diff --git a/app/api/interests/route.ts b/app/api/interests/route.ts
index a99a4d78..c2dc808e 100644
--- a/app/api/interests/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/interests/route.ts
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@ import { NextResponse } from "next/server";
 export async function GET() {
   try {
     // Get all interests from the database
+    const cacheStrategy = { swr: 60, ttl: 60 };
     const interests = await prisma.interest.findMany({
       select: {
         id: true,
@@ -11,7 +12,8 @@ export async function GET() {
       },
       orderBy: {
         name: 'asc'
-      }
+      },
+      cacheStrategy: cacheStrategy,
     });
 
     const causeAreas = await prisma.causeArea.findMany({
@@ -21,7 +23,8 @@ export async function GET() {
       },
       orderBy: {
         name: 'asc'
-      }
+      },
+      cacheStrategy: cacheStrategy,
     });
 
     const connection = await prisma.connection.findMany({
@@ -31,7 +34,8 @@ export async function GET() {
       },
       orderBy: {
         name: 'asc'
-      }
+      },
+      cacheStrategy: cacheStrategy,
     });
 
     return NextResponse.json({ interests, causeAreas, connection });
diff --git a/app/api/profiles/route.ts b/app/api/profiles/route.ts
index 95bc20e7..cdad5c63 100644
--- a/app/api/profiles/route.ts
+++ b/app/api/profiles/route.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
   const causeAreas = url.searchParams.get("causeAreas")?.split(",").filter(Boolean) || [];
   const searchQuery = url.searchParams.get("search") || "";
 
-  const profilesPerPage = 20;
+  const profilesPerPage = 100;
   const offset = (page - 1) * profilesPerPage;
 
   const session = await getSession();
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
   }
 
   // Fetch paginated and filtered profiles
+  const cacheStrategy = { swr: 3600, ttl: 3600 };
   const profiles = await prisma.user.findMany({
     skip: offset,
     take: profilesPerPage,
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ export async function GET(request: Request) {
         },
       },
     },
+    cacheStrategy: cacheStrategy,
   });
 
   const totalProfiles = await prisma.user.count();