JSON Server

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Category
Free
Tag
HTTP Mocking
License
MIT License
Registered
Mar 7, 2015
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Link
https://github.com/typicode/json-server
See also
mockwebserver +
Mocktrofit
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RESTMock
OKHttp client mock

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Language
JavaScript
Version
v1.0.0-alpha.23 (Jan 26, 2024)
Created
Nov 27, 2013
Updated
Jan 31, 2024
Owner
Typicode (typicode)
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Important

Viewing alpha v1 documentation – usable but expect breaking changes. For stable version, see here

json-server

Install

npm install json-server

Usage

Create a db.json or db.json5 file

{
  "posts": [
    { "id": "1", "title": "a title", "views": 100 },
    { "id": "2", "title": "another title", "views": 200 }
  ],
  "comments": [
    { "id": "1", "text": "a comment about post 1", "postId": "1" },
    { "id": "2", "text": "another comment about post 1", "postId": "1" }
  ],
  "profile": {
    "name": "typicode"
  }
}
View db.json5 example
{
  posts: [
    { id: '1', title: 'a title', views: 100 },
    { id: '2', title: 'another title', views: 200 },
  ],
  comments: [
    { id: '1', text: 'a comment about post 1', postId: '1' },
    { id: '2', text: 'another comment about post 1', postId: '1' },
  ],
  profile: {
    name: 'typicode',
  },
}

You can read more about JSON5 format here.

Pass it to JSON Server CLI

$ npx json-server db.json

Get a REST API

$ curl http://localhost:3000/posts/1
{
  "id": "1",
  "title": "a title"
}

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

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Routes

Based on the example db.json, you'll get the following routes:

GET    /posts
GET    /posts/:id
POST   /posts
PUT    /posts/:id
PATCH  /posts/:id
DELETE /posts/:id

# Same for comments
GET   /profile
PUT   /profile
PATCH /profile

Params

Conditions

  • ==
  • lt<
  • lte<=
  • gt>
  • gte>=
  • ne!=
GET /posts?views_gt=9000

Range

  • start
  • end
  • limit
GET /posts?_start=10&_end=20
GET /posts?_start=10&_limit=10

Paginate

  • page
  • per_page (default = 10)
GET /posts?_page=1&_per_page=25

Sort

  • _sort=f1,f2
GET /posts?_sort=id,-views

Nested and array fields

  • x.y.z...
  • x.y.z[i]...
GET /foo?a.b=bar
GET /foo?x.y_lt=100
GET /foo?arr[0]=bar

Embed

GET /posts?_embed=comments
GET /comments?_embed=post

Delete

DELETE /posts/1
DELETE /posts/1?_dependent=comments

Serving static files

If you create a ./public directory, JSON Serve will serve its content in addition to the REST API.

You can also add custom directories using -s/--static option.

json-server -s ./static
json-server -s ./static -s ./node_modules

Notable differences with v0.17

  • id is always a string and will be generated for you if missing
  • use _per_page with _page instead of _limitfor pagination
  • use Chrome's Network tab > throtling to delay requests instead of --delay CLI option

License

This project uses the Fair Source License. Note: Only organizations with 3+ users need to contribute a small amount through sponsorship sponsor for usage. This license helps keep the project sustainable and healthy, benefiting everyone.

For more information, FAQs, and the rationale behind this, visit https://fair.io/.