Getting Started #

Overview #

Faker is a popular library that generates fake (but reasonable) data that can be used for things such as:

• Unit Testing
• Performance Testing
• Building Demos
• Working without a completed backend

Faker was originally written in Perl and this is the JavaScript port. Language bindings also exist for Ruby, Java, and Python.

This documentation only covers the JavaScript implementation of Faker.

Environments #

You can run Faker in the Browser, within Node, or the many other languages supported by Faker. (Perl, Ruby, Java, and Python)

Installation #

Install it as a Dev Dependency using your favorite package manager.

npm install @faker-js/faker --save-dev

or

yarn add @faker-js/faker --dev

or

pnpm add @faker-js/faker --save-dev

Community #

If you have questions or need help, reach out to the community via Discord and GitHub Discussions.