Data Generation

Faker Method Reference

Complete reference for Faker methods, parameters, and usage examples.

Faker Method Reference

This page documents the faker methods available in Faker Forge data generation.

For each method, you get:

What it does
Parameters (type, description, and example where available)
When to use it in realistic data generation

Complete Method Catalog

This catalog is generated from FakerPHP plus your additional providers. Each method includes a description, parameter guidance, and when to use it during data generation mapping.

address

Field	Details
What it does	Full street address (e.g., "123 Main St")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for location fields in customer, shipping, and billing records.

agency

Field	Details
What it does	Space agency name (e.g. Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

agencyAbv

Field	Details
What it does	Space agency abbreviation (e.g. NASA)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

amPm

Field	Details
What it does	AM or PM (e.g., "AM")
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest time that can be returned. Example: `now`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

areaCode

Field	Details
What it does	Phone area code (e.g., "555")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

asciify

Field	Details
What it does	Replace asterisks with random ASCII letters (e.g., "aB3")
Parameters	string (string): A string with * symbols that will be replaced by ASCII characters. Example: `Hello ***`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

avatar

Field	Details
What it does	Generates a RoboHash avatar URL (e.g. https://robohash.org/foo.png?size=300x300&set=set1)
Parameters	text (string\|null): Custom text used to generate the avatar. Example: `foo` size (string): Image size in WIDTHxHEIGHT format. Example: `300x300` format (string): Image extension/format. Example: `jpg` set (string): RoboHash set identifier. Example: `set2` bgset (string): Background set identifier. Example: `bg2`
When to use	Use this for profile media, gallery placeholders, and product thumbnail fields.

bankAccountNumber

Field	Details
What it does	Fake bank account number (e.g., "1234567890")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

bankRoutingNumber

Field	Details
What it does	US bank routing number (e.g., "123456789")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

biasedNumberBetween

Field	Details
What it does	Biased random number in range (e.g., 42)
Parameters	min (int): The lowest value to return. Example: `10` max (int): The highest value to return. Example: `20` function (callable\|string): The function to use for biasing the results. Example: `Faker\Provider\Biased::linearHigh`
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

bird

Field	Details
What it does	Random fictional bird species (e.g. Rostratula subis)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

bloodGroup

Field	Details
What it does	Blood group (e.g., "A+")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

bloodRh

Field	Details
What it does	Blood Rh factor (e.g., "+")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

bloodType

Field	Details
What it does	Blood type letter (e.g., "A")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

boolean

Field	Details
What it does	Generate a random boolean (true/false). Optionally, a float (between 0.0 and 1.0) or an integer (between 0 and 100) can be passed, which changes the chance of getting true.
Parameters	chanceOfGettingTrue (int): The chance (0-100) of getting true. Example: `50`
When to use	Use this for flag fields such as is_active, is_verified, and feature toggles.

bothify

Field	Details
What it does	Replace ? with letter and # with digit (e.g., "a1B2")
Parameters	string (string): The format string containing # and ? placeholders. Example: `## ??`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

bs

Field	Details
What it does	Corporate buzzword phrase (e.g., "integrate scalable solutions")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

buildingNumber

Field	Details
What it does	Building number (e.g., "742")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

calculateRoutingNumberChecksum

Field	Details
What it does	Checksum for US routing number (e.g., 3)
Parameters	routing (mixed)
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

campus

Field	Details
What it does	Random campus name (e.g. Brighthurst Campus)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

catchPhrase

Field	Details
What it does	Business catchphrase (e.g., "Robust full-range approach")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

Field	Details
What it does	Generates a product category (e.g. Computers)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

century

Field	Details
What it does	Historical century (e.g., "XVIII")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

chemicalElement

Field	Details
What it does	Chemical element name (e.g. Radium)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

chemicalElementSymbol

Field	Details
What it does	Chemical element symbol (e.g. Fe)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

chrome

Field	Details
What it does	Chrome user agent string
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

city

Field	Details
What it does	City name (e.g., "Springfield")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for location fields in customer, shipping, and billing records.

cityPrefix

Field	Details
What it does	City prefix (e.g., "North")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for location fields in customer, shipping, and billing records.

citySuffix

Field	Details
What it does	City suffix (e.g., "ville")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for location fields in customer, shipping, and billing records.

