diff --git a/src/app/api/torrents/pagination.test.ts b/src/app/api/torrents/pagination.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..17af5244
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/app/api/torrents/pagination.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,126 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, beforeEach, vi } from 'vitest';
+import { NextRequest } from 'next/server';
+
+const { mocks, logger } = vi.hoisted(() => {
+  const testLogger = {
+    child: vi.fn(),
+    debug: vi.fn(),
+    error: vi.fn(),
+    info: vi.fn(),
+    warn: vi.fn(),
+  };
+  testLogger.child.mockReturnValue(testLogger);
+
+  return {
+    logger: testLogger,
+    mocks: {
+      rangeEq: vi.fn(),
+      range: vi.fn(),
+      order: vi.fn(),
+      select: vi.fn(),
+      from: vi.fn(),
+    },
+  };
+});
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/logger', () => ({
+  createLogger: vi.fn(() => logger),
+  generateRequestId: vi.fn(() => 'request-1'),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/supabase/client', () => ({
+  getServerClient: vi.fn(() => ({
+    from: mocks.from,
+  })),
+  resetServerClient: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/transforms', () => ({
+  transformTorrents: vi.fn((rows: unknown[]) => rows),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/indexer', () => ({
+  IndexerService: vi.fn(),
+  IndexerError: class IndexerError extends Error {},
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/metadata-enrichment', () => ({
+  cleanTorrentNameForDisplay: vi.fn((name: string) => name),
+  enrichTorrentMetadata: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+vi.mock('@/lib/codec-detection', () => ({
+  detectCodecFromUrl: vi.fn(),
+  formatCodecInfoForDb: vi.fn(),
+}));
+
+import { GET } from './route';
+
+function setupTorrentsQuery(): void {
+  mocks.rangeEq.mockResolvedValue({ data: [], error: null, count: 0 });
+  mocks.range.mockReturnValue({
+    data: [],
+    error: null,
+    count: 0,
+    eq: mocks.rangeEq,
+  });
+  mocks.order.mockReturnValue({ range: mocks.range });
+  mocks.select.mockReturnValue({ order: mocks.order });
+  mocks.from.mockReturnValue({ select: mocks.select });
+}
+
+describe('GET /api/torrents pagination', () => {
+  beforeEach(() => {
+    vi.clearAllMocks();
+    setupTorrentsQuery();
+  });
+
+  it('falls back to default pagination when params are malformed', async () => {
+    const request = new NextRequest(
+      'http://localhost:3000/api/torrents?limit=bad&offset=wat&page=nope'
+    );
+
+    const response = await GET(request);
+    const data = await response.json();
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(mocks.range).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0, 49);
+    expect(data.limit).toBe(50);
+    expect(data.offset).toBe(0);
+    expect(data.pagination).toMatchObject({
+      page: 1,
+      limit: 50,
+      total: 0,
+      hasMore: false,
+    });
+  });
+
+  it('rejects negative and fractional pagination params', async () => {
+    const request = new NextRequest(
+      'http://localhost:3000/api/torrents?limit=1.5&page=-2'
+    );
+
+    const response = await GET(request);
+    const data = await response.json();
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(mocks.range).toHaveBeenCalledWith(0, 49);
+    expect(data.limit).toBe(50);
+    expect(data.offset).toBe(0);
+  });
+
+  it('caps valid limits and computes page offsets safely', async () => {
+    const request = new NextRequest(
+      'http://localhost:3000/api/torrents?limit=500&page=3'
+    );
+
+    const response = await GET(request);
+    const data = await response.json();
+
+    expect(response.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(mocks.range).toHaveBeenCalledWith(200, 299);
+    expect(data.limit).toBe(100);
+    expect(data.offset).toBe(200);
+    expect(data.pagination.page).toBe(3);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/app/api/torrents/route.ts b/src/app/api/torrents/route.ts
index b1195b04..e86e803c 100644
--- a/src/app/api/torrents/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/torrents/route.ts
@@ -57,6 +57,23 @@ const SORT_COLUMN_MAP: Record<SortBy, string> = {
   name: 'name',
 };
 
+function parseBoundedIntegerParam(
+  value: string | null,
+  fallback: number,
+  options: { min: number; max?: number }
+): number {
+  if (value == null || !/^\d+$/.test(value)) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
+  const parsed = Number(value);
+  if (!Number.isSafeInteger(parsed) || parsed < options.min) {
+    return fallback;
+  }
+
+  return options.max == null ? parsed : Math.min(parsed, options.max);
+}
+
 /**
  * GET /api/torrents
  *
@@ -88,14 +105,14 @@ export async function GET(request: NextRequest): Promise<NextResponse> {
   const sortByParam = searchParams.get('sortBy');
   const sortOrderParam = searchParams.get('sortOrder');
 
-  const limit = Math.min(limitParam ? parseInt(limitParam, 10) : 50, 100);
+  const limit = parseBoundedIntegerParam(limitParam, 50, { min: 1, max: 100 });
   
   // Support both offset and page-based pagination
   let offset: number;
   if (offsetParam) {
-    offset = parseInt(offsetParam, 10);
+    offset = parseBoundedIntegerParam(offsetParam, 0, { min: 0 });
   } else if (pageParam) {
-    const page = parseInt(pageParam, 10);
+    const page = parseBoundedIntegerParam(pageParam, 1, { min: 1 });
     offset = (page - 1) * limit;
   } else {
     offset = 0;