Fetching more than 5000 items from SharePoint list using rest call

Question

i am fetching more than 5000 items from list using rest call in SharePoint 2013, but it is taking lot of time. how to reduce the page load time. Let me know if any information is needed.

thanks

Answer 1

It is not recommended to retrieve more than 5,000 list items due to performance and package payload times.

You should page the result set: https://msdn.microsoft.com/library/d4b5c277-ed50-420c-8a9b-860342284b72.aspx#sectionSection6