diff --git a/litellm/proxy/container_endpoints/endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/container_endpoints/endpoints.py
index fc1f77bb684..e0b7e4bddcc 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/container_endpoints/endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/container_endpoints/endpoints.py
@@ -21,6 +21,9 @@ from litellm.proxy.container_endpoints.ownership import (
     get_container_forwarding_params,
     record_container_owner,
 )
+from litellm.proxy.container_endpoints.pagination import (
+    parse_container_list_query_params,
+)
 
 router = APIRouter()
 
@@ -206,9 +209,7 @@ async def list_containers(
         version,
     )
 
-    # Read query parameters
-    query_params = dict(request.query_params)
-    data: Dict[str, Any] = {"query_params": query_params}
+    data: Dict[str, Any] = dict(parse_container_list_query_params(request.query_params))
 
     # Extract custom_llm_provider using priority chain
     custom_llm_provider = (
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/container_endpoints/handler_factory.py b/litellm/proxy/container_endpoints/handler_factory.py
index bc871479356..d8398de59fa 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/container_endpoints/handler_factory.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/container_endpoints/handler_factory.py
@@ -5,12 +5,12 @@ This module reads the endpoints.json config and dynamically creates
 FastAPI route handlers for ALL container file endpoints.
 """
 
-import json
 from pathlib import Path
-from typing import Any, Dict, List
+from typing import Any, Dict, List, Tuple
 
 from fastapi import APIRouter, Depends, Request, Response
 from fastapi.responses import ORJSONResponse
+from pydantic import BaseModel
 
 from litellm.proxy._types import UserAPIKeyAuth
 from litellm.proxy.auth.user_api_key_auth import user_api_key_auth
@@ -23,19 +23,37 @@ from litellm.proxy.container_endpoints.ownership import (
     assert_user_can_access_container,
     get_container_forwarding_params,
 )
+from litellm.proxy.container_endpoints.pagination import (
+    parse_container_list_query_params,
+)
 
 
-def _load_endpoints_config() -> Dict:
+class ContainerEndpointConfig(BaseModel):
+    name: str
+    async_name: str
+    path: str
+    method: str
+    response_type: str
+    path_params: Tuple[str, ...] = ()
+    query_params: Tuple[str, ...] = ()
+    returns_binary: bool = False
+    is_multipart: bool = False
+
+
+class ContainerEndpointsConfig(BaseModel):
+    endpoints: Tuple[ContainerEndpointConfig, ...] = ()
+
+
+def _load_endpoint_configs() -> Tuple[ContainerEndpointConfig, ...]:
     """Load the endpoints configuration from JSON file."""
     config_path = Path(__file__).parent.parent.parent / "containers" / "endpoints.json"
     with open(config_path) as f:
-        return json.load(f)
+        return ContainerEndpointsConfig.model_validate_json(f.read()).endpoints
 
 
 def get_all_route_types() -> List[str]:
     """Get all async route types for registration in route_llm_request.py"""
-    config = _load_endpoints_config()
-    return [endpoint["async_name"] for endpoint in config["endpoints"]]
+    return [endpoint.async_name for endpoint in _load_endpoint_configs()]
 
 
 def _get_container_provider_config(custom_llm_provider: str):
@@ -52,16 +70,17 @@ def _get_container_provider_config(custom_llm_provider: str):
 
 
 def _create_handler_for_path_params(
-    path_params: List[str],
+    path_params: Tuple[str, ...],
     route_type: str,
     returns_binary: bool = False,
     is_multipart: bool = False,
+    query_params: Tuple[str, ...] = (),
 ):
     """
     Dynamically create a handler with the correct path parameter signature.
     """
     # For binary content endpoints, use a different handler
-    if returns_binary and path_params == ["container_id", "file_id"]:
+    if returns_binary and path_params == ("container_id", "file_id"):
 
         async def handler_binary_content(
             request: Request,
@@ -100,7 +119,7 @@ def _create_handler_for_path_params(
         return handler_multipart_upload
 
