JSONPlaceholder
Utilities No key
AuthenticationNo key
Rate limitNo key; fair use. Writes are faked, not stored.
Documentation: jsonplaceholder.typicode.com ยท Checked Sep 13, 2026
About
JSONPlaceholder is a fake data API for practicing and prototyping: it serves realistic posts, users, todos, photos, and comments, and accepts create/update/delete requests (it pretends to save them). No sign-up, no key - the standard tool for learning how APIs work.
Details
No key needed. You can call it right away.
Auth: No key
Rate limit: No key; fair use. Writes are faked, not stored.
Verified: 2026-09-13
Best for: testing prototyping learning
Setup
- Open the guide at https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com.
- Get posts: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts.
- Get one user: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/users/1.
- Filter: https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts?userId=1.
- Practice POST/PUT/DELETE freely - nothing is really saved.
Example
https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1Use cases
- Learning to fetch and display API data
- Prototyping an app before the real backend exists
- Testing forms and lists with realistic fake data