Create a Random User Generator using jQuery

Last Updated : 23 Jul, 2025

With the use of the API and jQuery, we'll create a random user generator app. A straightforward web application called "jQuery Random User Generator" makes use of jQuery and the RandomUser.me API to generate random user data and present it in a visually appealing way. Users of this project can click a button to get random user information, such as name, gender, location, phone number, email, and profile image.

jQuery-Random-User-Generator

Prerequisites

Approach

  • When the­ user clicks on the "Random Person" button, it automatically be­comes inactive and displays the te­xt "Loading...". to provide fee­dback to the user about the ongoing proce­ss.
  • The 'getPerson' function sends an AJAX request to the RandomUser.me API to fetch random user data.
  • Upon rece­iving the data, the '.done' callback proce­sses the information. Subseque­ntly, the 'showData' function gracefully updates the­ DOM elements by incorporating the­ new user's details.
  • In case of an error, the '.fail' callback displays an alert message to notify the user of the failure.
  • The code guarantees the­ reactivation of the "Random Person" button and re­stores its initial text state enabling users to click it again to fetch another random user.

Example: Below is the implementation of the project.

HTML 
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">

<head>
    <meta charset="UTF-8" />
    <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE" />
    <meta name="viewport" content=
        "width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0" />
    <title>Random User Generator using jQuery</title>
    <link rel="stylesheet" href="style.css">
</head>

<body>
    <div class="wrapper">
        <div class="img-area">
            <div class="inner-area">
                <img src=
"https://media.geeksforgeeks.org/wp-content/uploads/20230816223829/geeksgforgeeks-logo-1.png"
                    id="photo" />
            </div>
        </div>
        <div id="name">John Doe</div>
        <hr class="horizon" />
        <div class="info">
            <p>First Name : <span id="first">John</span></p>
            <p>Last Name : <span id="last">Doe</span></p>
            <p>Gender : <span id="gender">Male</span></p>
            <p>Location : <span id="street">Earth</span></p>
            <p>Phone : <span id="phone">333-333-2222</span></p>
            <p>Email : <span id="email">test@gmail.com</span></p>
        </div>

        <button id="btn">Random Person</button>
    </div>

    <script src=
"https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/jquery/3.7.1/jquery.min.js">
    </script>
    <script src="script.js"></script>
</body>

</html>
CSS 
body {
    font-family: Arial, sans-serif;
    background-color: #f2f2f2;
    margin: 0;
    padding: 0;
    display: flex;
    justify-content: center;
    align-items: center;
    height: 100vh;
}

.wrapper {
    background-color: #fff;
    border-radius: 15px;
    box-shadow: 0 0 20px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.2);
    text-align: center;
    padding: 20px;
    width: 400px;
    margin: 20px;
    transition: transform 0.2s;
}

.wrapper:hover {
    transform: scale(1.02);
}

.img-area {
    margin: 20px 0;
}

#photo {
    width: 150px;
    height: 150px;
    border-radius: 50%;
    box-shadow: 0px 1px 20px 1px grey;
}

#name {
    font-size: 24px;
    font-weight: bold;
    margin: 20px 0;
}

.horizon {
    margin: 20px 0;
}

.info {
    text-align: center;
}

p {
    margin: 0;
    font-size: 18px;
    padding: 10px;

}

button {
    background-color: #007BFF;
    color: #fff;
    border: none;
    border-radius: 5px;
    padding: 10px 20px;
    font-size: 16px;
    cursor: pointer;
    transition: background-color 0.3s;
    margin-top: 20px;
}

button:hover {
    background-color: #0056b3;
}

@media (max-width: 480px) {
    .wrapper {
        padding: 10px;
    }

    #photo {
        width: 100px;
        height: 100px;
    }

    #name {
        font-size: 20px;
    }

    p {
        font-size: 16px;
    }

    button {
        padding: 8px 16px;
        font-size: 14px;
    }
}
JavaScript 
$(document).ready(function () {
    $("#btn").click(function () {
        $("#btn").prop("disabled", true);
        $("#btn").text("Loading...");
        getPerson();
    });

    function getPerson() {
        const url = "https://.../api/";

        $.get(url)
            .done(function (data) {
                const person = data.results[0];
                showData(person);
            })
            .fail(function () {
                // Handle error here
                alert("Failed to fetch data. Please try again.");
            })
            .always(function () {

                $("#btn").prop("disabled", false);
                $("#btn").text("Random Person");
            });
    }

    function showData(person) {
        $("#name").text(`${person.name.first} ${person.name.last}`);
        $("#first").text(person.name.first);
        $("#last").text(person.name.last);
        $("#street").text(person.location.street.name);
        $("#phone").text(person.phone);
        $("#email").text(person.email);
        $("#gender").text(person.gender);

        $("#photo").attr("src", person.picture.large);
    }
});

Output:


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