JSON PlaceholderFast Fake REST API

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Blazing Fast

Built with Bun and Elysia.js for maximum performance. Optimized for speed with in-memory storage.

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6 Resource Types

Users, Posts, Comments, Albums, Photos, and Todos with proper relationships between resources.

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Full REST API

Complete CRUD operations with GET, POST, PUT, PATCH, DELETE methods for all resources.

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JSONPlaceholder Compatible

Drop-in replacement for testing and prototyping. Same endpoints and data structure.

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CORS Enabled

Ready for frontend development with CORS support for all origins and methods.

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In-Memory Storage

Data resets on restart, perfect for testing. No database setup required.

🌐 Ready to Use

Try it now! JSONPlaceholder is publicly available at https://api.jsonplaceholder.dev - no setup required!

Quick Example

Try it out with a simple fetch request:

javascript

// Get all posts
fetch("https://api.jsonplaceholder.dev/posts")
  .then((response) => response.json())
  .then((posts) => console.log(posts));

// Create a new post
fetch("https://api.jsonplaceholder.dev/posts", {
  method: "POST",
  headers: {
    "Content-Type": "application/json",
  },
  body: JSON.stringify({
    title: "My New Post",
    body: "This is the content of my new post",
    userId: 1,
  }),
})
  .then((response) => response.json())
  .then((newPost) => console.log(newPost));

Available Resources

Resource	Count	Description
👥 Users	10	User accounts with profile information
📝 Posts	100	Blog posts (10 per user)
💬 Comments	500	Post comments (5 per post)
📷 Albums	100	Photo albums (10 per user)
🖼️ Photos	5000	Photos (50 per album)
✅ Todos	200	Todo items (20 per user)

Base URL

Public APILocal Development

bash

https://api.jsonplaceholder.dev

bash

http://localhost:3000

Repositories

JSONPlaceholder is split across two GitHub repositories:

API Source Code - The main JSONPlaceholder API server built with Bun + Elysia.js
Documentation Site - This documentation website built with VitePress