How to Use Claude Code and Cursor to Build Mock APIs with Mimicry MCP
Learn how to connect Claude Code, Cursor, or Windsurf to Mimicry's MCP server and use AI to create, manage, and iterate on mock APIs — without opening a browser.
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News, tutorials, and insights about frontend development, API mocking, and chaos engineering.
How to Mock an E-Commerce REST API in Mimicry (Products, Orders, and Relations)
A step-by-step walkthrough: build a multi-resource e-commerce mock API with categories, products, users, orders, and order items — filtering, sorting, pagination, nested routes, embedding, and Chaos Mode.
Mock API vs json-server: When a Hosted Mock REST API Works Better
An honest comparison between json-server and a hosted mock REST API like Mimicry — setup costs, sharing, scaling beyond one developer, where each tool quietly breaks, and a decision flow that avoids mid-project switches.
How to Use a Mock REST API for React Development (Without the Bugs Your Mock Is Too Fast to Show)
Wire a React data layer to a mock REST API: query keys, mutations, query invalidation, dependent queries, retry strategies, and the bugs that only appear once the mock is slow enough to be honest.
API Chaos Testing for Frontend Developers: A Practical Introduction
How to use Chaos Mode and Field Chaos in Mimicry to inject realistic failures, dirty payloads and slow networks into your mocks, and find UI bugs before your users do.
How to Mock an API for Frontend Development Without Waiting for the Backend
Learn how to mock a REST API for frontend development in React or Next.js, test realistic UI states, and keep shipping before the backend is ready.
Static JSON Mocks Are Not Enough for Real UI Testing
Static JSON mocks are useful at first, but they are not enough for real UI testing. Learn why realistic mock APIs lead to better frontend quality.
How to Test Loading, Empty, Error, and Success States with a Mock API
Learn how to test loading, empty, error, and success states with a mock API so your frontend behaves correctly before the backend is ready.