{"id":2967,"date":"2026-02-21T05:47:46","date_gmt":"2026-02-21T05:47:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codeinsightacademy.com\/blog\/?p=2967"},"modified":"2026-02-21T05:47:46","modified_gmt":"2026-02-21T05:47:46","slug":"fake-store-api-mini-project","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codeinsightacademy.com\/blog\/react\/fake-store-api-mini-project\/","title":{"rendered":"Fake Store API Mini Project"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h1>\ud83d\udcd8 Project: Product Listing Application (React + API Integration)<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2>\ud83e\udde9 Problem Statement<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Build a React application that fetches product data from a public API and displays it in a responsive card layout.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students must integrate an external REST API using Axios and manage application state using React Hooks (<code>useState<\/code>, <code>useEffect<\/code>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The goal of this project is to understand:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>API integration in React<\/li><li>State management using React Hooks<\/li><li>Rendering dynamic UI using <code>.map()<\/code><\/li><li>Handling loading and error states<\/li><li>Creating reusable UI components<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2>\ud83d\udce6 Functional Requirements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h3>1. Fetch Products from API<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>API Endpoint:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/fakestoreapi.com\/products\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Fetch data using Axios<\/li><li>API call must be implemented inside <code>useEffect<\/code><\/li><li>Store response data using <code>useState<\/code><\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>2. Display Products in Card Format<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Each product card must display:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Product Image<\/li><li>Product Title<\/li><li>Product Price<\/li><li>Product Category<\/li><li>&#8220;View Details&#8221; Button (UI only, no navigation required)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Design Requirements:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Cards must be responsive<\/li><li>Use CSS Grid or Flexbox for layout<\/li><li>Clean and properly aligned UI<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h3>3. 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