: bool>(
 	use upub::model::relation::Column::{Follower, Following, FollowerInstance, FollowingInstance};
 	let follow___ = if OUTGOING { "following" } else { "followers" };
 
-	let limit = page.batch.unwrap_or(100).min(500);
-	let offset = page.offset.unwrap_or(0);
+	let (limit, offset) = page.pagination();
 
 	let (user, config) = model::actor::Entity::find_by_ap_id(&ctx.uid(&id))
 		.find_also_related(model::config::Entity)
diff --git a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/actor/notifications.rs b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/actor/notifications.rs
index 4a52c0e..f541d6a 100644
--- a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/actor/notifications.rs
+++ b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/actor/notifications.rs
@@ -39,8 +39,7 @@ pub async fn page(
 		return Err(crate::ApiError::forbidden());
 	}
 
-	let limit = page.batch.unwrap_or(20).min(50);
-	let offset = page.offset.unwrap_or(0);
+	let (limit, offset) = page.pagination();
 
 	let activities = upub::Query::notifications(*internal, true)
 		.limit(limit)
diff --git a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/mod.rs b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/mod.rs
index e649a1a..d50e0c0 100644
--- a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/mod.rs
+++ b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/mod.rs
@@ -94,6 +94,14 @@ pub struct Pagination {
 	pub replies: Option<bool>,
 }
 
+impl Pagination {
+	pub fn pagination(&self) -> (u64, u64) {
+		let limit = self.batch.unwrap_or(20).min(50);
+		let offset = self.offset.unwrap_or(0);
+		(limit, offset)
+	}
+}
+
 #[derive(Debug, serde::Deserialize)]
 // TODO i don't really like how pleroma/mastodon do it actually, maybe change this?
 pub struct PaginatedSearch {
diff --git a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/object/context.rs b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/object/context.rs
index de4a875..a0dea51 100644
--- a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/object/context.rs
+++ b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/object/context.rs
@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ pub async fn page(
 	AuthIdentity(auth): AuthIdentity,
 ) -> crate::ApiResult<JsonLD<serde_json::Value>> {
 	let context = ctx.oid(&id);
-	let limit = page.batch.unwrap_or(50).min(50);
-	let offset = page.offset.unwrap_or(0);
+	let (limit, offset) = page.pagination();
 
 	let items = upub::Query::objects(auth.my_id())
 		.filter(auth.filter_objects())
diff --git a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/tags.rs b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/tags.rs
index 7974dde..dfbb6c2 100644
--- a/upub/routes/src/activitypub/tags.rs
+++ b/upub/routes/src/activitypub/tags.rs
@@ -21,8 +21,7 @@ pub async fn page(
 	AuthIdentity(auth): AuthIdentity,
 	Query(page): Query<Pagination>,
 ) -> crate::ApiResult<JsonLD<serde_json::Value>> {
-	let limit = page.batch.unwrap_or(20).min(50);
-	let offset = page.offset.unwrap_or(0);
+	let (limit, offset) = page.pagination();
 
 	let objects = upub::Query::hashtags()
 		.filter(auth.filter_objects())
diff --git a/upub/routes/src/builders.rs b/upub/routes/src/builders.rs
index 022f8d0..ae084a7 100644
--- a/upub/routes/src/builders.rs
+++ b/upub/routes/src/builders.rs
@@ -14,8 +14,7 @@ pub async fn paginate_feed(
 	my_id: Option<i64>,
 	with_users: bool, // TODO ewww too many arguments for this weird function...
 ) -> crate::ApiResult<JsonLD<serde_json::Value>> {
-	let limit = page.batch.unwrap_or(20).min(50);
-	let offset = page.offset.unwrap_or(0);
+	let (limit, offset) = page.pagination();
 
 	let mut conditions = Condition::all()
 		.add(filter);