diff --git a/api/README.md b/api/README.md
index 057fcf1..cb1174b 100644
--- a/api/README.md
+++ b/api/README.md
@@ -1,7 +1,26 @@
-# API
-## VideoAPI
+# VideoAPI
+
+## Search
+`GET \api?param=value`
+
+### Parameters
+| Param | Value |
+|-|-|
+| `q` | The search query string. |
+| `limit` | A limit on the number of objects to be returned. Default is 6. |
+
+### Response
+```
+[
+    {
+        "id": 1,
+        "name": "Video 1"
+    },
+    {...}
+]
+```
+
+### Examples
+> `GET /api?q=foo&limit=3` will return the first 3 videos with "foo" in their name.
+
 
-| Method | URL | Action |
-|-|-|-|
-| `GET`| `/api` | Get all videos |
-| `GET`| `/api?q=<query>` | Get all videos containing `<query>` |
diff --git a/api/views.py b/api/views.py
index 7474215..db931e7 100644
--- a/api/views.py
+++ b/api/views.py
@@ -7,6 +7,11 @@ from core.serializers import VideoSerializer
 @api_view(['GET'])
 def videoAPI(request):
     q = request.GET.get('q', '')
-    videos = Video.objects.filter(Q(id__contains=q) | Q(name__contains=q))
+    l = request.GET.get('limit', '')
+    try:
+        l = int(l)
+        videos = Video.objects.filter(Q(id__contains=q) | Q(name__contains=q))[:l]
+    except:
+        videos = Video.objects.filter(Q(id__contains=q) | Q(name__contains=q))
     serializer = VideoSerializer(videos, many=True)
     return Response(serializer.data)