Docs-example hub
Placeholder text and test data that just works
Free, no signup, no tracking, and no JavaScript required — a calm, curated starting point for documentation examples, demos and tests.
Reserved by RFC 2606 and RFC 6761 — safe to use anywhere in examples, never a real service.
Decision helper
I need to…
Pick the job you're doing and start with the tool that fits it best.
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…show static placeholder text
Use example.com — the canonical reserved domain, always safe to print in docs and UI mockups.
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…hit a fake REST/JSON API
Use JSONPlaceholder — instant posts, comments and users with no auth and predictable shapes.
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…debug HTTP requests & responses
Use httpbin.org — echo endpoints that reflect exactly the method, headers and body you sent.
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…load mock images
Use Lorem Picsum — real-looking placeholder photos you can seed for deterministic testing.
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…return a custom response
Use Beeceptor — design an endpoint and payload in the browser without running any server.
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…run an offline, self-hosted mock
Use JSON Server — turn a single JSON file into a local REST API you fully control.
Directory
Documentation-example tools
Hand-picked, code-adjacent resources. Every one of them serves fake or reserved data — treat none of it as production truth.
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example.com
ReservedThe canonical reserved domain for documentation and UI mockups.
Caveat: resolves to a static page, not your content — don't point monitoring or apps at it.
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example.org
ReservedThe non-profit sibling — interchangeable with the .com in examples.
Caveat: also static and reserved; never assume it hosts your data.
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example.net
ReservedThe network sibling — the third IANA-reserved documentation domain.
Caveat: reserved for examples only; not a live service to depend on.
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JSONPlaceholder
A free fake REST API with posts, comments, albums and users.
Caveat: writes aren't persisted — data is fake and resets, so keep it out of production.
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DummyJSON
Richer fake datasets — products, carts, users, todos and auth flows.
Caveat: generated sample content, not real people or products; not for production.
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httpbin.org
HTTP request-and-response service for debugging status codes, headers and redirects.
Caveat: a shared public echo service — don't send secrets and don't build on it.
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IANA — Example Domains
The authoritative help page explaining the reserved example domains and RFC 2606 / RFC 6761.
Caveat: reference material only — it explains the rules, it isn't a test service.
Code samples
Hit an example endpoint from anywhere
The same request in the tools you already use. Swap the host for
example.org or example.net freely — these
examples apply to all reserved TLDs and read the same in every locale.
curl -s https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1const res = await fetch("https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1");
const post = await res.json();
console.log(post.title);import axios from "axios";
const { data: post } = await axios.get(
"https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1"
);
console.log(post.title);import requests
res = requests.get(
"https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts/1",
timeout=10,
)
res.raise_for_status()
print(res.json()["title"])Trust & privacy
Quiet by design
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No analytics, no trackers. This page ships zero third-party scripts, pixels or cookies.
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Works without JavaScript. Every link and every snippet is readable with scripting disabled; JS only adds copy-to-clipboard convenience.
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WCAG-AA, light and dark. Content meets AA contrast in both themes and follows your OS preference automatically.
An honest caveat
Reserved domains and fake-data services are for examples, tests and demos — not production. Don't build apps on them, don't authenticate against them, and don't depend on their content staying the same.