diff --git a/src/__tests__/integration/creator-list-limit-boundary.integration.test.ts b/src/__tests__/integration/creator-list-limit-boundary.integration.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0ab400a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/__tests__/integration/creator-list-limit-boundary.integration.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,87 @@
+import supertest from 'supertest';
+import app from '../../app';
+import { prisma } from '../../utils/prisma.utils';
+
+const FIXTURE_SIZE = 105; // More than MAX_PAGE_SIZE (100)
+const MAX_PAGE_SIZE = 100;
+
+describe('GET /api/v1/creators — limit boundary integration', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    // Seed test users
+    const usersToCreate = Array.from({ length: FIXTURE_SIZE }).map((_, i) => ({
+      id: `limit-test-user-${i}`,
+      email: `limit-test-user-${i}@example.com`,
+      passwordHash: 'dummy-hash',
+      firstName: 'Limit',
+      lastName: `TestUser ${i}`,
+    }));
+
+    await prisma.user.createMany({
+      data: usersToCreate,
+      skipDuplicates: true,
+    });
+
+    // Seed test creators
+    const creatorsToCreate = Array.from({ length: FIXTURE_SIZE }).map((_, i) => ({
+      userId: `limit-test-user-${i}`,
+      handle: `limit-test-creator-${i}`,
+      displayName: `Limit Test Creator ${i}`,
+    }));
+
+    await prisma.creatorProfile.createMany({
+      data: creatorsToCreate,
+      skipDuplicates: true,
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterAll(async () => {
+    // Cleanup
+    await prisma.creatorProfile.deleteMany({
+      where: { handle: { startsWith: 'limit-test-creator-' } },
+    });
+
+    await prisma.user.deleteMany({
+      where: { id: { startsWith: 'limit-test-user-' } },
+    });
+
+    await prisma.$disconnect();
+  });
+
+  it('accepts limit equal to MAX_PAGE_SIZE and returns HTTP 200', async () => {
+    const res = await supertest(app).get(`/api/v1/creators?limit=${MAX_PAGE_SIZE}`);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(res.body.data.items).toHaveLength(MAX_PAGE_SIZE);
+    expect(res.body.data.meta.limit).toBe(MAX_PAGE_SIZE);
+  });
+
+  it('rejects limit one above MAX_PAGE_SIZE with HTTP 400', async () => {
+    const res = await supertest(app).get(`/api/v1/creators?limit=${MAX_PAGE_SIZE + 1}`);
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+    expect(res.body.success).toBe(false);
+    expect(res.body.error.code).toBe('VALIDATION_ERROR');
+    expect(res.body.error.details).toBeDefined();
+    
+    // Assert the details explicitly name the 'limit' field and message
+    const limitError = res.body.error.details.find((d: any) => d.field === 'limit');
+    expect(limitError).toBeDefined();
+    expect(limitError.message).toContain('Limit must be an integer between');
+  });
+
+  it('rejects a very large limit (e.g. 9999) with HTTP 400', async () => {
+    const res = await supertest(app).get('/api/v1/creators?limit=9999');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(400);
+    expect(res.body.success).toBe(false);
+    expect(res.body.error.code).toBe('VALIDATION_ERROR');
+    const limitError = res.body.error.details.find((d: any) => d.field === 'limit');
+    expect(limitError).toBeDefined();
+  });
+
+  it('asserts the returned count never exceeds the maximum page size when using default limit', async () => {
+    // When no limit param is provided, it should default to a size <= MAX_PAGE_SIZE (e.g. 20)
+    const res = await supertest(app).get('/api/v1/creators');
+    expect(res.status).toBe(200);
+    expect(res.body.success).toBe(true);
+    expect(res.body.data.items.length).toBeLessThanOrEqual(MAX_PAGE_SIZE);
+  });
+});
diff --git a/src/__tests__/integration/creator-list-response-shape.test.ts b/src/__tests__/integration/creator-list-response-shape.test.ts
index a7dc307..f6fd2ee 100644
--- a/src/__tests__/integration/creator-list-response-shape.test.ts
+++ b/src/__tests__/integration/creator-list-response-shape.test.ts
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ describe('GET /api/v1/creators — response shape consistency across page sizes'
       fetchPage(MAX_PAGE_SIZE),
     ]);
 
-    const topLevelKeys = ['success', 'data'];
+    const topLevelKeys = ['data', 'success'];
     expect(Object.keys(page1).sort()).toEqual(topLevelKeys);
     expect(Object.keys(page10).sort()).toEqual(topLevelKeys);
     expect(Object.keys(page100).sort()).toEqual(topLevelKeys);
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ describe('GET /api/v1/creators — response shape consistency across page sizes'
     expect(Object.keys(page10.data).sort()).toEqual(dataKeys);
     expect(Object.keys(page100.data).sort()).toEqual(dataKeys);
 
-    const metaKeys = ['limit', 'offset', 'total', 'hasMore'];
+    const metaKeys = ['hasMore', 'limit', 'offset', 'total'];
     expect(Object.keys(page1.data.meta).sort()).toEqual(metaKeys);
     expect(Object.keys(page10.data.meta).sort()).toEqual(metaKeys);
     expect(Object.keys(page100.data.meta).sort()).toEqual(metaKeys);