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Keyset pagination uses indexed values to fetch the next rows efficiently, avoiding slow OFFSET scans.
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Keyset pagination (seek method) uses the last seen value as a WHERE filter: WHERE id > last_id LIMIT 10. Much faster than OFFSET pagination for large offsets because PostgreSQL can use an index and jump directly to the start position rather than scanning and discarding rows. Downside: you can't jump to page N directly, only go forward/backward from a cursor position.
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