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Introduction

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Get some dummy data with the exact attributes that match your API response.

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You can get a response either as an object, e.g. A person object with first_name, age, height, etc, or you can get a response as a list, in this case, a list of 10 objects all with defined attributes will be returned.

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Overview

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This is a two steps process:

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Bonus: View your data attributes definition and share it with others

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Authentication

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Currently, no authentication is required, use it on the fly.

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Error Codes

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400: bad request\nPossible reasons:

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Please use POST body in JSON format

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Fields:

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mode : required, support single or list

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attributes required, need to provide a list of attributes that you want to appear in the API response, each attribute field needs to have a name and a type field.

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Data types:

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Here is a list of currently supported type

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stringRandom string 15 chars longUNkudzWeOUSrvBgWIYfxWRgvUVQTJb
intRandom integer between 0-10091, 72
floatFloat number1.23232349234948
decimalFloat number with two decimals, commonly use for price etc7.21, 3.56
booleantrue or falsetrue, false
datedate2012-08-06T06:20:52.556Z, 2006-04-09T19:11:31.620Z
nameRandom common namesKash, Anne
addressA random address123 COMMERCIAL DRIVE
us_zip_codeUS zip code12581, 13419
ca_postal_codeCanadian Porstal CodeA1A1T7, L4G1X1
us_stateUS StatesAlabama, Colorado
ca_provinceCanadian ProvinceBritish Columbia, Ontario
colorColorgreen, indigo
job_titleJob titleComputer Scientist, Electrician
sport_teamSport TeamArsenal, Liverpool
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