     # Create handlers for different path parameter combinations
-    if path_params == ["container_id"]:
+    if path_params == ("container_id",):
 
         async def handler_container_id(
             request: Request,
@@ -114,11 +133,12 @@ def _create_handler_for_path_params(
                 user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
                 route_type=route_type,
                 path_params={"container_id": container_id},
+                query_param_names=query_params,
             )
 
         return handler_container_id
 
-    elif path_params == ["container_id", "file_id"]:
+    elif path_params == ("container_id", "file_id"):
 
         async def handler_container_file(
             request: Request,
@@ -133,6 +153,7 @@ def _create_handler_for_path_params(
                 user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
                 route_type=route_type,
                 path_params={"container_id": container_id, "file_id": file_id},
+                query_param_names=query_params,
             )
 
         return handler_container_file
@@ -150,6 +171,7 @@ def _create_handler_for_path_params(
                 user_api_key_dict=user_api_key_dict,
                 route_type=route_type,
                 path_params={},
+                query_param_names=query_params,
             )
 
         return handler_no_params
@@ -357,6 +379,7 @@ async def _process_request(
     user_api_key_dict: UserAPIKeyAuth,
     route_type: str,
     path_params: Dict[str, str],
+    query_param_names: Tuple[str, ...] = (),
 ):
     """Common request processing logic."""
     from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import (
@@ -373,9 +396,8 @@ async def _process_request(
         version,
     )
 
-    query_params = dict(request.query_params)
     data: Dict[str, Any] = {
-        "query_params": query_params,
+        **parse_container_list_query_params(request.query_params, supported_params=query_param_names),
         **path_params,
     }
 
@@ -441,21 +463,21 @@ def register_container_file_endpoints(router: APIRouter) -> None:
     This single function registers all endpoints defined in endpoints.json,
     eliminating the need for manual endpoint definitions.
     """
-    config = _load_endpoints_config()
-
-    for endpoint_config in config["endpoints"]:
-        path = endpoint_config["path"]
-        method = endpoint_config["method"].lower()
-        path_params = endpoint_config.get("path_params", [])
-        route_type = endpoint_config["async_name"]
-        returns_binary = endpoint_config.get("returns_binary", False)
-        is_multipart = endpoint_config.get("is_multipart", False)
+    for endpoint_config in _load_endpoint_configs():
+        path = endpoint_config.path
+        returns_binary = endpoint_config.returns_binary
 
         # Create handler with correct signature for path params
-        handler = _create_handler_for_path_params(path_params, route_type, returns_binary, is_multipart)
+        handler = _create_handler_for_path_params(
+            endpoint_config.path_params,
+            endpoint_config.async_name,
+            returns_binary,
+            endpoint_config.is_multipart,
+            query_params=endpoint_config.query_params,
+        )
 
         # Register routes
-        route_method = getattr(router, method)
+        route_method = getattr(router, endpoint_config.method.lower())
 
