diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/V2/ItemController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/V2/ItemController.php
index 587ea41a8..bbb0e3959 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Api/V2/ItemController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Api/V2/ItemController.php
@@ -17,17 +17,18 @@ public function show($id)
 
     public function index(Request $request)
     {
-        $ids = $request->input('ids');
+        $validated = $request->validate([
+            'ids' => ['array'],
+            'ids.*' => ['required', 'string'],
+            'size' => ['integer'],
+        ]);
 
-        if (!$ids || !is_array($ids)) {
-            return response()->json(['error' => 'Invalid input'], 400);
-        }
-
-        $size = $request->input('size', 15);
-        
         $items = Item::with(['images', 'authorities'])
-            ->whereIn('id', $ids)
-            ->paginate($size);
+            ->when(
+                $request->filled('ids'),
+                fn ($query) => $query->whereIn('id', $validated['ids'])
+            )
+            ->paginate($validated['size'] ?? null);
 
         return ItemResource::collection($items);
     }
diff --git a/routes/api.php b/routes/api.php
index 5d380835f..596d20b99 100644
--- a/routes/api.php
+++ b/routes/api.php
@@ -69,7 +69,9 @@
         );
     });
 
-Route::prefix('v2')->group(function () {
-    Route::get('items/{id}', [V2ItemController::class, 'show']);
-    Route::get('items', [V2ItemController::class, 'index']);
-});
+Route::prefix('v2')
+    ->name('api.v2.')
+    ->group(function () {
+        Route::resource('items', V2ItemController::class)
+            ->only(['index', 'show']);
+    });
diff --git a/tests/Feature/Api/V2/ItemsTest.php b/tests/Feature/Api/V2/ItemsTest.php
index c4f0cd4fd..ac1dce529 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/Api/V2/ItemsTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/Api/V2/ItemsTest.php
@@ -8,12 +8,14 @@
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 use Tests\TestCase;
 use Illuminate\Support\Facades\Config;
+use Tests\WithoutSearchIndexing;
 
 class ItemsTest extends TestCase
 {
     use RefreshDatabase;
+    use WithoutSearchIndexing;
 
-    public function test_detail()
+    public function testShow()
     {
         $authority = Authority::factory()->create(['name' => 'Wouwerman, Philips']);
         $item_image = ItemImage::factory()->make(['iipimg_url' => 'test_iipimg_url']);
@@ -74,13 +76,12 @@ public function test_detail()
         ]);
     }
 
-    public function test_multiple()
+    public function testIndex()
     {
         $items = Item::factory()->count(3)->create();
-        $response = $this->getJson('/api/v2/items/?ids[]=' . $items->pluck('id')->implode('&ids[]='));
-
-        $response->assertStatus(200);
+        $response = $this->getJson('/api/v2/items');
 
+        $response->assertOk();
         $response->assertJsonCount(3, 'data');
         foreach ($items as $item) {
             $response->assertJsonFragment([
@@ -94,4 +95,39 @@ public function test_multiple()
             ]);
         }
     }
+
+    public function testIndexWithIds()
+    {
+        $items = Item::factory()->count(3)->create();
+        $filtered = $items->random(2);
+        $url = route('api.v2.items.index', [
+            'ids' => $filtered->pluck('id')->toArray()
+        ]);
+        $response = $this->getJson($url);
+
+        $response->assertOk();
+        $response->assertJsonCount($filtered->count(), 'data');
+        foreach ($filtered as $item) {
+            $response->assertJsonFragment([
+                'id' => $item->id,
+                'title' => $item->title,
+                'description' => $item->description,
+                'image_ratio' => $item->image_ratio,
+                'medium' => $item->medium,
+                'measurements' => [$item->measurement],
+                'images' => [],
+            ]);
+        }
+    }
+
+    public function testIndexWithInvalidIds()
+    {
+        $item = Item::factory()->create();
+        $url = route('api.v2.items.index', [
+            'ids' => $item->id,
+        ]);
+
+        $response = $this->getJson($url);
+        $response->assertUnprocessable();
+    }
 }