colorName

Field	Details
What it does	Named color (e.g., "red")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

company

Field	Details
What it does	Company name (e.g., "Acme Inc")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

companyEmail

Field	Details
What it does	Company email (e.g., "[email protected]")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when mapping user, customer, or company email columns that should look realistic.

companySuffix

Field	Details
What it does	Company suffix (e.g., "LLC")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

constellation

Field	Details
What it does	Constellation name (e.g. Ursa Major)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

country

Field	Details
What it does	Country name (e.g., "United States")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for location fields in customer, shipping, and billing records.

countryCode

Field	Details
What it does	2-letter country code (e.g., "US")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for location fields in customer, shipping, and billing records.

countryISOAlpha3

Field	Details
What it does	3-letter country code (e.g., "USA")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for location fields in customer, shipping, and billing records.

course

Field	Details
What it does	Random course name (e.g. Bachelor of Forensic Science)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

creature

Field	Details
What it does	Random fictional creature species (e.g. Latrodectus indri)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

creditCardDetails

Field	Details
What it does	Full credit card info array
Parameters	type (string\|null): The type of credit card to generate. Example: `Visa` valid (bool): Whether the expiration date should be in the future. Example: `true`
When to use	Use this for payment or banking test records where format realism matters.

creditCardExpirationDate

Field	Details
What it does	Expiration DateTime object
Parameters	valid (bool): Whether the expiration date should be in the future. Example: `true`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

creditCardExpirationDateString

Field	Details
What it does	Expiration date string (e.g., "12/27")
Parameters	valid (bool): Whether the expiration date should be in the future. Example: `true` expirationDateFormat (string\|null): The date format for the expiration date. Example: `m/y`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

creditCardNumber

Field	Details
What it does	Valid credit card number (e.g., "4532123456789012")
Parameters	type (string\|null): The type of credit card to generate. Example: `MasterCard` valid (bool): Whether the number should pass the Luhn check. Example: `true` separator (string): The separator to use for formatting the number. Example: `-`
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

creditCardType

Field	Details
What it does	Card type (e.g., "Visa")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for payment or banking test records where format realism matters.

currencyCode

Field	Details
What it does	Currency code (e.g., "USD")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

date

Field	Details
What it does	Date string (e.g., "2023-10-10")
Parameters	format (string): The date format to use. Example: `Y-m-d` max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

dateTime

Field	Details
What it does	DateTime object (e.g., 2023-10-10 14:30:00)
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now` timezone (string\|null): The timezone to use. Example: `UTC`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

dateTimeAD

Field	Details
What it does	DateTime in Anno Domini (e.g., 1200-05-20)
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now` timezone (string\|null): The timezone to use. Example: `UTC`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

dateTimeBetween

Field	Details
What it does	DateTime between two dates
Parameters	startDate (string\|DateTime): The earliest date to use. Example: `-30 years` endDate (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now` timezone (string\|null): The timezone to use. Example: `UTC`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

dateTimeInInterval

Field	Details
What it does	DateTime within interval from now
Parameters	startDate (string\|DateTime): The start date. Example: `now` interval (string): The interval to add to the start date. Example: `+5 days` timezone (string\|null): The timezone to use. Example: `UTC`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

dateTimeThisCentury

Field	Details
What it does	DateTime this century
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now` timezone (string\|null): The timezone to use. Example: `UTC`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

dateTimeThisDecade

Field	Details
What it does	DateTime this decade
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now` timezone (string\|null): The timezone to use. Example: `UTC`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

dateTimeThisMonth

Field	Details
What it does	DateTime this month
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now` timezone (string\|null): The timezone to use. Example: `UTC`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

dateTimeThisYear

Field	Details
What it does	DateTime this year
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now` timezone (string\|null): The timezone to use. Example: `UTC`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

dayOfMonth

Field	Details
What it does	Day of month (1–31)
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

dayOfWeek

Field	Details
What it does	Day of week name (e.g., "Monday")
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

demonym

Field	Details
What it does	Nationality demonym (e.g. Bulgarian)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

department

Field	Details
What it does	Generates a department name (e.g. Kids & Games)
Parameters	max (int): Maximum number of departments to combine. Example: `3` fixedAmount (bool): Force the exact number of departments. Example: `true`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

deviceBuildNumber

Field	Details
What it does	Random mobile device build number (e.g. 186)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

deviceManufacturer

Field	Details
What it does	Random device manufacturer name (e.g. Apple)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

deviceModelName

Field	Details
What it does	Random device model name (e.g. iPhone 4)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

devicePlatform

Field	Details
What it does	Random device platform (e.g. Ubuntu Touch)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

deviceSerialNumber

Field	Details
What it does	Random serial number (e.g. ejfjnRNInxh0363JC2WM)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

deviceVersion

Field	Details
What it does	Random device version (e.g. 812)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

distanceMeasurement

Field	Details
What it does	Astronomical distance (e.g. 43 kiloparsecs)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

domainName

Field	Details
What it does	Domain name (e.g., "example.com")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

domainWord

Field	Details
What it does	Domain word (e.g., "acme")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for links, callback URLs, website fields, and integration endpoints.

