diff --git a/packages/api/src/schema/zod/schemas/paginationQuery.ts b/packages/api/src/schema/zod/schemas/paginationQuery.ts
index 942ea2b2..0ce07648 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/schema/zod/schemas/paginationQuery.ts
+++ b/packages/api/src/schema/zod/schemas/paginationQuery.ts
@@ -1,6 +1,22 @@
 import z from '../';
 
 export const PaginationQuerySchema = z.object({
-    skip: z.number().min(0).default(0),
-    take: z.number().min(1).default(12),
+    skip: z
+        .string()
+        .default('0')
+        .refine((val) => !isNaN(parseInt(val, 10)), {
+            message: 'Skip must be a valid integer',
+        })
+        .transform((val) => (val ? parseInt(val, 10) : 0))
+        .describe('The number of records to skip for pagination.')
+        .openapi({ example: 0 }),
+    take: z
+        .string()
+        .default('12')
+        .refine((val) => !isNaN(parseInt(val, 10)), {
+            message: 'Take must be a valid integer',
+        })
+        .transform((val) => (val ? parseInt(val, 10) : 12))
+        .describe('The number of records to return for pagination.')
+        .openapi({ example: 12 }),
 });