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UUID Generator & Validator
Generate or inspect UUIDs
Generate UUID v4 IDs or inspect the format and version of an existing UUID.
Separate servers can create IDs without a central counter. UUIDs have a very low chance of collision; they are useful for database rows and API requests.
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Usage guideWhen to use · How to use · Understand results
When to use this tool
Generate UUID v4 IDs or inspect the format and version of an existing UUID.
How to use it
- UUIDs let separate servers create IDs without asking one central counter, with a very low chance of collision. Use a random v4 ID for a database row or API request; inspect an ID received from elsewhere to check its format and version. v7 includes time information for systems that benefit from time ordering; this tool generates v4 only.
Reading the result
v4 generation uses Web Crypto. Format inspection cannot prove an ID is globally unique.