e164PhoneNumber

Field	Details
What it does	Phone in E.164 format (e.g., "+15551234567")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for contact and support phone fields in user profiles or orders.

ean13

Field	Details
What it does	EAN-13 barcode (e.g., "1234567890128")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

ean8

Field	Details
What it does	EAN-8 barcode (e.g., "12345670")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

educationalAttainment

Field	Details
What it does	Random education level (e.g. Master's degree)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

ein

Field	Details
What it does	US Employer Identification Number (e.g., "12-3456789")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

email

Field	Details
What it does	Valid email address (e.g., "[email protected]")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when mapping user, customer, or company email columns that should look realistic.

emoji

Field	Details
What it does	Random emoji (e.g., "😀")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

exchangeCode

Field	Details
What it does	Phone exchange code (e.g., "555")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

file

Field	Details
What it does	Generates fake data for this format.
Parameters	sourceDirectory (mixed) Default: `'/tmp'` targetDirectory (mixed) Default: `'/tmp'` fullPath (mixed) Default: `true`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

fileExtension

Field	Details
What it does	File extension (e.g., "pdf")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

firefox

Field	Details
What it does	Firefox user agent string
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

firstName

Field	Details
What it does	First name (e.g., "John")
Parameters	gender (string\|null): The gender of the name. Example: `male`
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

firstNameFemale

Field	Details
What it does	Female first name (e.g., "Jane")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

firstNameMale

Field	Details
What it does	Male first name (e.g., "John")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

freeEmail

Field	Details
What it does	Free email (e.g., "[email protected]")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when mapping user, customer, or company email columns that should look realistic.

freeEmailDomain

Field	Details
What it does	Free email domain (e.g., "gmail.com")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when mapping user, customer, or company email columns that should look realistic.

galaxy

Field	Details
What it does	Galaxy name (e.g. Andromeda)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

gender

Field	Details
What it does	Random gender (e.g. Female)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

getDefaultTimezone

Field	Details
What it does	Current default timezone (e.g., "UTC")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

getFormatConstants

Field	Details
What it does	Array of format constants
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

getFormats

Field	Details
What it does	Provider-specific formats array
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

height

Field	Details
What it does	Random height metric or imperial (e.g. 1.99 or 7 ft, 2 in)
Parameters	unit (string) Default: `'metric'`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

hexColor

Field	Details
What it does	Hex color code (e.g., "#ff0044")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for theme, branding, and UI customization fields.

hslColor

Field	Details
What it does	HSL color string (e.g., "hsl(120, 50%, 75%)")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for theme, branding, and UI customization fields.

hslColorAsArray

Field	Details
What it does	HSL as [hue, saturation, lightness]
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for theme, branding, and UI customization fields.

iban

Field	Details
What it does	International Bank Account Number (e.g., "DE44500105170123456789")
Parameters	countryCode (string\|null): The country code for the IBAN. Example: `GB` prefix (string): The prefix for the IBAN. length (int\|null): The length of the IBAN. Example: `null`
When to use	Use this for payment or banking test records where format realism matters.

image

Field	Details
What it does	Generates fake data for this format.
Parameters	dir (mixed) Default: `NULL` width (mixed) Default: `640` height (mixed) Default: `480` category (mixed) Default: `NULL` fullPath (mixed) Default: `true` randomize (mixed) Default: `true` word (mixed) Default: `NULL` gray (mixed) Default: `false` format (mixed) Default: `'png'`
When to use	Use this for profile media, gallery placeholders, and product thumbnail fields.

