RandomAPI/Randomuser.me-Node

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1490 stars · 289 forks observed · 2026-08-28

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The Node.js source code powering randomuser.me, a free API that generates random user data (names, emails, addresses, IDs) for application testing, with support for multiple nationalities and output formats like JSON, CSV, XML, and YAML. It uses MongoDB and accepts community contributions of region-specific data.

Use cases

• generate fake user data for testing
• seed a database with random users
• mock user profiles in a frontend demo
• get random user data as JSON via API
• test form validation with realistic names and addresses
• self-host a random user generator API

When to choose

• you need realistic placeholder user data like Lorem Ipsum but for people
• you want locale-specific data formats for different nationalities
• you want to self-host the randomuser.me service

When to avoid

• you need authenticated or real user data
• you need a general-purpose mock API server for your own schemas
• you need production-grade identity data

Facets

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http-server api-framework data-generation developer-tools testing apis web-development self-hosted fake-data user-generator mock-data rest-api mongodb nationality-data nodejs web-server

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