diff --git a/airflow/api_connexion/endpoints/dag_endpoint.py b/airflow/api_connexion/endpoints/dag_endpoint.py
index d954bfd2db8de..4f6aa2edd9c5c 100644
--- a/airflow/api_connexion/endpoints/dag_endpoint.py
+++ b/airflow/api_connexion/endpoints/dag_endpoint.py
@@ -14,12 +14,12 @@
 # KIND, either express or implied.  See the License for the
 # specific language governing permissions and limitations
 # under the License.
-from flask import current_app, request
+from flask import current_app
 from sqlalchemy import func
 
 from airflow import DAG
-from airflow.api_connexion import parameters
 from airflow.api_connexion.exceptions import NotFound
+from airflow.api_connexion.parameters import check_limit, format_parameters
 from airflow.api_connexion.schemas.dag_schema import (
     DAGCollection, dag_detail_schema, dag_schema, dags_collection_schema,
 )
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ def get_dag(dag_id, session):
     if dag is None:
         raise NotFound("DAG not found")
 
-    return dag_schema.dump(dag).data
+    return dag_schema.dump(dag)
 
 
 def get_dag_details(dag_id):
@@ -50,14 +50,14 @@ def get_dag_details(dag_id):
     return dag_detail_schema.dump(dag)
 
 
+@format_parameters({
+    'limit': check_limit
+})
 @provide_session
-def get_dags(session):
+def get_dags(session, limit, offset=0):
     """
     Get all DAGs.
     """
-    offset = request.args.get(parameters.page_offset, 0)
-    limit = min(int(request.args.get(parameters.page_limit, 100)), 100)
-
     dags = session.query(DagModel).order_by(DagModel.dag_id).offset(offset).limit(limit).all()
 
     total_entries = session.query(func.count(DagModel.dag_id)).scalar()
diff --git a/airflow/api_connexion/schemas/dag_schema.py b/airflow/api_connexion/schemas/dag_schema.py
index ab14d559b81e3..bae2228403349 100644
--- a/airflow/api_connexion/schemas/dag_schema.py
+++ b/airflow/api_connexion/schemas/dag_schema.py
@@ -87,7 +87,7 @@ class DAGCollectionSchema(Schema):
     total_entries = fields.Int()
 
 
-dags_collection_schema = DAGCollectionSchema(strict=True)
-dag_schema = DAGSchema(strict=True)
+dags_collection_schema = DAGCollectionSchema()
+dag_schema = DAGSchema()
 
-dag_detail_schema = DAGDetailSchema(strict=True)
+dag_detail_schema = DAGDetailSchema()
diff --git a/tests/api_connexion/endpoints/test_dag_endpoint.py b/tests/api_connexion/endpoints/test_dag_endpoint.py
index 3d1206ed62ea9..62bda10d38002 100644
--- a/tests/api_connexion/endpoints/test_dag_endpoint.py
+++ b/tests/api_connexion/endpoints/test_dag_endpoint.py
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ def test_should_response_200(self):
             'dag_id': 'TEST_DAG_1',
             'description': None,
             'fileloc': '/tmp/test-dag.py',
-            'is_paused': True,
+            'is_paused': False,
             'is_subdag': False,
             'owners': [],
             'root_dag_id': None,
@@ -178,7 +178,7 @@ def test_should_response_200(self):
                         "dag_id": "TEST_DAG_1",
                         "description": None,
                         "fileloc": "/tmp/dag_1.py",
-                        "is_paused": True,
+                        "is_paused": False,
                         "is_subdag": False,
                         "owners": [],
                         "root_dag_id": None,
@@ -189,7 +189,7 @@ def test_should_response_200(self):
                         "dag_id": "TEST_DAG_2",
                         "description": None,
                         "fileloc": "/tmp/dag_2.py",
-                        "is_paused": True,
+                        "is_paused": False,
                         "is_subdag": False,
                         "owners": [],
                         "root_dag_id": None,
@@ -248,6 +248,16 @@ def test_should_response_200_and_handle_pagination(self, url, expected_dag_ids):
         self.assertEqual(expected_dag_ids, dag_ids)
         self.assertEqual(10, response.json['total_entries'])
 
+    def test_should_response_200_default_limit(self):
+        self._create_dag_models(101)
+
+        response = self.client.get("api/v1/dags")
+
+        assert response.status_code == 200
+
+        self.assertEqual(100, len(response.json['dags']))
+        self.assertEqual(101, response.json['total_entries'])
+
 
 class TestPatchDag(TestDagEndpoint):
     @pytest.mark.skip(reason="Not implemented yet")