diff --git a/src/app/api/tags/popular/route.ts b/src/app/api/tags/popular/route.ts
index 9536c769..52131f93 100644
--- a/src/app/api/tags/popular/route.ts
+++ b/src/app/api/tags/popular/route.ts
@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+import { parsePaginationParam } from "@/lib/api-pagination";
 import { NextRequest, NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { createClient } from "@/lib/supabase/server";
 
@@ -5,10 +6,7 @@ import { createClient } from "@/lib/supabase/server";
 export async function GET(request: NextRequest) {
   try {
     const searchParams = request.nextUrl.searchParams;
-    const limit = Math.min(
-      Math.max(parseInt(searchParams.get("limit") || "50", 10) || 50, 1),
-      200
-    );
+    const limit = parsePaginationParam(searchParams.get("limit"), 50, 1, 200);
 
     const supabase = await createClient();