imageUrl

Field	Details
What it does	Random image URL (e.g., "https://picsum.photos/200")
Parameters	width (int): The width of the image. Example: `640` height (int): The height of the image. Example: `480` category (string\|null): The category for the image. Example: `cats` randomize (bool): Whether to randomize the image. Example: `true` word (string\|null): The word to overlay on the image. Example: `Faker` gray (bool): Whether to generate a grayscale image. Example: `false` format (string): The image format. Example: `png`
When to use	Use this for profile media, gallery placeholders, and product thumbnail fields.

imei

Field	Details
What it does	IMEI number (e.g., "35-123456-789012-3")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

ingredient

Field	Details
What it does	Random ingredient name (e.g. Hazelnut)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

internetExplorer

Field	Details
What it does	IE user agent string
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

iosMobileToken

Field	Details
What it does	iOS push token (e.g., "a1b2c3d4...")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for identifiers, API keys, session references, and secure random values.

ipv4

Field	Details
What it does	IPv4 address (e.g., "192.168.1.1")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

ipv6

Field	Details
What it does	IPv6 address (e.g., "2001:db8::1")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

isbn10

Field	Details
What it does	ISBN-10 (e.g., "0-306-40615-2")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

isbn13

Field	Details
What it does	ISBN-13 (e.g., "978-0-306-40615-7")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

iso8601

Field	Details
What it does	ISO 8601 date (e.g., "2023-10-10T14:30:00+00:00")
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

jobTitle

Field	Details
What it does	Job title (e.g., "Software Engineer")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

json

Field	Details
What it does	Generate a json string
Parameters	structure (array): The structure of the json you want to replicate Example: `{"name": "faker:name()", "email": "faker:email()", "roles": ["admin"]}` quantity (int): The number of items in the json array Example: `5`
When to use	Use this when a JSON column needs structured synthetic payloads.

languageCode

Field	Details
What it does	Language code (e.g., "en")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

lastName

Field	Details
What it does	Last name (e.g., "Doe")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

latitude

Field	Details
What it does	Latitude coordinate (e.g., 40.7128)
Parameters	min (float): The minimum latitude. Example: `-90` max (float): The maximum latitude. Example: `90`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

launchVehicle

Field	Details
What it does	Launch vehicle name (e.g. Saturn IV)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

lexify

Field	Details
What it does	Replace ? with random letter (e.g., "aBc")
Parameters	string (string): The format string containing ? placeholders. Example: `????`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

linuxPlatformToken

Field	Details
What it does	Linux platform token (e.g., "X11; Linux x86_64")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for identifiers, API keys, session references, and secure random values.

linuxProcessor

Field	Details
What it does	Linux processor (e.g., "i686")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

localCoordinates

Field	Details
What it does	Local lat/long array
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

localIpv4

Field	Details
What it does	Private IPv4 (e.g., "192.168.0.1")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

locale

Field	Details
What it does	Locale code (e.g., "en_US")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

longitude

Field	Details
What it does	Longitude coordinate (e.g., -74.0060)
Parameters	min (float): The minimum longitude. Example: `-180` max (float): The maximum longitude. Example: `180`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

macAddress

Field	Details
What it does	MAC address (e.g., "00:1A:2B:3C:4D:5E")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for location fields in customer, shipping, and billing records.

macPlatformToken

Field	Details
What it does	Mac platform token (e.g., "Intel Mac OS X 10_15_7")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for identifiers, API keys, session references, and secure random values.

macProcessor

Field	Details
What it does	Mac processor (e.g., "Intel")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

maritalStatus

Field	Details
What it does	Random marital status (e.g. Married)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

md5

Field	Details
What it does	MD5 hash (e.g., "d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

measurement

Field	Details
What it does	Random recipe measurement (e.g. 1 pint)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

medicine

Field	Details
What it does	Fake medicine name (e.g. Amphevorin)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

meteorite

Field	Details
What it does	Meteorite name (e.g. Qidong)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

mimeType

Field	Details
What it does	MIME type (e.g., "image/png")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

month

Field	Details
What it does	Month number (1–12)
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

monthName

Field	Details
What it does	Full month name (e.g., "October")
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now`
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

moon

Field	Details
What it does	Moon name (e.g. Europa)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

msedge

Field	Details
What it does	Microsoft Edge user agent
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

name

Field	Details
What it does	Full name (e.g., "John Doe")
Parameters	gender (string\|null): The gender of the name. Example: `female`
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

nasaSpaceCraft

Field	Details
What it does	NASA spacecraft name (e.g. Atlantis)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

nebula

Field	Details
What it does	Nebula name (e.g. Orion Nebula)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

