The fakedata package generates realistic synthetic user profiles for machine learning, deep learning, data analysis, and data science workflows.
Project description
fakedata
A high-performance, zero-dependency synthetic data generation engine, available for both Node.js and Python. Designed specifically for machine learning, data science, and analytics workflows, providing 100% data parity across platforms.
Overview
fakedata has been completely rebuilt from the ground up to serve as an ML-ready synthetic data engine. It generates deeply interconnected user profiles with 112 flat columns across 13 domains (Health, Financial, Employment, Digital Footprint, etc.), making it the perfect tool for training models, benchmarking pipelines, or simulating realistic databases.
Machine Learning Power Features:
- Behavioral Personas: Orchestrate correlations through 6 distinct personas (e.g., Executive, Student, Tech Pro) to ensure realistic socio-economic patterns.
- Seed Reproducibility: Generate byte-for-byte identical datasets across runs (and languages!) using
seed. - Schema Overrides: Force specific distributions (e.g., age ranges, income brackets, genders) using
schema. - Locale-Aware Generation: Support for 8 culture-specific name sets and phone formats (
en,in,jp,kr,de,br,ar,fr). - Missing Data Simulation: Automatically inject realistic nulls using
missing_rateto test your data imputation pipelines. - Anomaly Injection: Inject fraud/outlier profiles (e.g., impossible geography, credit fraud, income spikes) using
anomaly_rate. - Time-Series Data: Generate chronological activity logs (logins, page views, purchases) per user for behavioral modeling.
- Pipeline Ready: Export directly to CSV, JSON, or Flat objects (perfect for
pandas.DataFrame).
Python Implementation
Installation
pip install fakedata-python
Quick Start
import fakedata.data as data
import pandas as pd
# Generate 10,000 highly correlated users deterministically
users = data.users(10000, {"seed": 42})
# Or export directly to a Pandas DataFrame
df = pd.DataFrame(data.users_flat(10000, {"seed": 42}))
print(df.head())
# Create time-series activity data
ts = data.user_time_series({"days": 30, "events_per_day": 8})
print(f"Generated {len(ts['activity'])} events for {ts['user']['fullName']}")
Node.js / TypeScript Implementation
Installation
npm install @abhay557/fakedata
Quick Start
const { data } = require('@abhay557/fakedata');
// Generate deterministic users with a 5% missing data rate (null injection)
const users = data.users(1000, { seed: 42, missing_rate: 0.05 });
// Export directly to CSV format
const csvString = data.usersToCSV(1000, { seed: 42 });
// Time-series activity data
const ts = data.userTimeSeries({ days: 30, eventsPerDay: 8 });
console.log(`Generated ${ts.activity.length} events for ${ts.user.fullName}`);
sample output - one user
fakedata.data.user()
fakedata.data.user(n) // set n = 100
"id": "4612",
"fullName": "Damaris Carlo Ebervale",
"firstName": "Damaris",
"lastName": "Ebervale",
"middleName": "Carlo",
"age": 31,
"gender": "non-binary",
"email": "damaris.ebervale@liberomail.com",
"phone": "+1 7469125114",
"username": "damaris_4612",
"password": "UQ!VZr0cLUD9",
"birthDate": "1995-07-19",
"bloodGroup": "+B",
"height": 185,
"weight": 60,
