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JSONPlaceholder

Fake REST API for prototyping; posts, users, todos, comments out of the box

JSONPlaceholder is a free fake REST API serving canned JSON for posts, comments, albums, photos, todos and users. It is the go-to placeholder backend for tutorials, demos and front-end prototypes. Writes are simulated (they return a plausible response but nothing is persisted).

Free tier

Free, no key, no signup

Rate limits

Not published; intended for light development traffic, no documented quota

Auth

No key

Base URL

https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com

What you'd build with it

  • Wire up a front-end before the real backend exists
  • Demo data fetching in a tutorial or code example
  • Test pagination, list rendering and loading states
  • Smoke-test an HTTP client or automation node

Key endpoints

  • GET/posts100 fake blog posts
  • GET/posts/{id}A single post by id
  • GET/users10 fake users with address, company, geo
  • GET/todos/{id}A single todo item
  • POST/postsSimulated create (returns id 101, not persisted)
Members

Members get the runnable recipe

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Tags

mockrestprototypingtestingdeveloper