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[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) 4. / 5. bluemmb/faker-picsum-photos-provider ActiveLibrary[Utility & Helpers](/categories/utility) bluemmb/faker-picsum-photos-provider ==================================== picsum.photos provider for Faker v2.0(5y ago)31225.7k↑25.4%4[1 issues](https://github.com/bluemmb/Faker-PicsumPhotos/issues)1MITPHPPHP ^7.1 || ^8.0CI failing Since Aug 18Pushed 4y ago2 watchersCompare [ Source](https://github.com/bluemmb/Faker-PicsumPhotos)[ Packagist](https://packagist.org/packages/bluemmb/faker-picsum-photos-provider)[ RSS](/packages/bluemmb-faker-picsum-photos-provider/feed)WikiDiscussions master Synced 1mo ago READMEChangelog (1)Dependencies (2)Versions (5)Used By (1) Picsum.photos Provider for PHP Faker ==================================== [](#picsumphotos-provider-for-php-faker) [![Build Status](https://camo.githubusercontent.com/f6383304f76ca4f2027657b6a44bf6e63d1b49085503d094ae41c862e30e738e/68747470733a2f2f7472617669732d63692e6f72672f626c75656d6d622f46616b65722d50696373756d50686f746f732e7376673f6272616e63683d6d6173746572)](https://travis-ci.org/bluemmb/Faker-PicsumPhotos) *Build gives error for php 7.1 and 7.2 versions only because of phpunit version* [picsum.photos](http://picsum.photos/) provider for [Faker](https://github.com/FakerPHP/Faker). Versions -------- [](#versions) - [Version 2](#version-2) - [Version 1 (old)](https://github.com/bluemmb/Faker-PicsumPhotos/tree/v1) Version 2 --------- [](#version-2) **Notice: This is documentation for new version, for older version go to [Version v1](https://github.com/bluemmb/Faker-PicsumPhotos/tree/v1)** ### Install [](#install) Install the PicsumPhotos Provider by adding `bluemmb/faker-picsum-photos-provider: "^2.0"` to your composer.json or from CLI: ``` $ composer require bluemmb/faker-picsum-photos-provider ^2.0 ``` ### Usage [](#usage) ``` $faker = Faker\Factory::create(); $faker->addProvider(new Bluemmb\Faker\PicsumPhotosProvider($faker)); // simple usage $url = $faker->imageUrl(); // https://picsum.photos/640/480 $url = $faker->imageUrl(500); // https://picsum.photos/500/480 $url = $faker->imageUrl(500,500); // https://picsum.photos/500/500 /* * $specificOrSeed * - false | null : create simple url with no id or seed * - true : create id/{random id} url * - int : create id/{int} url * - string : create seed/{seed} url */ $url = $faker->imageUrl(500,500, false); // https://picsum.photos/500/500 $url = $faker->imageUrl(500,500, true); // https://picsum.photos/id/70/500/500 $url = $faker->imageUrl(500,500, true); // https://picsum.photos/id/413/500/500 $url = $faker->imageUrl(500,500, 33); // https://picsum.photos/id/33/500/500 $url = $faker->imageUrl(500,500, '33'); // https://picsum.photos/seed/33/500/500 $url = $faker->imageUrl(500,500, 'wow'); // https://picsum.photos/seed/wow/500/500 // Some image id's are invalid, So the package automatically replaces them $url = $faker->imageUrl(500,500, 86); // https://picsum.photos/id/82/500/500 /* * More options : * function imageUrl( * $width = 640, $height = 480, $specificOrSeed=null, * $grayscale=null, $blur=null, $file_ending=null * ) */ // https://picsum.photos/100/100?grayscale=true $url = $faker->imageUrl( 100,100, false, true ); // https://picsum.photos/g/100/100?blur=true $url = $faker->imageUrl( 100,100, false, false, true ); // https://picsum.photos/100/100?blur=5 $url = $faker->imageUrl( 100,100, false, false, 5 ); // https://picsum.photos/300/100.jpg $url = $faker->imageUrl( 300,100, false, false, false, 'jpg' ); // https://picsum.photos/id/88/300/100.webp?grayscale=true&blur=3 $url = $faker->imageUrl( 300,100, 88, true, 3, 'webp' ); ``` ### Health Score 41 — FairBetter than 89% of packages Maintenance19 Infrequent updates — may be unmaintained Popularity45 Moderate usage in the ecosystem Community13 Small or concentrated contributor base Maturity70 Established project with proven stability Bus Factor1 Top contributor holds 100% of commits — single point of failure How is this calculated?**Maintenance (25%)** — Last commit recency, latest release date, and issue-to-star ratio. Uses a 2-year decay window. **Popularity (30%)** — Total and monthly downloads, GitHub stars, and forks. Logarithmic scaling prevents top-heavy scores. **Community (15%)** — Contributors, dependents, forks, watchers, and maintainers. Measures real ecosystem engagement. **Maturity (30%)** — Project age, version count, PHP version support, and release stability. ### Release Activity Cadence Every ~299 days Total 4 Last Release 1931d ago Major Versions v1.x-dev → v2.x-dev2021-02-02 PHP version history (2 changes)v1.0PHP ^5.3.3 || ^7.0 v2.x-devPHP ^7.1 || ^8.0 ### Community Maintainers ![](https://www.gravatar.com/avatar/898ef8ee6c612757ac25b796ed84e635ef1107c76dae09d60469082652b9e936?d=identicon)[bluemmb](/maintainers/bluemmb) --- Top Contributors [![bluemmb](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/7195720?v=4)](https://github.com/bluemmb "bluemmb (37 commits)") --- Tags fakerphotospicsumfakerproviderpicsum.photos ### Code Quality TestsPHPUnit ### Embed Badge ![Health badge](/badges/bluemmb-faker-picsum-photos-provider/health.svg) ``` [![Health](https://phpackages.com/badges/bluemmb-faker-picsum-photos-provider/health.svg)](https://phpackages.com/packages/bluemmb-faker-picsum-photos-provider) ``` ### Alternatives [mbezhanov/faker-provider-collection A collection of custom providers for the Faker library 2138.6M24](/packages/mbezhanov-faker-provider-collection)[mmo/faker-images Different images provider for Faker 59370.3k6](/packages/mmo-faker-images)[pelmered/fake-car Fake-Car is a Faker provider that generates fake car data for you. 1271.2M2](/packages/pelmered-fake-car)[aalaap/faker-youtube Faker provider for generating fake YouTube video URLs 2288.6k](/packages/aalaap-faker-youtube)[smknstd/fakerphp-picsum-images Alternative image provider for fakerphp using picsum.photos 45218.1k3](/packages/smknstd-fakerphp-picsum-images)[emanueleminotto/faker-placehold-it-provider placehold.it provider for Faker 1423.5k1](/packages/emanueleminotto-faker-placehold-it-provider) PHPackages © 2026 [Directory](/)[Categories](/categories)[Trending](/trending)[Changelog](/changelog)[Analyze](/analyze)