A Collection of Image Placeholder APIs
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Before getting started 🔗
During frontend development, you sometimes need temporary images before the server is ready.
An API that returns random images is convenient in these situations.
In this post, I will introduce the random-image APIs I often use.
via.placeHolder 🔗
via.placeholder is an API that provides blank gray placeholder images.
It is very simple to use: Specify the image dimensions.
Unfortunately, its official website appears to have disappeared, so an exact specification no longer seems to be available.
loremflickr 🔗
loremflickr is an API that provides random cat images.
See the official site for detailed usage.
loremflickr↗
- Append the width, height, and a keyword to search for an image.
https://loremflickr.com/320/240/paris - Supply a random seed number to retrieve a random image.
https://loremflickr.com/320/240?random=1
placedog 🔗
placedog is an API that provides random dog images.
See the official site for detailed usage.
placedog↗
Avatar placeHolder 🔗
Avatar placeHolder is an API that provides random avatar images.
See the official site for detailed usage.
Avatar placeHolder↗
Conclusion 🔗
This post introduced APIs that provide random images.
Before connecting your server, why not use them to brighten up a plain interface and make development more enjoyable?
Further options 🔗
Other API services that provide placeholders.
- Lorem Picsum↗
- dummyimage↗
- assets.so↗ This one looks fun. 😏
- baconmockup↗ Recommended for meat lovers. 🥓
