Fake Generators for Software Developers

Fake Generator Libraries by Programming Language

Python

Faker

Faker is a Python package that generates fake data for you. Whether you need to bootstrap your database, create good-looking XML documents, fill-in your persistence to stress test it, or anonymize data taken from a production service, Faker is for you.

https://faker.readthedocs.io/en/master/

PHP

FakerPHP/Faker

Faker is a PHP library that generates fake data for you. Whether you need to bootstrap your database, create good-looking XML documents, fill-in your persistence to stress test it, or anonymize data taken from a production service, Faker is for you.

It’s heavily inspired by Perl’s Data::Faker, and by Ruby’s Faker.

NodeJS

FakerJS

faker.js - generate massive amounts of fake data in the browser and node.js It is based on Fake Cloud.

Online Fake Generators

Fake Credit Card Number Generator

https://www.creditcardvalidator.org/generator

Fake Address Generator

https://www.fakeaddressgenerator.com/usa_address_generator

Faker Cloud

https://fakercloud.com/api

Email Generators

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Fake Generator Libraries by Programming Language

Python

Faker

Faker is a Python package that generates fake data for you. Whether you need to bootstrap your database, create good-looking XML documents, fill-in your persistence to stress test it, or anonymize data taken from a production service, Faker is for you.

https://faker.readthedocs.io/en/master/

PHP

FakerPHP/Faker

Faker is a PHP library that generates fake data for you. Whether you need to bootstrap your database, create good-looking XML documents, fill-in your persistence to stress test it, or anonymize data taken from a production service, Faker is for you.

It’s heavily inspired by Perl’s Data::Faker, and by Ruby’s Faker.

NodeJS

FakerJS

faker.js - generate massive amounts of fake data in the browser and node.js It is based on Fake Cloud.

Online Fake Generator

JSON Generator

JSON Generator is a website that is used to generate fake JSON data. It has a manageable learning curve and comes with prebuilt functions that allow you to fine-tune the type of data included in your JSON file. Great for mocking APIs and providing large amounts of data quickly.

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