How to Use AnyPlaceholder.com

AnyPlaceholder.com lets designers and developers create custom placeholder images and text on-the-fly. You can use our browser UI or call the simple REST APIs directly from your code.

1. Using the Web UI

Open the Image Generator or Text Generator.
Adjust the parameters to your needs.
Copy the generated URL or download/copy the result.

2. Using the HTTP API

Make a GET request to /placeholder with the query parameters below.

Parameter	Required	Description	Example
width	Yes	Image width (px)	300
height	Yes	Image height (px)	200
bg	No	Background color (hex, no #). For 4 or 8 digits, the last digit(s) represent alpha value (0-f, 00-ff)	09f or 0099ff or 09f8 (semi-transparent)
color	No	Text color (hex, no #). For 4 or 8 digits, the last digit(s) represent alpha value (0-f, 00-ff)	fff or fffc (semi-transparent)
text	No	Custom text. Defaults to "{width}x{height}"	Hello
fontSize	No	Font size (px)	24
radius	No	Corner radius (px)	8
format	No	Output format: svg (default) / png / jpg / webp	png
retina	No	If set to `1`, creates a @2x image	1

Example

https://anyplaceholder.com/placeholder?width=400&height=300&bg=333&color=fff&text=Demo&format=png

3. Text Placeholder API

Make a GET request to /text with the query parameters below.

Parameter	Required	Description	Example
paragraphs	No	Number of paragraphs (1-50, default 3)	5
sentences	No	Sentences per paragraph (1-15, default 5)	3
format	No	Output format: text (default) / html / json	json
lang	No	Language: en (default) / ja	ja
startWithLorem	No	Start with "Lorem ipsum..." (default true)	false
random	No	Randomize output (disables caching)	true

Examples

https://anyplaceholder.com/text?paragraphs=3&sentences=5
https://anyplaceholder.com/text?paragraphs=2&format=html&lang=ja
https://anyplaceholder.com/text?paragraphs=1&sentences=3&format=json

4. Attribution / License

Generated images are free to use, even in commercial projects. No attribution required, but a backlink is appreciated.