         # For binary endpoints, don't use ORJSONResponse
         if returns_binary:
diff --git a/litellm/proxy/container_endpoints/pagination.py b/litellm/proxy/container_endpoints/pagination.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..76362eb297b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/litellm/proxy/container_endpoints/pagination.py
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+from typing import Dict, Literal, Mapping, Optional, Tuple, Union
+
+from fastapi import HTTPException
+from pydantic import BaseModel, Field, ValidationError
+
+CONTAINER_LIST_QUERY_PARAMS: Tuple[str, ...] = ("after", "limit", "order")
+
+
+class ContainerListPaginationParams(BaseModel):
+    after: Optional[str] = None
+    limit: Optional[int] = Field(default=None, ge=1)
+    order: Optional[Literal["asc", "desc"]] = None
+
+
+def parse_container_list_query_params(
+    query_params: Mapping[str, str],
+    supported_params: Tuple[str, ...] = CONTAINER_LIST_QUERY_PARAMS,
+) -> Dict[str, Union[str, int]]:
+    """
+    Validate the pagination query params of a container list route and return them as
+    top-level SDK arguments (`after`, `limit`, `order`), which is what the container
+    SDK functions and the provider APIs expect.
+    """
+    requested = {key: value for key, value in query_params.items() if key in supported_params and value != ""}
+    try:
+        parsed = ContainerListPaginationParams.model_validate(requested)
+    except ValidationError as e:
+        violations = "; ".join(
+            f"{'.'.join(str(part) for part in error['loc'])}: {error['msg']}" for error in e.errors()
+        )
+        raise HTTPException(
+            status_code=400,
+            detail={"error": f"Invalid container list query parameters: {violations}"},
+        )
+    return parsed.model_dump(exclude_none=True)
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/containers/test_container_proxy_pagination.py b/tests/test_litellm/containers/test_container_proxy_pagination.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..e629100cfd9
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/containers/test_container_proxy_pagination.py
@@ -0,0 +1,124 @@
+from typing import Any, Dict, List
+
+import pytest
+from fastapi import FastAPI
+from fastapi.testclient import TestClient
+
+from litellm.proxy._types import LitellmUserRoles, UserAPIKeyAuth
+from litellm.proxy.container_endpoints.pagination import (
+    parse_container_list_query_params,
+)
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def captured_data(monkeypatch) -> List[Dict[str, Any]]:
+    from litellm.proxy.common_request_processing import ProxyBaseLLMRequestProcessing
+
+    captured: List[Dict[str, Any]] = []
+
+    async def fake_base_process_llm_request(self, **kwargs):
+        captured.append(self.data)
+        return {"object": "list", "data": []}
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        ProxyBaseLLMRequestProcessing,
+        "base_process_llm_request",
+        fake_base_process_llm_request,
+    )
+    return captured
+
+
+@pytest.fixture
+def client(monkeypatch) -> TestClient:
+    from litellm.proxy.auth.user_api_key_auth import user_api_key_auth
+    from litellm.proxy.container_endpoints import endpoints, ownership
+
+    async def fake_auth():
+        return UserAPIKeyAuth(user_id="user-1", user_role=LitellmUserRoles.PROXY_ADMIN)
+
+    async def fake_assert_user_can_access_container(container_id, user_api_key_dict, custom_llm_provider):
+        return container_id, custom_llm_provider
+
+    async def fake_get_container_forwarding_params(container_id, original_container_id, custom_llm_provider):
+        return {"container_id": container_id, "custom_llm_provider": custom_llm_provider}
+
+    async def fake_filter_container_list_response(response, user_api_key_dict, custom_llm_provider):
+        return response
+
+    for module in (endpoints, ownership):
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            module,
+            "assert_user_can_access_container",
+            fake_assert_user_can_access_container,
+            raising=False,
+        )
+        monkeypatch.setattr(
+            module,
+            "get_container_forwarding_params",
+            fake_get_container_forwarding_params,
+            raising=False,
+        )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        endpoints,
+        "filter_container_list_response",
+        fake_filter_container_list_response,
+    )
+
+    from litellm.proxy.container_endpoints import handler_factory
+
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        handler_factory,
+        "assert_user_can_access_container",
+        fake_assert_user_can_access_container,
+    )
+    monkeypatch.setattr(
+        handler_factory,
+        "get_container_forwarding_params",
+        fake_get_container_forwarding_params,
+    )
+
+    app = FastAPI()
+    app.include_router(endpoints.router)
+    app.dependency_overrides[user_api_key_auth] = fake_auth
+    return TestClient(app)
+
+
+def test_should_forward_container_list_pagination_as_top_level_params(client, captured_data):
+    response = client.get("/v1/containers?after=cntr_cursor&limit=20&order=desc")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert captured_data[0]["after"] == "cntr_cursor"
+    assert captured_data[0]["limit"] == 20
+    assert captured_data[0]["order"] == "desc"
+    assert "query_params" not in captured_data[0]
+
+
+def test_should_forward_container_file_list_pagination_as_top_level_params(client, captured_data):
+    response = client.get("/v1/containers/cntr_123/files?after=cfile_cursor&limit=5&order=asc")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert captured_data[0]["after"] == "cfile_cursor"
+    assert captured_data[0]["limit"] == 5
+    assert captured_data[0]["order"] == "asc"
+    assert captured_data[0]["container_id"] == "cntr_123"
+    assert "query_params" not in captured_data[0]
+
+
+def test_should_not_forward_pagination_params_to_non_list_container_routes(client, captured_data):
+    response = client.get("/v1/containers/cntr_123/files/cfile_1?limit=5")
+
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+    assert "limit" not in captured_data[0]
+
+
+def test_should_reject_invalid_container_list_pagination_params(client, captured_data):
+    assert client.get("/v1/containers?order=sideways").status_code == 400
+    assert client.get("/v1/containers?limit=abc").status_code == 400
+    assert client.get("/v1/containers?limit=0").status_code == 400
+    assert captured_data == []
+
+
+def test_should_ignore_non_pagination_query_params():
+    parsed = parse_container_list_query_params({"custom_llm_provider": "azure", "limit": "3"})
+
+    assert parsed == {"limit": 3}