numberBetween

Field	Details
What it does	Random number in range (e.g., 42)
Parameters	min (int): The lowest value to return. Example: `1000` max (int): The highest value to return. Example: `9000`
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

numerify

Field	Details
What it does	Replace # with digit (e.g., "123")
Parameters	string (string): The format string containing # placeholders. Example: `###`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

opera

Field	Details
What it does	Opera user agent string
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

optional

Field	Details
What it does	Generates fake data for this format.
Parameters	weight (float): The probability of returning a value. Example: `0.9` default (mixed): The default value to return if not returning the argument. Example: `null`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

paragraph

Field	Details
What it does	Single paragraph of text
Parameters	nbSentences (int): The (approximate) number of sentences. Example: `3` variableNbSentences (bool): Whether the number of sentences should vary. Example: `true`
When to use	Use this for descriptions, notes, bios, and long-form content seeds.

paragraphs

Field	Details
What it does	Multiple paragraphs as array
Parameters	nb (int): The number of paragraphs. Example: `3` asText (bool): Whether to return as text (joined by newlines) or array. Example: `true`
When to use	Use this for descriptions, notes, bios, and long-form content seeds.

passthrough

Field	Details
What it does	Generates fake data for this format.
Parameters	value (mixed)
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

password

Field	Details
What it does	Random password (e.g., "s3cr3t!@#")
Parameters	minLength (int): The minimum length of the password. Example: `6` maxLength (int): The maximum length of the password. Example: `20`
When to use	Use this for descriptions, notes, bios, and long-form content seeds.

phoneNumber

Field	Details
What it does	Phone number (e.g., "(555) 123-4567")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for contact and support phone fields in user profiles or orders.

phoneNumberWithExtension

Field	Details
What it does	Phone with extension (e.g., "(555) 123-4567 x123")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for contact and support phone fields in user profiles or orders.

planet

Field	Details
What it does	Planet name (e.g. Neptune)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

plant

Field	Details
What it does	Random fictional plant species (e.g. Pyrus filiformis)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

postcode

Field	Details
What it does	Postal code (e.g., "10001")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

productName

Field	Details
What it does	Generates a product name (e.g. Small Rubber Bottle)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

promotionCode

Field	Details
What it does	Generates a promotion code (e.g. KillerPromotion257835)
Parameters	digits (int) Default: `6`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

race

Field	Details
What it does	Random race (e.g. Asian)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

randomAscii

Field	Details
What it does	Random ASCII character
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

randomDigit

Field	Details
What it does	Random digit 0–9
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

randomDigitNot

Field	Details
What it does	Random digit except given (e.g., not 5)
Parameters	except (int): The digit to exclude. Example: `0`
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

randomDigitNotNull

Field	Details
What it does	Random digit 1–9
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

randomElement

Field	Details
What it does	Random item from array
Parameters	array (array): The array to pick from. Example: `['a', 'b', 'c']`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

randomElements

Field	Details
What it does	Random subset of array
Parameters	array (array): The array to pick from. Example: `['a', 'b', 'c']` count (int): The number of elements to pick. Example: `3` allowDuplicates (bool): Whether to allow duplicates. Example: `false`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

randomFloat

Field	Details
What it does	Random float (e.g., 3.1415)
Parameters	nbMaxDecimals (int\|null): The maximum number of decimals. Example: `2` min (float): The lowest value to return. Example: `0` max (float\|null): The highest value to return. Example: `100`
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

randomHtml

Field	Details
What it does	Random HTML snippet
Parameters	maxDepth (int): The maximum nesting depth. Example: `5` maxWidth (int): The maximum number of child elements per level. Example: `4`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

randomKey

Field	Details
What it does	Random key from array
Parameters	array (array): The array to pick a key from. Example: `['a' => 0, 'b' => 1]`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

randomLetter

Field	Details
What it does	Random uppercase letter (A–Z)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

randomNumber

Field	Details
What it does	Random large number (e.g., 123456)
Parameters	nbDigits (int\|null): The number of digits. Example: `5` strict (bool): Whether the number should have exactly the given number of digits. Example: `false`
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

realText

Field	Details
What it does	Lorem ipsum from real text corpus
Parameters	maxNbChars (int): The maximum number of characters. Example: `200` indexSize (int): The index size for text generation (1-5). Example: `2`
When to use	Use this for descriptions, notes, bios, and long-form content seeds.

