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Free, hosted, realistic mock REST API. No signup. No limits on reading. CORS enabled. Built for developers who ship.

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Request
fetch('https://fakeapi.dev
  /api/v1/users
  ?locale=pk_PK
  &per_page=3')
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(data =>
    console.log(data))
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        1.2KB
      

    

  







  

    
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Pick Your Dataset. Start Building.

      
Realistic, domain-specific data for every kind of app.

    

    


      
      

        
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E-commerce API

        
Products, categories, orders, reviews — with pricing, stock, brands and discount logic.

        
GET /api/v1/products?category=electronics


        1,000 products · 10 categories
      


      
      

        
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Users API

        
Multi-locale users with addresses, avatars, social links and geo coordinates.

        
GET /api/v1/users?locale=hi_IN&gender=female


        1,000 users · 5 locales
      


      
      

        
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Social Media API

        
Posts, comments, nested users — with likes count, visibility and rich text bodies.

        
GET /api/v1/posts?sort_by=likes_count


        5,000 posts · 25,000 comments
      


      
      

        
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Geography API

        
Countries with ISO codes, flags, currencies, phone codes. Cities with lat/lng, timezones and populations.

        
GET /api/v1/countries?region=Asia


        60 countries · 500+ cities
      


      
      

        
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HR & Companies API

        
Companies, departments, employees with salary bands, levels, skills. Job listings with salary ranges and requirements.

        
GET /api/v1/jobs?level=senior&remote=true


        200 companies · 4,000 employees · 800 jobs
      


      
      

        
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Payments API

        
Stripe-inspired charges, invoices with line items, subscriptions with plans, payment methods and coupon validation.

        
GET /api/v1/coupons/SAVE20/validate


        5,000 charges · 3,000 invoices · 15 coupons
      


      
      

        
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Orders API

        
Orders linked to users with status, payment info and item detail.

        
GET /api/v1/orders?status=delivered


        2,500+ orders
      


      
      

        
⭐

        
Reviews API

        
Product reviews with star ratings, verified purchase flag and detailed written feedback.

        
GET /api/v1/reviews?min_rating=4


        7,500+ reviews
      


      
      

        
🔮

        
Coming Soon

        
Healthcare · Real Estate · Travel · Sports · Movies · Weather · IoT Sensors

        
TBD


        In Progress
      


    

  







  

    

      
Everything You'd Expect.
Nothing You Don't.

    

    

      
⚡
Instant Response
No auth, no signup. First request works immediately.

      
🌍
CORS Enabled
Use directly from browser. fetch() just works.

      
📄
Consistent Schema
Every response follows the same JSON structure.

      
🔁
Echo Writes
POST/PUT/DELETE echo back your data with a fake ID.

      
⏱
Delay Simulation
Add ?delay=2000 to test loading states.

      
🔍
Rich Filtering
Filter by category, locale, price range, status.

      
📖
Pagination
?page=2&per_page=25 on every list endpoint.

      
📦
?fields= Support
Return only the fields you need.

      
      
🌐
Multi-Locale
Realistic users from PK, IN, US, AR, FR.

      
◈
GraphQL Layer
Query any dataset with field selection, filters, and nested relations in one request.

      
🔔
Webhook Simulation
POST signed payloads to your server. Stripe-compatible HMAC-SHA256 signatures.

    

  







  

    

      
Works With Everything

      
Copy, paste, ship.

    

    

      
      
      
      
      
    

    

      
      
// JavaScript — fetch
fetch('https://fakeapi.dev/api/v1/users?locale=pk_PK&per_page=5')
  .then(res => res.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data.data));

      
// axios
const { data } = await axios.get('https://fakeapi.dev/api/v1/users', {
  params: { locale: 'pk_PK', per_page: 5 }
});
console.log(data.data);

      
# curl
curl "https://fakeapi.dev/api/v1/users?locale=pk_PK&per_page=5"

      
// PHP
$response = Http::get('https://fakeapi.dev/api/v1/users', [
    'locale'   => 'pk_PK',
    'per_page' => 5,
]);
$users = $response->json()['data'];

      
# Python
import requests
r = requests.get('https://fakeapi.dev/api/v1/users',
    params={'locale': 'pk_PK', 'per_page': 5})
users = r.json()['data']

    

  







  

    

      
Finally, a JSONPlaceholder
That Grew Up

    

    

      

        
Feature

        
FakeAPI.dev

        
JSONPlaceholder

      

      
Realistic data
✅
❌ Generic

      
Multi-locale users
✅
❌

      
E-commerce dataset
✅
❌

      
Geography (countries/cities)
✅
❌

      
HR / Jobs dataset
✅
❌

      
Payments (Stripe-like)
✅
❌

      
POST/PUT/DELETE
✅ Echo
✅ Echo

      
Filtering
✅ Rich
❌ None

      
Pagination
✅
Limited

      
?fields= support
✅
❌

      
Delay simulation
✅
❌

      
GraphQL support
✅
❌

      
Webhook simulation
✅ Signed
❌

      
Open Source
✅
✅

      
Still maintained
✅
⚠️ Frozen