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Getting Started

This guide will help you make your first request to JSONPlaceholder in just a few minutes.
No authentication, no API keys. Just simple and fast.

Base URL​

All endpoints are accessed using the base URL below:

https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/

Quick Start​

Let’s try fetching a list of posts.

Request​

GET /posts

Example (cURL):

curl https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts

Response (Sample)​

[
  {
    "userId": 1,
    "id": 1,
    "title": "sunt aut facere repellat provident occaecati excepturi optio reprehenderit",
    "body": "quia et suscipit\nsuscipit..."
  },
  {
    "userId": 1,
    "id": 2,
    "title": "qui est esse",
    "body": "est rerum tempore vitae..."
  }
]

Try It in Your Code​

JavaScript (Fetch)​

fetch("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts")
  .then(response => response.json())
  .then(data => console.log(data));

Python (Requests)​

import requests

response = requests.get("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts")
print(response.json())

sucess Next Steps​

  • Explore the available resources:

  • Learn how to create, update, and delete resources with fake data.

That’s it! You’re up and running with JSONPlaceholder.