Is JSONPlaceholder free for commercial use?

Do you need to credit JSONPlaceholder?

The terms we read do not say.

Can you ship JSONPlaceholder content inside an app or game?

Shipping inside an app unclear.

Rules to follow

• Use for docs, tutorials, code examples, prototypes and local tests; it is not a production backend.
• Writes are faked and not saved.

- JSONPlaceholder (Placeholder images, data and text). Free fake REST API with 100 posts, 500 comments, 100 albums, 5000 photos, 200 todos and 10 users, for tests and prototypes. Price: free; commercial use OK; shipping inside an app unclear.
  Connect: API docs https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/guide/. Limits: No limit stated.
  Get files: GET https://jsonplaceholder.typicode.com/posts, /comments, /albums, /photos, /todos, /users (json).
  Not allowed: No terms stated
  Not allowed: Intended for testing and prototypes
  Rule: Use for docs, tutorials, code examples, prototypes and local tests; it is not a production backend.
  Rule: Writes are faked and not saved.
  License: https://github.com/typicode/jsonplaceholder (checked 2026-10-21; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/jsonplaceholder/)

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