Random User Generator API

randomuser.me · Developer Tools

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Generate random user data for testing and prototyping — names, addresses, emails, phone numbers, photos, and more. Supports 60+ nationalities. No API key required.

Authentication

No authentication requiredFree to use with no key needed.

Sample Requests

GET Get random user

Get one random user with full profile data.

https://randomuser.me/api

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://randomuser.me/api/"

import requests
response = requests.get(
    "https://randomuser.me/api/",
)
print(response.json())

const url = 'https://randomuser.me/api/';

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
)

func main() {
	targetURL := "https://randomuser.me/api/"
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://randomuser.me/api/")

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://randomuser.me/api/";
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

GET Get multiple users

Get 5 random US/UK female users.

https://randomuser.me/api?nat=us,gb&gender=female&results=5

Hover any highlighted part to learn what it does

curl -X GET "https://randomuser.me/api/?nat=us%2Cgb&gender=female&results=5"

import requests
params = {
    "nat": "us,gb",
    "gender": "female",
    "results": "5"
}
response = requests.get(
    "https://randomuser.me/api/",
    params=params,
)
print(response.json())

const url = new URL('https://randomuser.me/api/');
url.searchParams.set('nat', 'us,gb');
url.searchParams.set('gender', 'female');
url.searchParams.set('results', '5');

const response = await fetch(url); 
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data);

package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"io"
	"net/http"
	"net/url"
)

func main() {
	baseURL, _ := url.Parse("https://randomuser.me/api/")
	q := baseURL.Query()
	q.Set("nat", "us,gb")
	q.Set("gender", "female")
	q.Set("results", "5")
	baseURL.RawQuery = q.Encode()
	targetURL := baseURL.String()
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", targetURL, nil)

	client := &http.Client{}
	resp, _ := client.Do(req)
	defer resp.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(resp.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(body))
}

require "net/http"
require "json"

uri = URI("https://randomuser.me/api/")
uri.query = URI.encode_www_form({
  "nat" => "us,gb",
  "gender" => "female",
  "results" => "5"
})

http = Net::HTTP.new(uri.host, uri.port)
http.use_ssl = uri.scheme == "https"

req = Net::HTTP::Get.new(uri)

res = http.request(req)
puts JSON.parse(res.body)

<?php
$url = "https://randomuser.me/api/?" . http_build_query([
    "nat" => "us,gb",
    "gender" => "female",
    "results" => "5"
]);
$opts = ["http" => [
    "method" => "GET",
]];
$ctx = stream_context_create($opts);
$res = file_get_contents($url, false, $ctx);
print_r(json_decode($res, true));

Postman Setup Guide

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No API key needed
Try GET https://randomuser.me/api/?results=5
Filter nationality: ?nat=fr,de,us
Filter gender: ?gender=male or ?gender=female
Control fields: ?inc=name,email,picture

What can you build with Random User Generator API?

Random User Generator API is a Developer Tools API. Developers commonly use developer tools APIs for:

automating code review and quality checks
integrating CI/CD pipelines and build systems
managing feature flags and A/B tests
monitoring errors and application performance
generating and validating test data

No authentication required. This API is open — no signup or key needed. Ideal for quick prototypes and public-facing features. Random User Generator API is free to use, making it a low-risk choice to experiment with.

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