diff --git a/routing/http/client/client_test.go b/routing/http/client/client_test.go
index 05ad997af..f55bdf38e 100644
--- a/routing/http/client/client_test.go
+++ b/routing/http/client/client_test.go
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ import (
 
 type mockContentRouter struct{ mock.Mock }
 
-func (m *mockContentRouter) FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, key)
+func (m *mockContentRouter) FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid, count int) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error) {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, key, count)
 	return args.Get(0).(iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse]), args.Error(1)
 }
 func (m *mockContentRouter) ProvideBitswap(ctx context.Context, req *server.BitswapWriteProvideRequest) (time.Duration, error) {
@@ -302,7 +302,7 @@ func TestClient_FindProviders(t *testing.T) {
 
 			findProvsIter := iter.FromSlice(c.routerProvs)
 
-			router.On("FindProviders", mock.Anything, cid).
+			router.On("FindProviders", mock.Anything, cid, 20).
 				Return(findProvsIter, c.routerErr)
 
 			provsIter, err := client.FindProviders(ctx, cid)
diff --git a/routing/http/server/server.go b/routing/http/server/server.go
index 86e868361..bfc9ae869 100644
--- a/routing/http/server/server.go
+++ b/routing/http/server/server.go
@@ -41,7 +41,10 @@ type FindProvidersAsyncResponse struct {
 }
 
 type ContentRouter interface {
-	FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error)
+	// FindProviders searches for peers who are able to provide a given key. Count
+	// indicates the maximum amount of providers we are looking for. If count is 0,
+	// the implementer can return an unbounded number of results.
+	FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid, count int) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error)
 	ProvideBitswap(ctx context.Context, req *BitswapWriteProvideRequest) (time.Duration, error)
 	Provide(ctx context.Context, req *WriteProvideRequest) (types.ProviderResponse, error)
 }
@@ -69,9 +72,27 @@ func WithStreamingResultsDisabled() Option {
 	}
 }
 
+// WithRecordsCount changes the amount of records asked for non-streaming requests.
+// Default is 20.
+func WithRecordsCount(count int) Option {
+	return func(s *server) {
+		s.recordsCount = count
+	}
+}
+
+// WithStreamingRecordsCount changes the amount of records asked for streaming requests.
+// Default is 0 (unbounded).
+func WithStreamingRecordsCount(count int) Option {
+	return func(s *server) {
+		s.streamingRecordsCount = count
+	}
+}
+
 func Handler(svc ContentRouter, opts ...Option) http.Handler {
 	server := &server{
-		svc: svc,
+		svc:                   svc,
+		recordsCount:          20,
+		streamingRecordsCount: 0,
 	}
 
 	for _, opt := range opts {
@@ -86,8 +107,10 @@ func Handler(svc ContentRouter, opts ...Option) http.Handler {
 }
 
 type server struct {
-	svc           ContentRouter
-	disableNDJSON bool
+	svc                   ContentRouter
+	disableNDJSON         bool
+	recordsCount          int
+	streamingRecordsCount int
 }
 
 func (s *server) provide(w http.ResponseWriter, httpReq *http.Request) {
@@ -170,6 +193,7 @@ func (s *server) findProviders(w http.ResponseWriter, httpReq *http.Request) {
 
 	var supportsNDJSON bool
 	var supportsJSON bool
+	var count int
 	acceptHeaders := httpReq.Header.Values("Accept")
 	if len(acceptHeaders) == 0 {
 		handlerFunc = s.findProvidersJSON
@@ -185,8 +209,10 @@ func (s *server) findProviders(w http.ResponseWriter, httpReq *http.Request) {
 				switch mediaType {
 				case mediaTypeJSON, mediaTypeWildcard:
 					supportsJSON = true
+					count = s.recordsCount
 				case mediaTypeNDJSON:
 					supportsNDJSON = true
+					count = s.streamingRecordsCount
 				}
 			}
 		}
@@ -201,7 +227,7 @@ func (s *server) findProviders(w http.ResponseWriter, httpReq *http.Request) {
 		}
 	}
 
-	provIter, err := s.svc.FindProviders(httpReq.Context(), cid)
+	provIter, err := s.svc.FindProviders(httpReq.Context(), cid, count)
 	if err != nil {
 		writeErr(w, "FindProviders", http.StatusInternalServerError, fmt.Errorf("delegate error: %w", err))
 		return
diff --git a/routing/http/server/server_test.go b/routing/http/server/server_test.go
index 380846801..f5af9c590 100644
--- a/routing/http/server/server_test.go
+++ b/routing/http/server/server_test.go
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ func TestHeaders(t *testing.T) {
 	cb, err := cid.Decode(c)
 	require.NoError(t, err)
 
-	router.On("FindProviders", mock.Anything, cb).
+	router.On("FindProviders", mock.Anything, cb, 0).
 		Return(results, nil)
 
 	resp, err := http.Get(serverAddr + ProvidePath + c)
@@ -118,8 +118,8 @@ func TestResponse(t *testing.T) {
 
 type mockContentRouter struct{ mock.Mock }
 
-func (m *mockContentRouter) FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error) {
-	args := m.Called(ctx, key)
+func (m *mockContentRouter) FindProviders(ctx context.Context, key cid.Cid, count int) (iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse], error) {
+	args := m.Called(ctx, key, count)
 	return args.Get(0).(iter.ResultIter[types.ProviderResponse]), args.Error(1)
 }
 func (m *mockContentRouter) ProvideBitswap(ctx context.Context, req *BitswapWriteProvideRequest) (time.Duration, error) {