cursor_pagination_recursive.ex

defp get_all_results() do
  initial_url = "www.somewebsite.com/api/somerequest/someitems?limit=50"
  get_results(initial_url)
end

def get_results(nil, accumulated_results \\ []) do
  # No next URL, return the accumulated results so far
  {:ok, accumulated_results}
end

def get_results(url, accumulated_results \\ []) do
  case some_api_call(url) do
    {:ok, response} -> 
      next_url = extract_next_url_from_response(response)
      results_from_page = response["results"]
      get_results(next_url, accumulated_results ++ results_from_page)
    
    {:error, error} -> 
      # *** You decide how to handle it here and what to return ***
      {:error, error_reason}
  end
end