diff --git a/Cargo.lock b/Cargo.lock
index 310e315..b26fe5c 100644
--- a/Cargo.lock
+++ b/Cargo.lock
@@ -74,6 +74,7 @@ dependencies = [
  "timeago",
  "tracing",
  "tracing-actix-web",
+ "tracing-appender",
  "tracing-bunyan-formatter",
  "tracing-futures",
  "tracing-log",
@@ -837,6 +838,27 @@ dependencies = [
  "cfg-if 1.0.0",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-channel"
+version = "0.5.1"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "06ed27e177f16d65f0f0c22a213e17c696ace5dd64b14258b52f9417ccb52db4"
+dependencies = [
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "crossbeam-utils",
+]
+
+[[package]]
+name = "crossbeam-utils"
+version = "0.8.4"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "4feb231f0d4d6af81aed15928e58ecf5816aa62a2393e2c82f46973e92a9a278"
+dependencies = [
+ "autocfg 1.0.1",
+ "cfg-if 1.0.0",
+ "lazy_static",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "crypto-mac"
 version = "0.10.0"
@@ -2861,6 +2883,17 @@ dependencies = [
  "uuid",
 ]
 
+[[package]]
+name = "tracing-appender"
+version = "0.1.2"
+source = "registry+https://github.com/rust-lang/crates.io-index"
+checksum = "9965507e507f12c8901432a33e31131222abac31edd90cabbcf85cf544b7127a"
+dependencies = [
+ "chrono",
+ "crossbeam-channel",
+ "tracing-subscriber",
+]
+
 [[package]]
 name = "tracing-attributes"
 version = "0.1.15"
diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index c93aeec..0869869 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@ diesel-tracing = { version = "0.1.4", features = ["sqlite"] }
 validators = "0.22.5"
 diesel-derive-newtype = "0.1"
 derive_more = "0.99.13"
+tracing-appender = "0.1.2"
 
 [dependencies.validators-derive]
 version = "0.22.5"
diff --git a/src/actions/users.rs b/src/actions/users.rs
index 9243c2e..3ba715d 100644
--- a/src/actions/users.rs
+++ b/src/actions/users.rs
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 use diesel::prelude::*;
 
-use crate::models;
+use crate::models::{self, Pagination, UserId};
 use crate::{errors, models::Password};
 use bcrypt::{hash, verify, DEFAULT_COST};
 use validators::prelude::*;
 
 pub fn find_user_by_uid(
-    uid: i32,
+    uid: &UserId,
     conn: &impl diesel::Connection<Backend = diesel::sqlite::Sqlite>,
 ) -> Result<Option<models::User>, errors::DomainError> {
     use crate::schema::users::dsl::*;
@@ -42,6 +42,46 @@ pub fn get_all(
         .load::<models::User>(conn)?)
 }
 
+// def findAll(userId: Long, limit: Int, offset: Int) = db.run {
+//     for {
+//       comments <- query.filter(_.creatorId === userId)
+//                        .sortBy(_.createdAt)
+//                        .drop(offset).take(limit)
+//                        .result
+//       numberOfComments <- query.filter(_.creatorId === userId).length.result
+//     } yield PaginatedResult(
+//         totalCount = numberOfComments,
+//         entities = comments.toList,
+//         hasNextPage = numberOfComments - (offset + limit) > 0
+//     )
+//   }
+
+pub fn get_users_paginated(
+    // user_id: UserId,
+    pagination: &Pagination,
+    conn: &impl diesel::Connection<Backend = diesel::sqlite::Sqlite>,
+) -> Result<Vec<models::User>, errors::DomainError> {
+    // use crate::schema::users::dsl::*;
+    Ok(query::_paginate_result(&pagination).load::<models::User>(conn)?)
+}
+
+pub fn search_users(
+    query: &str,
+    pagination: &Pagination,
+    conn: &impl diesel::Connection<Backend = diesel::sqlite::Sqlite>,
+) -> Result<Vec<models::User>, errors::DomainError> {
+    use crate::schema::users::dsl::*;
+    // Ok(users
+    //     .filter(name.like(format!("%{}%", query)))
+    //     .order_by(created_at)
+    //     .offset(pagination.calc_offset().as_uint().into())
+    //     .limit(pagination.limit.as_uint().into())
+    //     .load::<models::User>(conn)?)
+    Ok(query::_paginate_result(&pagination)
+        .filter(name.like(format!("%{}%", query)))
+        .load::<models::User>(conn)?)
+}
+
 pub fn insert_new_user(
     nu: models::NewUser,
     conn: &impl diesel::Connection<Backend = diesel::sqlite::Sqlite>,
@@ -81,7 +121,7 @@ pub fn verify_password(
 }
 