realTextBetween

Field	Details
What it does	Real text between word counts
Parameters	minNbChars (int): The minimum number of characters. Example: `160` maxNbChars (int): The maximum number of characters. Example: `200` indexSize (int): The index size for text generation (1-5). Example: `2`
When to use	Use this for descriptions, notes, bios, and long-form content seeds.

regexify

Field	Details
What it does	Generate string matching regex pattern
Parameters	regex (string): The regular expression to match. Example: `[A-Z0-9._%+-]+@[A-Z0-9.-]+\.[A-Z]{2,4}`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

relationship

Field	Details
What it does	Generates fake data for this format.
Parameters	parent_table (string): Parent table of the relationship Example: `users` parent_column (string): Parent column of the relationship Example: `id`
When to use	Use this when a field must reference parent table values instead of random standalone data.

rgbColor

Field	Details
What it does	RGB color string (e.g., "255,0,68")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for theme, branding, and UI customization fields.

rgbColorAsArray

Field	Details
What it does	RGB as [r, g, b] array
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for theme, branding, and UI customization fields.

rgbCssColor

Field	Details
What it does	CSS rgb() string (e.g., "rgb(255,0,68)")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for theme, branding, and UI customization fields.

rgbaCssColor

Field	Details
What it does	CSS rgba() string (e.g., "rgba(255,0,68,0.5)")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for theme, branding, and UI customization fields.

safari

Field	Details
What it does	Safari user agent string
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

safeColorName

Field	Details
What it does	Web-safe color name (e.g., "navy")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

safeEmail

Field	Details
What it does	Safe email (e.g., "[email protected]")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when mapping user, customer, or company email columns that should look realistic.

safeEmailDomain

Field	Details
What it does	Safe email domain (e.g., "example.org")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when mapping user, customer, or company email columns that should look realistic.

safeHexColor

Field	Details
What it does	Web-safe hex color (e.g., "#336699")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for theme, branding, and UI customization fields.

scientist

Field	Details
What it does	Scientist name (e.g. Max Planck)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

secondaryAddress

Field	Details
What it does	Apartment/suite (e.g., "Apt. 2B")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for location fields in customer, shipping, and billing records.

secondarySchool

Field	Details
What it does	Random secondary school name (e.g. Mallowpond High)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

semver

Field	Details
What it does	Generate semantic version number
Parameters	preRelease (bool): Whether to randomly include a pre-release identifier (e.g. -alpha, -beta, -rc.1). Example: `true` build (bool): Whether to randomly include build metadata (e.g. +20180419085616). Example: `true`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

sentence

Field	Details
What it does	Single sentence
Parameters	nbWords (int): The (approximate) number of words. Example: `6` variableNbWords (bool): Whether the number of words should vary. Example: `true`
When to use	Use this for descriptions, notes, bios, and long-form content seeds.

sentences

Field	Details
What it does	Multiple sentences as array
Parameters	nb (int): The number of sentences. Example: `3` asText (bool): Whether to return as text (joined by spaces) or array. Example: `true`
When to use	Use this for descriptions, notes, bios, and long-form content seeds.

setDefaultTimezone

Field	Details
What it does	Set default timezone (returns void)
Parameters	timezone (string\|null): The default timezone. Example: `UTC`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

sha1

Field	Details
What it does	SHA-1 hash (e.g., "da39a3ee5e6b4b0d3255bfef95601890afd80709")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

sha256

Field	Details
What it does	SHA-256 hash
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

shuffle

Field	Details
What it does	Shuffle array or string (deprecated alias)
Parameters	arg (string\|array): The string or array to shuffle. Example: `abc`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

shuffleArray

Field	Details
What it does	Shuffle array elements
Parameters	array (array): The array to shuffle. Example: `['a', 'b', 'c']`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

shuffleString

Field	Details
What it does	Shuffle string characters
Parameters	string (string): The string to shuffle. Example: `abc` encoding (string): The encoding to use. Example: `UTF-8`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

slug

Field	Details
What it does	URL-friendly slug (e.g., "hello-world")
Parameters	nbWords (int): The (approximate) number of words. Example: `6` variableNbWords (bool): Whether the number of words should vary. Example: `true`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

spaceCompany

Field	Details
What it does	Space company (e.g. SpaceX)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

spice

Field	Details
What it does	Random spice name (e.g. Chamomile)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

sport

Field	Details
What it does	Random sport name (e.g. soccer)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

ssn

Field	Details
What it does	Social Security Number (e.g., "123-45-6789")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

star

Field	Details
What it does	Star name (e.g. Luyten 726-8B)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

starCluster

Field	Details
What it does	Star cluster name (e.g. Palomar 6)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

state

Field	Details
What it does	State name (e.g., "California")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

stateAbbr

Field	Details
What it does	State abbreviation (e.g., "CA")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

streetAddress

Field	Details
What it does	Street address (e.g., "742 Evergreen Terrace")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for location fields in customer, shipping, and billing records.

