How to limit the search result in Magento 2 with query string

Question

How can I limit the search results in Magento 2 with query string, we have something like this to perform the search

http://domain.com/catalogsearch/result/?q=search_term

Is there any query string parameter to limit the resulting rows?

ex : ?q=search_term&limit=5

Answer 1

You can use product_list_limit as the query parameter to restrict the results.

You can see that's how the toolbar class handles the limit:

public function getLimit()
{
    return $this->request->getParam(self::LIMIT_PARAM_NAME);
}

With:

/**
 * Products per page limit order cookie name
 */
const LIMIT_PARAM_NAME = 'product_list_limit';