 mod query {
-    use diesel::prelude::*;
+    use super::*;
     use diesel::sql_types::Integer;
     use diesel::sql_types::Text;
     use diesel::sql_types::Timestamp;
@@ -91,11 +131,19 @@ mod query {
     type Query<'a, B, T> = crate::schema::users::BoxedQuery<'a, B, T>;
 
     pub fn _get_user_by_name(
+    ) -> Query<'static, Sqlite, (Integer, Text, Text, Timestamp)> {
+        use crate::schema::users::dsl::*;
+        users.into_boxed()
+    }
+
+    pub fn _paginate_result(
+        pagination: &Pagination,
     ) -> Query<'static, Sqlite, (Integer, Text, Text, Timestamp)> {
         use crate::schema::users::dsl::*;
         users
-            .select(users::all_columns())
-            // .filter(name.eq(user_name))
+            .order_by(created_at)
+            .offset(pagination.calc_offset().as_uint().into())
+            .limit(pagination.limit.as_uint().into())
             .into_boxed()
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/errors/domain_error.rs b/src/errors/domain_error.rs
index d3dcaf1..7de425d 100644
--- a/src/errors/domain_error.rs
+++ b/src/errors/domain_error.rs
@@ -42,12 +42,12 @@ impl ResponseError for DomainError {
                     .json(ApiResponse::failure(err.to_string()))
             }
             DomainError::DbError { source: _ } => {
-                tracing::error!("{}", err);
+                let _ = tracing::error!("{}", err);
                 HttpResponse::InternalServerError()
                     .json(ApiResponse::failure("Error in database".to_owned()))
             }
             DomainError::DbPoolError { source: _ } => {
-                tracing::error!("{}", err);
+                let _ = tracing::error!("{}", err);
                 HttpResponse::InternalServerError().json(ApiResponse::failure(
                     "Error getting database pool".to_owned(),
                 ))
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ impl ResponseError for DomainError {
                     .json(ApiResponse::failure(err.to_string()))
             }
             DomainError::ThreadPoolError { message: _ } => {
-                tracing::error!("{}", err);
+                let _ = tracing::error!("{}", err);
                 HttpResponse::InternalServerError().json(ApiResponse::failure(
                     "Thread pool error occurred".to_owned(),
                 ))
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ impl ResponseError for DomainError {
             DomainError::AuthError { message: _ } => HttpResponse::Forbidden()
                 .json(ApiResponse::failure(err.to_string())),
             DomainError::FieldValidationError { message: _ } => {
-                tracing::error!("{}", err);
+                let _ = tracing::error!("{}", err);
                 HttpResponse::BadRequest()
                     .json(ApiResponse::failure(err.to_string()))
             }
diff --git a/src/lib.rs b/src/lib.rs
index c95f4c8..8edbb0b 100644
--- a/src/lib.rs
+++ b/src/lib.rs
@@ -73,11 +73,19 @@ pub fn configure_app(app_data: AppData) -> Box<dyn Fn(&mut ServiceConfig)> {
                                 "",
                                 web::get().to(routes::users::get_all_users),
                             )
+                            .route(
+                                "/search",
+                                web::get().to(routes::users::search_users),
+                            )
+                            .route("", web::post().to(routes::users::add_user))
                             .route(
                                 "/{user_id}",
                                 web::get().to(routes::users::get_user),
-                            )
-                            .route("", web::post().to(routes::users::add_user)),
+                            ),
+                    )
+                    .route(
+                        "/pagination",
+                        web::get().to(routes::users::get_users_paginated),
                     )
                     .route(
                         "/build-info",
@@ -108,7 +116,11 @@ pub fn id_service(
 
 pub async fn run(addr: String, app_data: AppData) -> io::Result<()> {
     let bi = get_build_info();
-    tracing::info!("Starting {} {}", bi.crate_info.name, bi.crate_info.version);
+    let _ = tracing::info!(
+        "Starting {} {}",
+        bi.crate_info.name,
+        bi.crate_info.version
+    );
     println!(
         r#"
                        __  .__                     .___                     
diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 82a3dfb..6d53319 100755
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@ pub fn setup_logger(format: LoggerFormat) -> io::Result<()> {
             )
         })?;
 
