diff --git a/actions/user-utils/index.js b/actions/user-utils/index.js
index 02045de..b932ee8 100644
--- a/actions/user-utils/index.js
+++ b/actions/user-utils/index.js
@@ -1,13 +1,14 @@
 import api from "@/lib/axios";
 
 //get all users
-export const getUsers = async () => {
+export const getUsers = async ({ page = 1, limit = 10, search = "", role = "all" }) => {
   try {
     const response = await api.get("/users", {
+      params: { page, limit, search, role }, // Pass query parameters
       headers: {
-        'Cache-Control': 'no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate',
-        'Pragma': 'no-cache',
-        'Expires': '0'
+        "Cache-Control": "no-cache, no-store, must-revalidate",
+        Pragma: "no-cache",
+        Expires: "0",
       },
     });
     return response.data;
@@ -15,7 +16,7 @@ export const getUsers = async () => {
     console.error("Error fetching users:", error);
     throw error;
   }
-}
+};
 
 //get user by id
 export const getUserById = async (id) => {
diff --git a/app/api/users/route.js b/app/api/users/route.js
index b97169d..85c551f 100644
--- a/app/api/users/route.js
+++ b/app/api/users/route.js
@@ -1,19 +1,57 @@
-
 import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 import { User } from "@/models/user-model";
 import { dbConnect } from "@/service/mongo";
 
-export async function GET() {
+export async function GET(request) {
   try {
     await dbConnect();
 
-    const users = await User.find({})
-      .sort({ createdAt: -1 });
+    // Extract query parameters
+    const { searchParams } = new URL(request.url);
+    const page = parseInt(searchParams.get("page") || "1", 10);
+    const limit = parseInt(searchParams.get("limit") || "10", 10);
+    const search = searchParams.get("search") || "";
+    const role = searchParams.get("role") || "all";
+
+    // Calculate skip for pagination
+    const skip = (page - 1) * limit;
+
+    // Build query
+    let query = {};
+    if (search) {
+      query.$or = [
+        { name: { $regex: search, $options: "i" } },
+        { email: { $regex: search, $options: "i" } },
+      ];
+    }
+    if (role !== "all") {
+      query.role = role;
+    }
+
+    // Fetch users with pagination and filtering
+    const users = await User.find(query)
+      .sort({ createdAt: -1 })
+      .skip(skip)
+      .limit(limit);
+
+    // Get total count for pagination
+    const totalUsers = await User.countDocuments(query);
 
     // Convert Mongoose documents to plain objects
-    const formattedUsers = users.map(user => user.toObject());
+    const formattedUsers = users.map((user) => user.toObject());
+
+    // Prepare pagination data
+    const pagination = {
+      currentPage: page,
+      totalPages: Math.ceil(totalUsers / limit),
+      totalUsers,
+      limit,
+    };
 
-    return NextResponse.json({ users: formattedUsers }, { status: 200 });
+    return NextResponse.json(
+      { users: formattedUsers, pagination },
+      { status: 200 }
+    );
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("Error fetching users:", error);
     return NextResponse.json({ error: "Failed to fetch users" }, { status: 500 });
diff --git a/app/dashboard/users/page.js b/app/dashboard/users/page.js
index 0dcf430..1034f5e 100644
--- a/app/dashboard/users/page.js
+++ b/app/dashboard/users/page.js
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ const UserList = () => {
   // Fetch users with React Query
   const { data, error, isLoading } = useQuery({
     queryKey: ["users", currentPage],
-    queryFn: () => getUsers({ page: currentPage, limit }),
+    queryFn: () => getUsers({ page: currentPage, limit, search: searchTerm, role: roleFilter }),
     onError: (error) => {
       if (error.message.includes("Unauthorized")) {
         toast.error("Please log in to view users.", {
@@ -295,7 +295,7 @@ const UserList = () => {
           </div>
           <div>
             <p className="text-sm text-gray-500">Total Users</p>
-            <p className="text-xl font-bold">{users?.length}</p>
+            <p className="text-xl font-bold">{data?.users?.length}</p>
           </div>
         </div>
         <div className="bg-white p-4 rounded-lg shadow-md flex items-center">