JSONPlaceholder

aid: json-placeholder
name: JSONPlaceholder
description: Free fake REST API for testing and prototyping providing mock data for posts, comments, albums, photos, todos,
  and users without any setup. Handles approximately 3 billion requests per month and supports all standard HTTP methods with
  CORS and JSONP support.
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/json-placeholder/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-06-13'
modified: '2026-06-13'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
tags:
- Fake API
- Testing
- Prototyping
- Mock Data
- REST
- Open Source
apis:
- aid: json-placeholder:json-placeholder-api
  name: JSONPlaceholder API
  description: A free fake REST API offering six resource types — posts, comments, albums, photos, todos, and users — with
    relational data and support for GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, and DELETE operations. Write operations are simulated and not persisted.
  humanURL: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com
  baseURL: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com
  tags:
  - Fake API
  - Testing
  - Mock Data
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/guide/
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: https://github.com/sebastienlevert/jsonplaceholder-api/blob/main/openapi.yaml
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com
- type: Documentation
  url: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/guide/
- type: GitHubOrg
  url: https://github.com/typicode
- type: GitHubRepository
  url: https://github.com/typicode/jsonplaceholder
- type: Blog
  url: https://blog.typicode.com
- type: Pricing
  url: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com
- type: X
  url: https://x.com/typicode
- type: Plans
  url: plans/json-placeholder-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/json-placeholder-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/json-placeholder-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com