Mockend - The super cool mock API generator

#django #python #postgres #showdev

Some time ago, I built FakeAPI, a structured fake data generator. I called it a fakeAPI generator for a while (as it had an API to generate fake data).

Fake API - An API to generate fake data

Amal Shaji ・ Feb 3 ・ 2 min read

#python #opensource

Even though the service generated fake data, it had some limitations.

All requests must be a POST request
All requests must have a JSON payload in the request body

That's no way to design/build a fake API generator. So I started upgrading FakeAPI, and finally, Mockend was born.

Go ahead and try it out 👇

Features

Create apps to manage endpoints
Create multiple endpoints per app
Create endpoints that resemble your original API. Thus, switching between dev and prod will be as easy as changing the BASE_URL
api-key authorization via X-API-KEY header. It is disabled by default.
Custom response model. Choose from 97 supported data types, and some of them offer customization.
Support for dynamic endpoints(/api/{id})
JSON editor available to create schema
Swagger UI for each application to test out your endpoints right from the browser
Create bulk endpoints using app schema(a file that describes all the endpoints of an app).
Public templates to share your app(only swagger UI is accessible)

Feedback is appreciated 🙏🏻

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