Has the --delay option been removed?

[iiShahad]

I'm attempting to simulate a delayed response from my server for development purposes using json-server. I used the following command to start the server, intending to introduce a 5000ms delay to responses:
json-server --delay 5000 --watch data/cities.json --port 8000

However, when I run this command, I encounter the following error:
Unknown option '--delay'

so, has the --delay option been deprecated in the latest versions of json-server?

[DiggidyDev]

It looks like it has been removed, as per the README:

• use Chrome's Network tab > throtling to delay requests instead of --delay CLI option

And it's no longer listed in the CLI args.

[Bhupender2]

why it got removed --delay 500 is so useful

[ZakariaBouzouf]

Could you bring this option it was really usefull

[hamzazubair2713]

working on version 0.17.4

[ArthurWillameBr]

This is very necessary

[nileshparwan]

With the new version, i think, if I understood correctly. You must use the network tab throttling.

"db": "json-server --watch db.json --port 3100",
"db:delay": "json-server --delay 3000 --watch db.json --port 3100"

[Vector-Green]

we need delay on server side in some cases, like to simulate queues etc(

[Tasfin660]

I think you can use an older version like
npm i json-server@0.17.3

[tobi-or-not-tobi]

Network throttling on the browser affects all resources, which is pretty annoying dx, while a delay on the API gives a more realistic experience.

[hansas01]

npm install -g json-server@0.17.0

it has been deprecated but with the above install you are good to go

[thardy]

I won't be using any version of json-server without a delay option. The removal of this option was a very bad decision. "Just do these extra steps" is never a good answer when we used to be able to bundle the behavior into the api and never think about it again.