"domain": "damarisebervale.vg",
"ip": "48.50.80.113",
"macaddress": "33:2F:39:EE:3B:1E",
"address": {
"street": "3623 Chateau Lane",
"city": "Kilgore",
"state": "Texas",
"country": "Sierra Leone",
"countryCode": "SL",
"zipCode": 36434,
"coordinates": {
"latitude": "-68.324385",
"longitude": "55.859967"
}
},
"demographics": {
"ethnicity": "Hispanic",
"nationality": "South Korean",
"language": {
"primary": "Arabic",
"secondary": "Turkish"
},
"relationshipStatus": "dating"
},
"education": {
"level": "Bachelor's",
"field": "Computer Science",
"institution": "Agricultural University of Lublin",
"institutionCountry": "Poland",
"gpa": 2.79,
"graduationYear": 2017,
"studentDebt": 64117
},
"employment": {
"status": "self-employed",
"company": "China CITIC Bank",
"companySize": "enterprise",
"industry": "Banking",
"jobTitle": "\"ORACLE DBA\"",
"jobCategory": "Network Engineering",
"yearsExperience": 10,
"workMode": "onsite",
"workHoursPerWeek": 36,
"jobSatisfaction": 6
},
"financial": {
"annualIncome": 21600,
"creditScore": 464,
"savings": 1680,
"monthlyExpenses": 1309,
"debtToIncome": 3.12,
"taxBracket": "12%",
"investmentStyle": "moderate",
"homeOwnership": "own"
},
"health": {
"bmi": 17.5,
"bmiCategory": "underweight",
"bloodPressure": {
"systolic": 100,
"diastolic": 82
},
"exerciseFrequency": "3-4 times/week",
"smoking": "never",
"alcohol": "never",
"sleepHoursPerNight": 8.3,
"sleepQuality": "poor",
"diet": "mediterranean",
"medicalCondition": "None",
"insuranceProvider": "UnitedHealthcare",
"medications": [
"Lisinopril"
],
"lastCheckupMonthsAgo": 11,
"hasDisability": false,
"mentalHealth": "poor",
"vaccination": "partially vaccinated"
},
"social": {
"socialMedia": {
"platforms": [
"Pinterest",
"Twitter/X",
"Reddit",
"Instagram"
],
"screenTimeHoursPerDay": 3.8,
"preferredContent": "video"
},
"shopping": {
"frequency": "weekly",
"preferredCategories": [
"toys & games",
"books"
],
"monthlyOnlineSpending": 175
},
"newsSource": "social media",
"travelFrequency": "weekly",
"volunteers": false,
"pet": "multiple"
},
"digitalFootprint": {
"accountCreatedAt": "2021-04-01T09:59:41.867116+00:00",
"lastLoginAt": "2026-04-24T09:59:41.867116+00:00",
"lastPasswordChangeAt": "2025-11-06T09:59:41.867116+00:00",
"userAgent": "Mozilla/5.0 (Linux; Android 14; Pixel 8) AppleWebKit/537.36 Chrome/121.0.0.0 Mobile Safari/537.36",
"browser": "Chrome",
"os": "Windows 11",
"referrer": "facebook.com",
"avgSessionMinutes": 17.6,
"sessionsPerWeek": 10,
"totalSessions": 2666,
"twoFactorEnabled": false,
"preferredLanguage": "de",
"accountStatus": "inactive",
"verifiedEmail": false,
"verifiedPhone": true
},
"bank": {
"nameOnCard": "Damaris Carlo Ebervale",
"cardNumber": "2289970210128357",
"cardType": "Mastercard",
"cardExpiry": "5/29",
"cardCvv": "355"
},
"hobbies": [
"Knitting",
"Gardening",
"LARPing"
],
"technology_profile": {
"devices": {
"additional_devices": [
"BlackBerry Bold 9790",
"Nokia N9"
],
"smartphone": "Sony Ericsson Xperia X10"
},
"phone_preferences": {
"critical_features": [
"security features",
"reliability",
"5G connectivity"
],
"primary_uses": [
"photography",
"education",
"organization"
]
},
"interest": [
"Knitting",
"Gardening",
"LARPing"
]
}
}
Advanced Features Reference
Both Python and JS/TS expose the same underlying engine options.
