Intro
JSONPlaceholder is a free online REST API that you can use whenever you need some fake data.
It's great for tutorials, testing new libraries, sharing code examples, ...
Example
Run this code in a console or from any site:
fetch('https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/todos/1')
.then(response => response.json())
.then(json => console.log(json))
Tip: you can use http or https when making requests to JSONPlaceholder.
Resources
JSONPlaceholder comes with a set of 6 common resources:
| /posts | 100 posts |
| /comments | 500 comments |
| /albums | 100 albums |
| /photos | 5000 photos |
| /todos | 200 todos |
| /users | 10 users |
Note: resources have relations. For example: posts have many comments, albums have many photos, ... see below for routes examples.
Routes
All HTTP methods are supported.
| GET | /posts |
| GET | /posts/1 |
| GET | /posts/1/comments |
| GET | /comments?postId=1 |
| GET | /posts?userId=1 |
| POST | /posts |
| PUT | /posts/1 |
| PATCH | /posts/1 |
| DELETE | /posts/1 |
Note: you can view detailed examples here.
Use your own data
JSON Server powers this website. You can use it to create the same fake API in less than 30 seconds with your own data.
npm install json-serverYou can also try My JSON Server free service.