# Random User Generator — card for AI agents

Free open-source API that returns random fake user profiles (name, address, photo) as JSON, XML, CSV or YAML.

Category: Placeholder images, data and text · maker Arron Hunt and Keith Armstrong · checked 2026-10-21

## Price
- Price: Free
- Free tier: Fully free, no key.

## License
Code MIT; portraits from UI Faces authorized section — https://randomuser.me/copyright

- commercial: **unclear** (Commercial use unclear)
- in app: **unclear** (Shipping inside an app unclear)
- Why unclear: The copyright page only says the photos were hand picked from the authorized section of UI Faces and refers readers to the UI Faces FAQ for usage rights; the pages read do not state any commercial-use terms themselves.

## Rules to follow
- Portraits come from UI Faces; its FAQ governs how the faces may be used, so check before shipping them.
- Use for development and demos, not as real people.

## How an agent gets files
- GET https://randomuser.me/api/?results=10&format=json (portrait URLs are in the response). (sign-in: none)
- Formats: json
- Not allowed: Photo use governed by UI Faces FAQ
- Not allowed: No other terms stated

## How to connect
- Public API
- API docs: https://randomuser.me/documentation
- API limits: Up to 5,000 users per request; no rate limit stated.
- Repository: https://github.com/RandomAPI/Randomuser.me-Node
- Website: https://randomuser.me

## Lines to paste into your prompt or AGENTS.md

```
- Random User Generator (Placeholder images, data and text). Free open-source API that returns random fake user profiles (name, address, photo) as JSON, XML, CSV or YAML. Price: free; commercial use unclear; shipping inside an app unclear.
  Connect: API docs https://randomuser.me/documentation. Limits: Up to 5,000 users per request; no rate limit stated.
  Get files: GET https://randomuser.me/api/?results=10&format=json (portrait URLs are in the response) (json).
  Not allowed: Photo use governed by UI Faces FAQ
  Not allowed: No other terms stated
  Rule: Portraits come from UI Faces; its FAQ governs how the faces may be used, so check before shipping them.
  Rule: Use for development and demos, not as real people.
  License: https://randomuser.me/copyright (checked 2026-10-21; details: https://agentgid.com/assets/randomuser-me/)
```

Not verified: UI Faces FAQ not read (link points to an archive), so commercial and in-app use of the photos is unclear. Notice text: 'Please visit UI Faces FAQ for more information regarding how you can use these faces.'

## Links
- AgentGid page: https://agentgid.com/assets/randomuser-me/
- Source: https://randomuser.me
- Source: https://randomuser.me/documentation
- Source: https://randomuser.me/copyright

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