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About UUID Generation
UUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers) are 128-bit values designed to be unique across space and time. They are useful for creating identifiers that need to be unique without requiring a central coordination mechanism.
Different UUID versions serve different purposes:
- Version 1: Time-based UUIDs useful for chronological sorting
- Version 4: Random UUIDs for general-purpose use
- Version 7: Modern time-ordered UUIDs with better database performance
The standard UUID format consists of 32 hexadecimal digits displayed in 5 groups separated by hyphens: 8-4-4-4-12.
Generate UUIDs for Your Applications
Our UUID Generator creates standard-compliant UUIDs that follow the RFC 4122 specification. These universally unique identifiers are essential for many programming and database tasks where you need identifiers that are guaranteed to be unique across systems.
Features of Our UUID Generator
Our UUID generator tool provides several useful features:
- Multiple UUID Versions: Generate UUIDs in different formats including Version 1 (time-based), Version 4 (random), and Version 7 (time-ordered)
- Simple Single UUID Generation: Create a single UUID with one click
- Bulk Generation: Generate up to 1,000 UUIDs at once
- Format Customization: Choose between standard format, braces, or parentheses
- Case Options: Generate UUIDs in uppercase or lowercase
- Hyphen Toggling: Include or remove hyphens from the output
Common Use Cases for UUIDs
UUIDs are particularly useful in these scenarios:
- Database primary keys, especially in distributed systems
- Unique session identifiers in web applications
- Entity IDs in API design
- File or document identifiers in content management systems
- Transaction IDs in financial applications
- Tracking unique objects across different systems
- Generating non-sequential identifiers for security purposes
UUID Technical Details
Our UUID generator uses cryptographically strong random number generation to ensure the uniqueness of identifiers. The implementation follows the RFC 4122 standard, setting the appropriate version and variant bits.
The probability of a UUID collision is extremely low (about 1 in 2^128) that for most practical applications, it can be considered impossible.
UUID Generator for Developers
For developers who need to generate UUIDs programmatically, consider using libraries in your programming language of choice:
- JavaScript: The crypto.randomUUID() method or uuid library
- Java: java.util.UUID class
- Python: uuid module
- PHP: ramsey/uuid or random_bytes() function
- C#: System.Guid class