Using fake data can be a useful way to quickly populate product interfaces with information like names, addresses, dates, and more. Depending on the quality of the data, this can help surface potential issues with user-generated content, like long names, that is often not accounted for in design mockups. It can also help create a sense of believability in prototypes instead of seeing a bunch of repeated strings. This is different form lorem ipsum, which is often used to as a placeholder for written copy, like headlines, body text, and more. Using lorem ipsum can have some serious drawbacks since it places form over function. [[Retool]] offers a free [REST API generator](https://retool.com/api-generator/) that allows you to create a custom dataset that can be read and written to via a REST API. It appears to using [Faker Cloud](https://fakercloud.com) to generate the data. --- [REST API Generator](https://retool.com/api-generator/) [Faker Cloud - get faked!](https://fakercloud.com/)