diff --git a/src/routes/api.js b/src/routes/api.js
index 0f16d85bf6..2bfd66a8de 100644
--- a/src/routes/api.js
+++ b/src/routes/api.js
@@ -258,6 +258,10 @@ var path = require('path'),
 							return callback(err, null);
 						}
 
+						if(pids.length > 50) {
+ 							pids = pids.splice(0, 50);
+ 						}
+
 						posts.getPostSummaryByPids(pids, false, function (err, posts) {
 							if (err){
 								return callback(err, null);
@@ -273,6 +277,10 @@ var path = require('path'),
 							return callback(err, null);
 						}
 
+						if(tids.length > 50) {
+ 							tids = tids.splice(0, 50);
+ 						}
+
 						topics.getTopicsByTids(tids, 0, function (topics) {
 							callback(null, topics);
 						}, 0);