diff --git a/unwind/db.py b/unwind/db.py
index b81c482..9fa770e 100644
--- a/unwind/db.py
+++ b/unwind/db.py
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ import logging
 import re
 from dataclasses import fields
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Literal, Optional, Type, TypeVar
+from typing import Literal, Optional, Type, TypeVar, Union
 
 import sqlalchemy
 from databases import Database
@@ -156,9 +156,9 @@ async def find_ratings(
     ignore_tv_episodes: bool = False,
     include_unrated: bool = False,
     yearcomp: tuple[Literal["<", "=", ">"], int] = None,
-    limit_rows=10,
+    limit_rows: int = 10,
 ):
-    values = {
+    values: dict[str, Union[int, str]] = {
         "limit_rows": limit_rows,
     }
 
diff --git a/unwind/web.py b/unwind/web.py
index 23d8128..411c519 100644
--- a/unwind/web.py
+++ b/unwind/web.py
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 import base64
 import binascii
 import logging
-from typing import Literal
+from typing import Literal, Optional
 
 from starlette.applications import Starlette
 from starlette.authentication import (
@@ -63,6 +63,23 @@ def yearcomp(s: str):
     return comp, int(s)
 
 
+def as_int(x, *, max: int = None, min: Optional[int] = 1, default: int = None):
+    try:
+        if not isinstance(x, int):
+            x = int(x)
+        if min is not None and x < min:
+            return min
+        if max is not None and x > max:
+            return max
+        return x
+
+    except:
+        if default is None:
+            raise
+
+    return default
+
+
 async def ratings(request):
     params = request.query_params
     rows = await find_ratings(
@@ -71,6 +88,7 @@ async def ratings(request):
         ignore_tv_episodes=truthy(params.get("ignore_tv_episodes")),
         include_unrated=truthy(params.get("include_unrated")),
         yearcomp=yearcomp(params["year"]) if "year" in params else None,
+        limit_rows=as_int(params.get("per_page"), max=10, default=5),
     )
 
     aggr = {}