Random Data Generator

Overview

Random Generator works by generating random data based on the type specified. It can generate random numbers, strings, dates, and more. The data is generated using advanced algorithms to ensure randomness and unpredictability.

Endpoint

One host, one path per API. The block below shows this call in four languages; every one of them is the same HTTP request. Making requests covers the timeouts, retries and parameter rules that apply to all of them. The SDKs wrap the same call in a typed client.

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curl "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomgenerator?type=number&count=10&includeAvatar=true" \
  -H "x-api-key: your_api_key_here"

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const res = await fetch('https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomgenerator?type=number&count=10&includeAvatar=true', {
  headers: { 'x-api-key': 'your_api_key_here' },
});

if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`${res.status} ${await res.text()}`);

const { data } = await res.json();
console.log(data);

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import requests

res = requests.get(
    "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomgenerator?type=number&count=10&includeAvatar=true",
    headers={"x-api-key": "your_api_key_here"},
    timeout=15,
)
res.raise_for_status()

print(res.json()["data"])

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package main

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

func main() {
	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", "https://api.apiverve.com/v1/randomgenerator?type=number&count=10&includeAvatar=true", nil)
	req.Header.Set("x-api-key", "your_api_key_here")

	res, err := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)
	if err != nil {
		panic(err)
	}
	defer res.Body.Close()

	out, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)
	fmt.Println(string(out))
}

Replace your_api_key_here with the key from your dashboard. When the inputs arrive as a list rather than one at a time, batch requests run up to 200 of them through this same API in a single call.

Authentication

Send your key in the x-api-key header. That is the only auth step — there is no token exchange and no per-endpoint scope to configure. Authentication covers creating, rotating and revoking keys.

Parameters

Sent in the query string. Premium parameters are accepted on every plan but only take effect on plans that include them.

Response

Every API returns the same three top-level keys, so one response handler covers your whole integration: status, error and data. Only data changes shape. Response format covers the envelope, the other output formats and how premium fields are withheld.

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{
  "status": "ok",
  "error": null,
  "data": {
    "type": "phone",
    "count": 10,
    "data": [
      "967-950-4587",
      "792-611-7468 x1293",
      "(933) 311-9829",
      "389.357.7403 x793",
      "1-621-490-6394",
      "1-699-562-6833 x8558",
      "875.226.1530 x641",
      "744-991-0150 x1974",
      "1-393-784-0533 x15199",
      "954-876-6958 x0398"
    ]
  }
}

Response fields

Paths are relative to data. Premium fields are absent rather than zeroed on plans that do not include them, so check for presence instead of comparing to 0.

Errors

Read the HTTP status first, then error for the specific reason. The body names the parameter that has to change. Error handling covers the full status list and which of them are worth retrying.

Use cases

Database Seeding

Populate staging tables with synthetic names, addresses, and phone numbers before running integration tests against newly deployed schemas.

UI Prototype Mocking

Front-end developers render placeholder user profiles with generated usernames, emails, and hex colors while building interface layouts.

Unique Key Generation

When verifying record deduplication pipelines, QA engineers inject generated UUIDs and timestamps into intake streams.

Game Mechanics Simulation

To test random drop rates and turn orders, game creators draw coin flips and dice rolls directly into prototype loops.

Other ways to use Random Data Generator

Set up Random Data Generator on APIVerve, or reach the same source a different way. Your APIVerve account and credits work on all of them — one key, one balance.

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