diff --git a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
index 6bfbb6c..58a70fc 100644
--- a/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
+++ b/lib/noosfero/api/v1/search.rb
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@ module Noosfero
 
         resource :search do
           resource :article do
-            paginate per_page: 20, max_per_page: 200
             get do
               # Security checks
               sanitize_params_hash(params)
@@ -14,25 +13,24 @@ module Noosfero
               context = environment
 
               profile = environment.profiles.find(params[:profile_id]) if params[:profile_id]
-
-              scope = profile.nil? ? environment.articles.public : profile.articles.public
-
+              scope = profile.nil? ? environment.articles.is_public : profile.articles.is_public
               scope = scope.where(:type => params[:type]) if params[:type] && !(params[:type] == 'Article')
-
               scope = scope.where(:parent_id => params[:parent_id]) if params[:parent_id].present?
-
               scope = scope.joins(:categories).where(:categories => {:id => params[:category_ids]}) if params[:category_ids].present?
-
               query = params[:query] || ""
               order = "more_recent"
 
               options = {:filter => order, :template_id => params[:template_id]}
 
+              paginate_options = params.select{|k,v| [:page, :per_page].include?(k.to_sym)}.symbolize_keys
+              paginate_options.each_pair{|k,v| v=v.to_i}
+              paginate_options[:page]=1 if !paginate_options.keys.include?(:page)
+
               search_result = find_by_contents(asset, context, scope, query, paginate_options, options)
 
               articles = search_result[:results]
 
-              result = present_articles_paginated(articles)
+              result = present_articles(articles)
 
               result
             end
diff --git a/test/unit/api/search_test.rb b/test/unit/api/search_test.rb
index 8dac984..69c7a18 100644
--- a/test/unit/api/search_test.rb
+++ b/test/unit/api/search_test.rb
@@ -131,8 +131,10 @@ class SearchTest < ActiveSupport::TestCase
     article2.categories<< category2
     get "/api/v1/search/article?category_ids[]=#{category1.id}&category_ids[]=#{category2.id}"
     json = JSON.parse(last_response.body)
+    ids = [article1.id, article2.id]
     assert_equal 2, json['articles'].count
-    assert_equivalent [article1.id, article2.id], json['articles'].map{|a| a['id']}
+    assert_includes ids, json['articles'].first["id"]
+    assert_includes ids, json['articles'].last["id"]
   end
 
 end
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