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A placeholder image generator returns synthetic image URLs and SVG data URIs for tests, prototypes and design fixtures. Spotzee bundles Picsum, LoremFlickr, GitHub avatar, Faker portrait and SVG data URI output in one endpoint with optional size, category, blur and colour controls.
Generate placeholder image URLs at spotzee.com/tools/placeholder-image-generator.

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Why this matters

Designers and engineers need image-shaped fixtures every day: avatars in user lists, hero images in layout tests, thumbnails in card grids, SVG placeholders in storybook screens. Hard-coding URLs against public CDNs from inside test data scatters dependencies and breaks when those services change. A placeholder image endpoint keeps URL formats in one well-tested place. Pass a numeric seed for reproducible avatars and Picsum URLs across runs. Reach for SVG data URIs when fixtures must work offline, in print, or inside locked-down preview environments. Each Extended API call deducts a small per-call amount from your Spotzee credit balance. The endpoint returns URLs and data URIs only; image bytes are served by the public CDNs the URLs reference. See the Spotzee pricing page for live per-tool pricing.

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How it works

1

Send the request

POST to /generic/data/generate/image with count. The count is a string from 1 to 100.
2

Choose a method

Pick profile for the bundled record, or one of url, urlPicsumPhotos, urlLoremFlickr, avatar, avatarGitHub, personPortrait or dataUri.
3

Set scoped options

Width and height work for URL and data-URI methods. Category targets urlLoremFlickr. Greyscale and blur target urlPicsumPhotos. Colour and SVG type target dataUri. Sex and size target personPortrait.
4

Read the response

The response returns data.images[], generated, locale, optional seed and the resolved method. Profile records also fill the per-method URL fields.

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Method reference

Pick profile to inspect every output shape at once. Pick a method when fixtures need one URL shape per record.

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What to watch for

  • Count outside 1 to 100. One request returns up to 100 records. Call the endpoint again for larger datasets.
  • Width or height outside 1 to 3999. Both must be positive integers up to 3999. They only apply to profile, url, urlPicsumPhotos, urlLoremFlickr and dataUri methods.
  • Method-scoped option mismatch. The endpoint rejects unsupported combinations, for example category with urlPicsumPhotos. Use profile if you want every option active in one record.
  • Treating fixtures as licensed assets. Returned URLs point at public placeholder services. Confirm each provider’s terms before reusing the assets in production marketing or paid products.
  • Unseeded snapshots. Send a numeric seed when tests assert exact URLs or snapshot the rendered output.

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FAQs

A placeholder image generator returns synthetic image URLs and SVG data URIs for tests, examples and design fixtures. Spotzee returns Picsum, LoremFlickr, GitHub avatar and portrait URLs from one endpoint with optional size, category, blur and colour controls.
No. Each response value is a URL pointing at a public image service or a data:image/svg+xml URI you can embed directly. The endpoint never fetches or proxies image bytes.
Yes. Send width and height from 1 to 3999 for the url, urlPicsumPhotos, urlLoremFlickr, dataUri and profile methods. Avatar and portrait methods use sizes set by the upstream provider.
It bundles urlPicsumPhotos plus LoremFlickr, GitHub avatars, Faker portraits and SVG data URIs into one endpoint. Use it as a picsum alternative when fixtures need more than one URL shape.
Yes. Pick dataUri to return a data:image/svg+xml URI. The SVG embeds inline, so fixtures keep rendering without network access.
Read the placeholder image generator guide for endpoint options, response fields and embedding patterns. The guide also shows where placeholder image URLs fit beside colour, lorem ipsum, string and developer fixture generators.

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Try it

Generate placeholder image URLs in the browser at spotzee.com/tools/placeholder-image-generator, or call the Extended API when you need image fixtures inside design systems, prototypes, demo screens, storybooks and avatar lists.