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Anycrap – REST API for 35k absurdist AI-generated products

Anycrap – REST API for 35k absurdist AI-generated products

by astrokaf·May 9, 2026·3 points·0 comments
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AI Analysis

●●SolidRabbit HoleCozy

35k absurdist AI products as an API, plus an offline faker.js plugin.

Strengths
  • •Bundled faker.js plugin allows offline generation without API calls.
  • •HuggingFace dataset export enables local ML training and fine-tuning.
  • •Consistent CLI and REST interface with category filtering and search.
Weaknesses
  • •Niche utility primarily useful for testing, demos, or entertainment.
  • •Rate limited to 60 requests per minute, potentially restrictive for bulk ops.
Target Audience

Developers needing mock data for testing or demos

Similar To

Faker.js · MockAPI · This Person Does Not Exist

Post Description

The site hit #1 on HN about a year ago. Got enough traffic that I turned it into a proper API.

What's there: - REST API — 35k products, manually filterable by category, free key, 60 req/min - CLI — npx anycrap random -c food - faker.js plugin — bundled, no API call, works offline - HuggingFace dataset — full 35k rows for ML/training

https://anycrap.shop/developers

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