streetName

Field	Details
What it does	Street name (e.g., "Main Street")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

streetSuffix

Field	Details
What it does	Street suffix (e.g., "Avenue")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

suffix

Field	Details
What it does	Name suffix (e.g., "Jr.")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

swiftBicNumber

Field	Details
What it does	SWIFT/BIC code (e.g., "COBADEFFXXX")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for score, quantity, priority, amount, and metric fields.

team

Field	Details
What it does	Random sports team name (e.g. Oregon Tigers)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

text

Field	Details
What it does	Random text (e.g., lorem ipsum)
Parameters	maxNbChars (int): The maximum number of characters. Example: `200`
When to use	Use this for descriptions, notes, bios, and long-form content seeds.

time

Field	Details
What it does	Time string (e.g., "14:30:00")
Parameters	format (string): The time format to use. Example: `H:i:s` max (string\|DateTime): The latest time to use. Example: `now`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

timezone

Field	Details
What it does	Timezone identifier (e.g., "America/New_York")
Parameters	countryCode (string\|null): The country code to limit timezones to. Example: `FR`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

title

Field	Details
What it does	Person title (e.g., "Mr.")
Parameters	gender (string\|null): The gender of the title. Example: `male`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

titleFemale

Field	Details
What it does	Female title (e.g., "Ms.")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

titleMale

Field	Details
What it does	Male title (e.g., "Mr.")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

tld

Field	Details
What it does	Top-level domain (e.g., "com")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

toLower

Field	Details
What it does	Convert string to lowercase
Parameters	string (string): The string to convert to lowercase. Example: `HELLO`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

toUpper

Field	Details
What it does	Convert string to uppercase
Parameters	string (string): The string to convert to uppercase. Example: `hello`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

tollFreeAreaCode

Field	Details
What it does	Toll-free area code (e.g., "800")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

tollFreePhoneNumber

Field	Details
What it does	Toll-free number (e.g., "(800) 123-4567")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for contact and support phone fields in user profiles or orders.

unique

Field	Details
What it does	Generates fake data for this format.
Parameters	maxRetries (int): The maximum number of retries to get a unique value. Example: `10000` used (callable\|null): A callable to check if the value is already used. Example: `null`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

university

Field	Details
What it does	Random university name (e.g. Clearcourt University)
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

unixTime

Field	Details
What it does	Unix timestamp (e.g., 1696945800)
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now`
When to use	Use this for created_at, updated_at, booking windows, and schedule data.

url

Field	Details
What it does	Random URL (e.g., "https://www.example.com")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for links, callback URLs, website fields, and integration endpoints.

userAgent

Field	Details
What it does	Random browser user agent
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

userName

Field	Details
What it does	Username (e.g., "johndoe")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for person, account owner, or organization naming fields.

uuid

Field	Details
What it does	UUID v4 (e.g., "f47ac10b-58cc-4372-a567-0e02b2c3d479")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for identifiers, API keys, session references, and secure random values.

valid

Field	Details
What it does	Generates fake data for this format.
Parameters	validator (mixed) Default: `NULL` maxRetries (mixed) Default: `10000`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

windowsPlatformToken

Field	Details
What it does	Windows platform token (e.g., "Windows NT 10.0")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for identifiers, API keys, session references, and secure random values.

word

Field	Details
What it does	Single random word (e.g., "house")
Parameters	No parameters.
When to use	Use this for descriptions, notes, bios, and long-form content seeds.

words

Field	Details
What it does	Array of random words
Parameters	nb (int): The number of words. Example: `3` asText (bool): Whether to return as text (joined by spaces) or array. Example: `true`
When to use	Use this for descriptions, notes, bios, and long-form content seeds.

year

Field	Details
What it does	4-digit year (e.g., "2025")
Parameters	max (string\|DateTime): The latest date to use. Example: `now`
When to use	Use this when you need realistic synthetic values matching the method format for this column type.

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