diff --git a/schemas.py b/schemas.py
index 81547c2..7ab5322 100644
--- a/schemas.py
+++ b/schemas.py
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ from datetime import datetime
 class ScrapeRequest(BaseModel):
     username: str
     seller_id: UUID
-    max_count: int = Field(default=30, ge=1, le=50)
+    max_count: int = Field(default=5, ge=1, le=50)
 
 class ScrapedPost(BaseModel):
     ig_post_id: str
diff --git a/utils/boxapi_client.py b/utils/boxapi_client.py
index e499466..e671e08 100644
--- a/utils/boxapi_client.py
+++ b/utils/boxapi_client.py
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ BOXAPI_ENDPOINT = os.environ.get(
 class BoxAPIError(Exception):
     pass
 
-def get_media(username: str, count: int = 30) -> Tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], str]:
+def get_media(username: str, count: int = 10) -> Tuple[List[Dict[str, Any]], str]:
     """
     Calls BoxAPI and returns (items, log_path).
     """