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    typicode/json-server

    Get a full fake REST API with zero coding in less than 30 seconds (seriously)

    api
    frontend
    testing
    fake
    json
    mock
    rest
    test
    JavaScript
    MIT
    75.7K stars
    7.3K forks
    75.7K GitHub watchers
    Updated Nov 4, 2026
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    Where it stands

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    No releases in the last 90 days; the most recent was 226 days ago, with 82 contributors on GitHub.

    Use Cases & Benefits

    • Provides a full fake REST API from a JSON file with zero coding required in under 30 seconds.
    • Enables rapid prototyping and testing by instantly generating a customizable REST API without backend development.
    • Use for mocking backend APIs during frontend development with React, Vue, or other frameworks.
    • Use for testing REST API clients or integrations without needing a live server or database.
    • Use for serving static files alongside a fake API to simulate full-stack environments in development.

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    License

    MIT

    Permissive: commercial use, modification and redistribution are allowed with attribution.

    Community files

    • README: present

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    • No commits in the last six months (last push Mar 2026).

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    From the README

    👋 Hey! Using React, Vue or Astro? Check my new project MistCSS to write 50% less code.

    Create a db.json or db.json5 file

    Pass it to JSON Server CLI

    Get a REST API

    Run json-server --help for a list of options

    Excerpt from the typicode/json-server README on GitHub (MIT license). © its authors.Read the full README on GitHub

    Daily snapshots

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    Forks

    7.3K+11

    Open issues

    721+2

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