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# Configure a Fake Generic Service

Configure a fake generic service using the generic service API.
> Source: https://docs.viam.com/reference/services/generic/fake/


Configure a `fake` generic service to test implementing a generic service on your machine:




### Config Builder

Navigate to the **CONFIGURE** tab of your machine’s page.
Click the **+** button and select **Blocks**.
Select the `generic` type, then select the `fake` model.
Enter a name or use the suggested name for your generic service and click **Add to machine**.

    
    
    

    
    

    
        
        
        
        
        
        
        
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### JSON Template

```json
{
  "name": "<your-fake-generic-service-name>",
  "model": "fake",
  "api": "rdk:component:generic",
  "attributes": {}
}
```



No attributes are available for the `fake` generic service.
See [GitHub](https://github.com/viamrobotics/rdk/blob/main/services/generic/fake/generic.go) for API call return specifications.