diff --git a/pkg/arvo/app/link-server-hook.hoon b/pkg/arvo/app/link-server-hook.hoon
index c634d4a6e..f5bb1ca82 100644
--- a/pkg/arvo/app/link-server-hook.hoon
+++ b/pkg/arvo/app/link-server-hook.hoon
@@ -239,8 +239,9 @@
 ++  page-size  25
 ++  get-paginated
   |*  [l=(list) p=(unit @ud)]
-  ^-  [pages=@ud page=_l]
-  :-  +((div (lent l) page-size))
+  ^-  [total=@ud pages=@ud page=_l]
+  :+  (lent l)
+    +((div (lent l) page-size))
   ?~  p  l
   %+  scag  page-size
   %+  slag  (mul u.p page-size)
@@ -248,16 +249,19 @@
 ::
 ++  page-to-json
   =,  enjs:format
-  |*  [[total-pages=@ud page=(list)] item-to-json=$-(* json)]
+  |*  $:  [total-items=@ud total-pages=@ud page=(list)]
+          item-to-json=$-(* json)
+      ==
   ^-  json
   %-  pairs
-  :~  'total-pages'^(numb total-pages)
+  :~  'total-items'^(numb total-items)
+      'total-pages'^(numb total-pages)
       'page'^a+(turn page item-to-json)
   ==
 ::
 ++  get-submissions
   |=  [=path p=(unit @ud)]
-  ^-  [@ud submissions]
+  ^-  [@ud @ud submissions]
   =-  (get-paginated - p)
   .^  submissions
     %gx
@@ -270,7 +274,7 @@
 ::
 ++  get-local-pages
   |=  [=path p=(unit @ud)]
-  ^-  [@ud pages]
+  ^-  [@ud @ud pages]
   =-  (get-paginated - p)
   .^  pages
     %gx
@@ -283,7 +287,7 @@
 ::
 ++  get-discussions
   |=  [=path p=(unit @ud)]
-  ^-  [@ud comments]
+  ^-  [@ud @ud comments]
   =-  (get-paginated - p)
   .^  comments
     %gx