Generate placeholder text
Filler text by words, sentences or paragraphs, for when the layout needs something in it.
What it does
Also called: generate placeholder text · lorem ipsum generator · make dummy paragraphs for a mockup.
Use it from your own code
The same endpoint this page calls — no daily cap, 1 credit a call either way.
POST /v1/core/lorem-ipsum
curl -X POST "$DOATHING_API/v1/core/lorem-ipsum" \
-H "x-api-key: $DOATHING_KEY" \
-H "content-type: application/json" \
-d '{"options": {"unit": "paragraphs", "count": 2}}'
Filler text by words, sentences or paragraphs, for when the layout needs something in it.
Generate lorem ipsum placeholder text by word, sentence or paragraph count.
Response
The result carries your remaining balance alongside it, so you can track spend without a second call.
{
"text": "Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet…",
"paragraphs": 2,
"request_id": "37f01edb-0163-42a1-ac51-0acaef979800",
"credits_remaining": 96
}
Cost
1 credit per call, whether it is run from the site or from the API — the credential differs, the price does not. A new account starts with 20 credits.
A rejected request still costs a credit: the authorizer decrements before the tool validates. A call rejected for a missing or invalid key is free.
Parameters
Generated from the endpoint’s own validation, so this is exactly what it accepts. A body field goes at the top level; an option goes inside options.
| Name | In | Type | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| unit | options | string | "paragraphs" | words, sentences or paragraphs. one of words, sentences, paragraphs |
| count | options | integer | 3 | How many of that unit. Maximum 500. 1 to 500 |
| seed | options | string | — | Fix the output so the same request returns the same text. |