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Playground API — Free Stateful Mock REST & GraphQL Service Users API

The Users API from Playground API — Free Stateful Mock REST & GraphQL Service — 2 operation(s) for users.

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Operations 6

GET /api/v1/users Retrieve a paginated list of users. #

POST /api/v1/users Create a new session sandbox user record. #

GET /api/v1/users/{id} Retrieve a single user by ID. #

PUT /api/v1/users/{id} Replace an existing user record in the session overlay. #

PATCH /api/v1/users/{id} Partially update specific fields of a user record in the session overlay #

DELETE /api/v1/users/{id} Remove a user record from the requesting session view. #

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OpenAPI Specification

openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Playground Users API
  version: 1.0.0
  description: Zero-config per-identity sandboxed mock REST API with relational filtering, dynamic sorting, and network simulation.
servers:
- url: http://playground-api-backend.vercel.app
  description: Default Server
tags:
- name: Users
paths:
  /api/v1/users:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve a paginated list of users.
      parameters:
      - name: q
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Full-text search query term across name, username, email, etc.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: page
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Page number (1-indexed, default 1).
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: limit
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Number of records per page (default 10, max 200).
        schema:
          type: integer
      - name: _sort
        in: query
        required: false
        description: Field name to sort results by (e.g. name, id, username, email).
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: _order
        in: query
        required: false
        description: 'Sort direction: asc (default) or desc.'
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Operation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                data:
                - id: local-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
                  name: Leanne Graham
                  username: bret
                  email: sincere@april.biz
                  _sandbox: created
                - id: 1
                  name: Leanne Graham
                  username: bret
                  email: sincere@april.biz
                  phone: +1-770-555-0123
                  website: hildegard.org
                  address:
                    street: Kulas Light
                    city: Gwenborough
                    zipcode: 92998-3874
                  company:
                    name: Romaguera-Crona
                    catchPhrase: Multi-layered client-server neural-net
                pagination:
                  page: 1
                  limit: 10
                  total: 26
                  totalPages: 3
                  hasNextPage: true
                  hasPrevPage: false
      tags:
      - Users
      operationId: getApiV1Users
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    post:
      summary: Create a new session sandbox user record.
      parameters:
      - name: name
        in: body
        required: false
        description: Full name of the user.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: username
        in: body
        required: false
        description: Username.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: email
        in: body
        required: false
        description: Email address.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: phone
        in: body
        required: false
        description: Phone number.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: website
        in: body
        required: false
        description: Website URL.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: address
        in: body
        required: false
        description: JSON object containing street, city, zipcode.
        schema:
          type: string
      - name: company
        in: body
        required: false
        description: JSON object containing company name and catchPhrase.
        schema:
          type: string
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Operation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: local-a1b2c3d4-e5f6-7890-abcd-ef1234567890
                name: Leanne Graham
                username: bret
                email: sincere@april.biz
                _sandbox: created
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            example:
              name: Leanne Graham
              username: bret
              email: sincere@april.biz
              phone: +1-770-555-0123
              website: hildegard.org
              address:
                street: Kulas Light
                city: Gwenborough
                zipcode: 92998-3874
              company:
                name: Romaguera-Crona
                catchPhrase: Multi-layered client-server neural-net
      tags:
      - Users
      operationId: postApiV1Users
      x-operation-id-source: derived
  /api/v1/users/{id}:
    get:
      summary: Retrieve a single user by ID.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: User ID (e.g. 1 for global user or local-<uuid> for sandbox user).
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Operation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 1
                name: Leanne Graham
                username: bret
                email: sincere@april.biz
                phone: +1-770-555-0123
                website: hildegard.org
                address:
                  street: Kulas Light
                  city: Gwenborough
                  zipcode: 92998-3874
                company:
                  name: Romaguera-Crona
                  catchPhrase: Multi-layered client-server neural-net
      tags:
      - Users
      operationId: getApiV1UsersById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    put:
      summary: Replace an existing user record in the session overlay.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: User ID to update (e.g. 1 or local-<uuid>).
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Operation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 1
                name: Leanne Graham (Updated)
                username: bret
                email: sincere@april.biz
                phone: +1-770-555-0123
                website: https://updated-user.dev
                address:
                  street: Kulas Light
                  city: Gwenborough
                  zipcode: 92998-3874
                company:
                  name: Romaguera-Crona
                  catchPhrase: Multi-layered client-server neural-net
                _sandbox: updated
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            example:
              name: Leanne Graham (Updated)
              username: bret
              email: sincere@april.biz
              website: https://updated-user.dev
      tags:
      - Users
      operationId: putApiV1UsersById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    patch:
      summary: Partially update specific fields of a user record in the session overlay
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: User ID to patch (e.g. 1 or local-<uuid>).
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Operation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                id: 1
                name: Leanne Graham (Updated)
                username: bret
                email: sincere@april.biz
                phone: +1-770-555-0123
                website: https://updated-user.dev
                address:
                  street: Kulas Light
                  city: Gwenborough
                  zipcode: 92998-3874
                company:
                  name: Romaguera-Crona
                  catchPhrase: Multi-layered client-server neural-net
                _sandbox: updated
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            example:
              name: Leanne Graham (Updated)
              website: https://updated-user.dev
      tags:
      - Users
      operationId: patchApiV1UsersById
      x-operation-id-source: derived
    delete:
      summary: Remove a user record from the requesting session view.
      parameters:
      - name: id
        in: path
        required: true
        description: User ID to delete (e.g. 1 or local-<uuid>).
        schema:
          type: integer
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successful Operation
          content:
            application/json:
              example:
                message: Resource 'users' with id '1' deleted successfully from sandbox overlay
                id: 1
                resource: users
      tags:
      - Users
      operationId: deleteApiV1UsersById
      x-operation-id-source: derived