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I want to develop a proof of concept AngularJS Single Page App.

Does anyone know of a public server which will serve me some JSON data every item I query it, and not always the same values, but changing every time I access it?

I found JSON place holder, but that only returns static data :-(

[Update] I don't want to have to register, it must really be "public". I found this question on S.O, but all of the answers are static. I want to demonstrate data-binding by having the APP fetch new JSON data periodically & update the HTML page (maybe something like a pie chart or histogram, but even a grid/list would do).

Minimal coding required, I am trying to prove that HTML/Angular are supported correctly in a certain environment.

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    At least "hard borderline" to asking for a service instead of software, Mawg. Only thing keeping me from close-voting is lack of proficience in this specific area ("in dubio pro reo": it might be I've missed the part making it on-topic). If you make that clear, I'll immediately delete this comment of mine :) – Izzy♦ Mar 13 '15 at 13:05
  • Hmm, @Izzy, I don't see way to rephrase it. I think that you might be correct & that it is off-topic :-( I don't fancy my chances on Programmers, though. Any suggestions, or should I delete the question? That would be NP. I can just code my own & load in onto my server (but then no one else will know about it in similar cases). – Mawg says reinstate Monica Mar 13 '15 at 13:19
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    Mawg, if by "test server" you mean a program to be run on some server (e.g. self-hosted), that should be fine. But your question rather looks like you ask for a "hoster" ("Does anyone know of a public server"). "Is there a software I could install on my (or my provider's) server" should make it perfectly fine – if that's (part of) what you want. – Izzy♦ Mar 13 '15 at 14:12
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    OK, agreed. I just didn't want to sound "grumpy" (oder "nörgelig" :) – Izzy♦ Mar 13 '15 at 15:24
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    @łIzzy No, no, no, that's fine. I do understand the distinction & I do not want to set a bad precedent & have others think that it is ok to post similar questions. So, I shall delete this & do it myself. It won't take long. +1 for the crab ;-) – Mawg says reinstate Monica Mar 13 '15 at 15:26
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NumbersAPI will return at least dozens of distinct JSON formatted responses for requests to this URI endpoint. No registration required.

http://numbersapi.com/random/date?json

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In the nice The introduction to Reactive Programming you've been missing article, the author shows an example using the Github API for getting users.

The interesting part is that it can get fresh new data with a random offset:

var randomOffset = Math.floor(Math.random()*500);
return 'https://api.github.com/users?since=' + randomOffset;

Thus, you can get some simple Json with a huge amount of fresh new information.

Other parts of the API, like commit list, can be interesting.

I guess the Stackoverflow / StackExchange API can be interesting to explore, too... :-)

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Although I previously accepted an answer, I have now found something which I consider far superior to it.

Mockaroo lets you generate up to 1,000 rows of realistic test data in CSV, JSON, SQL, and Excel formats. It has 89 predefined data types, plus conditional logic.

Check it out!

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