1. Configuration Options
Pass an options dictionary/object to data.user(options) or data.users(n, options):
const options = {
seed: 42, // Number: Ensures deterministic, byte-for-byte identical output
missing_rate: 0.05, // Float (0-1): 5% chance of any leaf field being null
locale: 'jp', // String: 'en', 'in', 'jp', 'kr', 'de', 'br', 'ar', 'fr'
anomaly_rate: 0.05, // Float (0-1): 5% of users will have injected fraud anomalies
days: 30, // Number: Days of time-series activity to generate
eventsPerDay: 8, // Number: Average events per day for time-series logs
// Schema Constraints (force specific data distributions)
schema: {
age: { min: 25, max: 40 }, // Can also use { exact: 30 }
gender: "female", // "male", "female", or "non-binary"
employment: { status: "employed" },
education: { level: "Master's" },
financial: { annualIncome: { min: 60000, max: 120000 } },
health: { medicalCondition: "Diabetes" },
address: { country: "Japan" },
height: { min: 160, max: 180 },
weight: { min: 50, max: 80 }
}
}
2. Supported API Methods
| Method (JS) | Method (Python) | Description |
|---|---|---|
data.user(opts?) |
data.user(opts=None) |
Generate a single complex user profile. |
data.users(n, opts?) |
data.users(n, opts=None) |
Generate an array/list of n users. |
data.userTimeSeries(opts) |
data.user_time_series(opts) |
Returns { user, activity } containing chronological event logs. |
data.usersFlat(n, opts?) |
data.users_flat(n, opts=None) |
Returns flat dicts/objects, perfect for pandas.DataFrame ingestion. |
data.usersToCSV(n, opts?) |
data.users_to_csv(n, opts=None) |
Returns a fully formatted CSV string (112 columns). |
data.usersToJSON(n, opts?) |
data.users_to_json(n, opts=None) |
Returns a pretty-printed JSON string. |
3. Behavioral Personas (Statistical Modeling)
To ensure the data is useful for Clustering and Regression analysis, fakedata uses a Persona-driven engine. Every user is assigned one of 6 personas that orchestrate their life outcomes:
- Executive: High income, high education (Master's/PhD), premium Apple devices, luxury lifestyle.
- Tech Professional: High income, high-end hardware, heavy social media use, remote work bias.
- Student: Low income, high student debt, budget/mid-range tech, high social media footprint.
- Manual Laborer / Service Worker: Budget-conscious, steady income, consistent employment patterns.
- Freelancer: Flexible work modes, variable income ranges, mid-range tech profile.
These personas ensure that an analyst looking at your synthetic data will find statistically significant clusters rather than just a uniform cloud of random values.
Data Structure Highlights (112 Columns)
3. Locale-Aware Name Generation
Supports 8 locales with culturally accurate first names, last names, and country/phone codes:
'in': Aarav Sharma, Priya Patel (+91, India)'jp': Haruto Tanaka, Sakura Sato (+81, Japan)'kr': Minjun Kim, Seo-yeon Park (+82, South Korea)'de': Lukas Müller, Mia Schmidt (+49, Germany)'br': Miguel Silva, Alice Santos (+55, Brazil)'ar': Mohammed Al-Ahmed, Fatima Khalil (+966, Saudi Arabia)'fr': Gabriel Martin, Emma Dubois (+33, France)'en': James Smith, Mary Johnson (+1, United States)
4. Time-Series Activity Data
Generate chronological behavioral logs for users. Event types include login, page_view, purchase, search, click, logout, api_call, upload, download, and comment.
const ts = data.userTimeSeries({ seed: 42, days: 30, eventsPerDay: 8 });
// ts.user → Full user profile
// ts.activity → [{ timestamp, type, page, duration, device, ip, success, amount?, query? }]
5. Anomaly Injection Engine (Fraud Detection)
When anomaly_rate is > 0, fakedata injects ML-detectable fraud patterns into the dataset. Affected users receive a special _anomaly flag object indicating the fraud type.
| Anomaly Type | Effect |
|---|---|
income_spike |
Income multiplied 5-15x |
credit_fraud |
Credit score = 100-200 or 850-999, DTI = 10-60 |
session_anomaly |
Sessions/week = 200-700, avg session = 500-1500 min |
age_outlier |
Age = 1, 2, 3, 115, 120, or 130 |
geo_impossible |
Coordinates = (0,0), IP = 0.0.0.0 |
velocity_attack |
Total sessions = 50k-150k, last login = now |
data_mismatch |
Age=12 + employed + 30yr experience + $500k income |
health_outlier |
BMI = 8-9 or 75-80, BP = extreme values |
6. The User Profile Schema (109 Correlated Fields)
Each generated user contains highly realistic, correlated data. For example, age determines education graduation year, which impacts employment salary, which impacts credit score, which impacts housing status and health/BMI metrics.
identity(9) → personal(6) → network(3) → address(7) → demographics(5)
→ education(7) → employment(10) → financial(8) → health(16)
→ social(9) → digitalFootprint(15) → bank(5) → lifestyle(9)
License
Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.
Maintainer: abhay557
- Project Commit History -
https://github.com/abhay557/random-api.xyz
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