JSONPlaceholder is a simple fake REST API for testing and prototyping.

It's like an image placeholder but for web developers.

JSONPlaceholder is powered by JSON Server.

Most of the time when trying a new library, hacking a prototype or following a tutorial, I found myself in need of some data.

I didn't like the idea of using some public API because I had the feeling that I was spending more time registering a client and understanding a complex API than focusing on my task.

But I liked the idea of image placeholders for web designers. So I decided to code a little Express server inspired by that and here is JSONPlaceholder.

You can find it running here and are free to use it in your developments: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com.

I hope you will find it useful.

• No registration
• Zero-config
• Basic API
• "Has many" relationships
• Filters and nested resources
• Cross-domain (CORS and JSONP)
• Supports GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE and OPTIONS verbs
• HTTP or HTTPS
• Compatible with React, Angular, Vue, Ember, ...

For examples and more, you can visit https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com