+    let (non_blocking, _guard) =
+        tracing_appender::non_blocking(std::io::stdout());
+
     let _ = LogTracer::init().map_err(|err| {
         io::Error::new(
             ErrorKind::Other,
@@ -91,8 +94,8 @@ pub fn setup_logger(format: LoggerFormat) -> io::Result<()> {
         LoggerFormat::Json => {
             let formatting_layer = BunyanFormattingLayer::new(
                 format!("actix-demo-{}", bi.crate_info.version),
-                // Output the formatted spans to stdout.
-                std::io::stdout,
+                // Output the formatted spans to non-blocking writer
+                non_blocking,
             );
             let subscriber = Registry::default()
                 .with(env_filter)
diff --git a/src/middlewares.rs b/src/middlewares.rs
index 103185b..8b13789 100644
--- a/src/middlewares.rs
+++ b/src/middlewares.rs
@@ -1,3 +1 @@
-pub mod csrf;
 
-pub use self::csrf::*;
diff --git a/src/models/users.rs b/src/models/users.rs
index ae8bd77..318ee3f 100644
--- a/src/models/users.rs
+++ b/src/models/users.rs
@@ -7,6 +7,9 @@ use std::convert::TryFrom;
 use std::{convert::TryInto, str::FromStr};
 use validators::prelude::*;
 
+///newtype to constrain id to positive int values
+///
+///sqlite does not allow u32 for primary keys
 #[derive(
     Debug,
     Clone,
@@ -34,14 +37,13 @@ impl FromStr for UserId {
 
     fn from_str(s: &str) -> Result<Self, Self::Err> {
         if let Ok(num) = s.parse::<u32>() {
-            (num as u32)
-                .try_into()
+            num.try_into()
                 .map_err(|err| {
-                    format!("error while converting user_id: {}", err)
+                    format!("negative values are not allowed: {}", err)
                 })
                 .map(UserId)
         } else {
-            Err("negative values are not allowed".to_owned())
+            Err("expected unsigned int, received string".to_owned())
         }
     }
 }
@@ -91,6 +93,94 @@ pub struct NewUser {
     pub password: Password,
 }
 
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(try_from = "u16")]
+pub struct PaginationOffset(u16);
+impl PaginationOffset {
+    pub fn as_uint(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<u16> for PaginationOffset {
+    type Error = String;
+    fn try_from(value: u16) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if value <= 2500 {
+            Ok(PaginationOffset(value))
+        } else {
+            Err("Failed to validate".to_owned())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(try_from = "u16")]
+pub struct PaginationLimit(u16);
+impl PaginationLimit {
+    pub fn as_uint(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<u16> for PaginationLimit {
+    type Error = String;
+    fn try_from(value: u16) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if value <= 50 {
+            Ok(PaginationLimit(value))
+        } else {
+            Err("Failed to validate".to_owned())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+#[serde(try_from = "u16")]
+pub struct PaginationPage(u16);
+impl PaginationPage {
+    pub fn as_uint(&self) -> u16 {
+        self.0
+    }
+}
+
+impl TryFrom<u16> for PaginationPage {
+    type Error = String;
+    fn try_from(value: u16) -> Result<Self, Self::Error> {
+        if value <= 50 {
+            Ok(PaginationPage(value))
+        } else {
+            Err("Failed to validate".to_owned())
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+pub struct Pagination {
+    pub page: PaginationPage,
+    pub limit: PaginationLimit,
+}
+
+impl Pagination {
+    pub fn calc_offset(&self) -> PaginationOffset {
+        let res = self.page.as_uint() * self.limit.as_uint();
+        PaginationOffset::try_from(res).unwrap()
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+pub struct SearchQuery(String);
+
+impl SearchQuery {
+    pub fn as_str(&self) -> &str {
+        &self.0
+    }
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize)]
+pub struct UserSearchRequest {
+    pub q: SearchQuery,
+    // pub pagination: Pagination
+}
+
 #[cfg(test)]
 mod test {
     use super::*;
@@ -127,4 +217,18 @@ mod test {
         );
         assert_eq!(mb_user.is_ok(), false);
     }
+
+    #[test]
+    fn pagination_refinement_test() {
+        let mb_pag =
+            serde_json::from_str::<Pagination>(r#"{"limit":5,"page":5}"#);
+        // println!("{:?}", mb_pag);
+        assert_eq!(mb_pag.is_ok(), true);
+        let mb_pag =
+            serde_json::from_str::<Pagination>(r#"{"limit":51,"page":5}"#);
+        assert_eq!(mb_pag.is_ok(), false);
+        let mb_pag =
+            serde_json::from_str::<Pagination>(r#"{"limit":5,"page":51}"#);
+        assert_eq!(mb_pag.is_ok(), false);
+    }
 }
diff --git a/src/routes/auth.rs b/src/routes/auth.rs
index 2eaf657..2bde5bb 100644
--- a/src/routes/auth.rs
+++ b/src/routes/auth.rs
@@ -46,7 +46,7 @@ pub async fn logout(
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, Error> {
     let maybe_identity = id.identity();
     let response = if let Some(identity) = maybe_identity {
-        tracing::info!("Logging out {user}", user = identity);
+        let _ = tracing::info!("Logging out {user}", user = identity);
         id.forget();
         HttpResponse::Found().header("location", "/").finish()
     } else {
diff --git a/src/routes/users.rs b/src/routes/users.rs
index 036958e..1fcc88c 100644
--- a/src/routes/users.rs
+++ b/src/routes/users.rs
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ use actix_web::{web, HttpResponse};
 
