JSONPlaceholder - Free Fake REST API
JSONPlaceholder provides a free, fake, and reliable REST API ideal for testing and prototyping. It offers a set of common resources and supports all HTTP methods, making it a convenient tool for developers learning or practicing API integration.
Overview
Added
March 18, 2026
Subject & domain
coding · apis-integration
Grade range
Grade 6–Grade 12 (Senior)
Page kind
Tool
Introduction
JSONPlaceholder: Free Fake REST API
- Purpose: Provides fake data for testing, demos, code examples (GitHub, CodeSandbox, Stack Overflow), and local development.
- Available Resources:
- /posts: 100 items
- /comments: 500 items
- /albums: 100 items
- /photos: 5,000 items
- /todos: 200 items
- /users: 10 items
- Data Relationships: Resources are interconnected (e.g., posts have many comments, albums have many photos).
- API Capabilities:
- Supports all standard HTTP methods (GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE).
- Supports both HTTP and HTTPS protocols.
- Allows filtering via query parameters (e.g.,
/comments?postId=1).
- Customization: Users can create their own fake REST server via the sponsor "Mockend" using a GitHub repository.
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