diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/CategoryREST.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/CategoryREST.java
index f6fb7ad7..ff1bf2f4 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/CategoryREST.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/CategoryREST.java
@@ -102,7 +102,7 @@ public class CategoryREST extends AbstractREST {
 					required = true) @DefaultValue("unread") @QueryParam("readType") ReadingMode readType, @ApiParam(
 					value = "only entries newer than this") @QueryParam("newerThan") Long newerThan,
 			@ApiParam(value = "offset for paging") @DefaultValue("0") @QueryParam("offset") int offset, @ApiParam(
-					value = "limit for paging, default 20, maximum 50") @DefaultValue("20") @QueryParam("limit") int limit, @ApiParam(
+					value = "limit for paging, default 20, maximum 1000") @DefaultValue("20") @QueryParam("limit") int limit, @ApiParam(
 					value = "date ordering",
 					allowableValues = "asc,desc") @QueryParam("order") @DefaultValue("desc") ReadingOrder order, @ApiParam(
 					value = "keywords separated by spaces, 3 characters minimum",
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ public class CategoryREST extends AbstractREST {
 		keywords = StringUtils.trimToNull(keywords);
 		Preconditions.checkArgument(keywords == null || StringUtils.length(keywords) >= 3);
 
-		limit = Math.min(limit, 50);
+		limit = Math.min(limit, 1000);
 		limit = Math.max(0, limit);
 
 		Entries entries = new Entries();
diff --git a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/FeedREST.java b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/FeedREST.java
index e703435b..3ba54088 100644
--- a/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/FeedREST.java
+++ b/src/main/java/com/commafeed/frontend/rest/resources/FeedREST.java
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ public class FeedREST extends AbstractREST {
 			required = true) @DefaultValue("unread") @QueryParam("readType") ReadingMode readType, @ApiParam(
 			value = "only entries newer than this") @QueryParam("newerThan") Long newerThan,
 			@ApiParam(value = "offset for paging") @DefaultValue("0") @QueryParam("offset") int offset, @ApiParam(
-					value = "limit for paging, default 20, maximum 50") @DefaultValue("20") @QueryParam("limit") int limit, @ApiParam(
+					value = "limit for paging, default 20, maximum 1000") @DefaultValue("20") @QueryParam("limit") int limit, @ApiParam(
 					value = "date ordering",
 					allowableValues = "asc,desc") @QueryParam("order") @DefaultValue("desc") ReadingOrder order, @ApiParam(
 					value = "keywords separated by spaces, 3 characters minimum",
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ public class FeedREST extends AbstractREST {
 		keywords = StringUtils.trimToNull(keywords);
 		Preconditions.checkArgument(keywords == null || StringUtils.length(keywords) >= 3);
 
-		limit = Math.min(limit, 50);
+		limit = Math.min(limit, 1000);
 		limit = Math.max(0, limit);
 
 		Entries entries = new Entries();