diff --git a/lib/v2/apnews/topics.js b/lib/v2/apnews/topics.js
index 573fb2baf5d78c..1ac0d36b69bb2f 100644
--- a/lib/v2/apnews/topics.js
+++ b/lib/v2/apnews/topics.js
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@ module.exports = async (ctx) => {
     const items = await Promise.all(
         $('.PagePromo-content')
             .get()
+            .slice(0, ctx.query.limit ? parseInt(ctx.query.limit) : Infinity)
             .map((e) => ({
                 title: $(e).find('span.PagePromoContentIcons-text').text(),
                 link: $(e).find('a').attr('href'),