 use crate::{
     actions,
-    models::{self, ApiResponse},
+    models::{self, ApiResponse, Pagination, UserId, UserSearchRequest},
 };
 use crate::{errors::DomainError, AppData};
 use actix_web::error::ResponseError;
@@ -17,19 +17,20 @@ use actix_web::error::ResponseError;
 )]
 pub async fn get_user(
     app_data: web::Data<AppData>,
-    user_id: web::Path<i32>,
+    user_id: web::Path<UserId>,
 ) -> Result<HttpResponse, DomainError> {
     let u_id = user_id.into_inner();
-    tracing::info!("Getting user with id {}", u_id);
+    let u_id2 = u_id.clone();
+    let _ = tracing::info!("Getting user with id {}", u_id);
     // use web::block to offload blocking Diesel code without blocking server thread
     let res = web::block(move || {
         let pool = &app_data.pool;
         let conn = pool.get()?;
-        actions::find_user_by_uid(u_id, &conn)
+        actions::find_user_by_uid(&u_id2, &conn)
     })
     .await
     .map_err(|err| DomainError::new_thread_pool_error(err.to_string()))?;
-    tracing::trace!("{:?}", res);
+    let _ = tracing::trace!("{:?}", res);
     if let Some(user) = res {
         Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(ApiResponse::successful(user)))
     } else {
@@ -73,7 +74,7 @@ pub async fn get_all_users(
     .await
     .map_err(|err| DomainError::new_thread_pool_error(err.to_string()))?;
 
-    tracing::trace!("{:?}", users);
+    let _ = tracing::trace!("{:?}", users);
 
     if !users.is_empty() {
         Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(ApiResponse::successful(users)))
@@ -84,6 +85,47 @@ pub async fn get_all_users(
     }
 }
 
