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JSONPlaceholderjson-server
Free

Free for everyone with no signup or API key, supported by GitHub sponsors.

 Free

Free to install from npm.

Web Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
  • No signup or API key needed
  • Stable routes and responses since 2013
  • Mock REST API from a single JSON file
  • No code needed for basic use
  • Fixed set of six resources with fake data
  • Requires an internet connection; use json-server for a local equivalent
  • v1 is in beta and may bring breaking changes
  • Requires Node.js and npm
Hosted service Downloadable app
Closed source Closed source
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No account needed No account needed
Needs internet Works offline

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