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(app_data))]
+pub async fn get_users_paginated(
+    app_data: web::Data<AppData>,
+    pagination: web::Query<Pagination>,
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, DomainError> {
+    let _ = tracing::info!("Paginated users request");
+    let users = web::block(move || {
+        let pool = &app_data.pool;
+        let conn = pool.get()?;
+        let p: Pagination = pagination.into_inner();
+        actions::get_users_paginated(&p, &conn)
+    })
+    .await
+    .map_err(|err| DomainError::new_thread_pool_error(err.to_string()))?;
+
+    let _ = tracing::trace!("{:?}", users);
+
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(ApiResponse::successful(users)))
+}
+
+#[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(app_data))]
+pub async fn search_users(
+    app_data: web::Data<AppData>,
+    query: web::Query<UserSearchRequest>,
+    pagination: web::Query<Pagination>,
+) -> Result<HttpResponse, DomainError> {
+    let _ = tracing::info!("Search users request");
+    let users = web::block(move || {
+        let pool = &app_data.pool;
+        let conn = pool.get()?;
+        let p: Pagination = pagination.into_inner();
+        actions::search_users(query.q.as_str(), &p, &conn)
+    })
+    .await
+    .map_err(|err| DomainError::new_thread_pool_error(err.to_string()))?;
+
+    let _ = tracing::trace!("{:?}", users);
+
+    Ok(HttpResponse::Ok().json(ApiResponse::successful(users)))
+}
+
 /// Inserts new user with name defined in form.
 #[tracing::instrument(level = "debug", skip(app_data))]
 pub async fn add_user(
@@ -98,7 +140,7 @@ pub async fn add_user(
     })
     .await
     .map(|user| {
-        tracing::trace!("{:?}", user);
-        HttpResponse::Ok().json(ApiResponse::successful(user))
+        let _ = tracing::trace!("{:?}", user);
+        HttpResponse::Created().json(ApiResponse::successful(user))
     })
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/misc.rs b/tests/integration/misc.rs
index 5a0c52b..0ed62ae 100644
--- a/tests/integration/misc.rs
+++ b/tests/integration/misc.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ mod tests {
         let resp = common::test_app().await.unwrap().call(req).await.unwrap();
         assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::OK);
         let body: build_info::BuildInfo = test::read_body_json(resp).await;
-        tracing::debug!("{:?}", body);
+        let _ = tracing::debug!("{:?}", body);
         assert_eq!(body, *get_build_info());
     }
 }
diff --git a/tests/integration/users.rs b/tests/integration/users.rs
index 1714f68..1813f13 100644
--- a/tests/integration/users.rs
+++ b/tests/integration/users.rs
@@ -8,34 +8,40 @@ mod tests {
     use actix_web::http::StatusCode;
     use actix_web::test;
 
-    #[actix_rt::test]
-    async fn get_users_api_should_return_error_message_if_no_users_exist() {
-        let req = test::TestRequest::get().uri("/api/users").to_request();
-        let resp = common::test_app().await.unwrap().call(req).await.unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
-        let body: ApiResponse<String> = test::read_body_json(resp).await;
-        tracing::debug!("{:?}", body);
-        assert_eq!(
-            body,
-            ApiResponse::failure(
-                "Entity does not exist - No users available".to_owned()
-            )
-        );
-    }
+    mod get_users_api {
+        use super::*;
+
+        #[actix_rt::test]
+        async fn should_return_error_message_if_no_users_exist() {
+            let req = test::TestRequest::get().uri("/api/users").to_request();
+            let resp =
+                common::test_app().await.unwrap().call(req).await.unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+            let body: ApiResponse<String> = test::read_body_json(resp).await;
+            let _ = tracing::debug!("{:?}", body);
+            assert_eq!(
+                body,
+                ApiResponse::failure(
+                    "Entity does not exist - No users available".to_owned()
+                )
+            );
+        }
 
-    #[actix_rt::test]
-    async fn get_user_api_should_return_error_message_if_user_with_id_does_not_exist(
-    ) {
-        let req = test::TestRequest::get().uri("/api/users/1").to_request();
-        let resp = common::test_app().await.unwrap().call(req).await.unwrap();
-        assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
-        let body: ApiResponse<String> = test::read_body_json(resp).await;
-        tracing::debug!("{:?}", body);
-        assert_eq!(
-            body,
-            ApiResponse::failure(
-                "Entity does not exist - No user found with uid: 1".to_owned()
-            )
-        );
+        #[actix_rt::test]
+        async fn should_return_error_message_if_user_with_id_does_not_exist() {
+            let req = test::TestRequest::get().uri("/api/users/1").to_request();
+            let resp =
+                common::test_app().await.unwrap().call(req).await.unwrap();
+            assert_eq!(resp.status(), StatusCode::NOT_FOUND);
+            let body: ApiResponse<String> = test::read_body_json(resp).await;
+            let _ = tracing::debug!("{:?}", body);
+            assert_eq!(
+                body,
+                ApiResponse::failure(
+                    "Entity does not exist - No user found with uid: 1"
+                        .to_owned()
+                )
+            );
+        }
     }
 }