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Free Online UUID Generator

RFC 9562

Generate secure random UUID v4 or time-ordered UUID v7 values. Bulk generation, validation, and multiple exports supported.

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Configure UUID generation
Generated UUIDs
0 UUID generated
Validate and inspect a UUID
Checks the RFC variant and version. UUID v7 timestamps are decoded to UTC.

UUID v4 and UUID v7

UUIDs (Universally Unique Identifiers) are 128-bit identifiers that are guaranteed to be unique across space and time. They are commonly used in distributed systems where unique IDs need to be generated without coordination between nodes. RFC 9562 recommends UUID v7 over older time-based versions when applications benefit from creation-time ordering.

UUID Format

A standard UUID looks like: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
It consists of 32 hexadecimal digits displayed in 5 groups separated by hyphens, in the form 8-4-4-4-12 for a total of 36 characters.

Common Use Cases

  • Database primary keys
  • Session identifiers
  • Distributed system identifiers
  • File naming
  • API request correlation IDs

Choosing a version

Use UUID v4 when you want an opaque random identifier. Use UUID v7 for database keys, event IDs, and logs where roughly chronological sorting improves index locality and operational debugging.

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What this tool does

Create random v4 or time-ordered v7 identifiers and inspect UUID structure.

How to use it

Choose a version and quantity, generate identifiers, or paste an existing UUID to inspect it.

Worked example

550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000 has version digit 4 and the RFC variant. Generated IDs vary on each run.

Limitations and checks

UUIDs are identifiers, not authorization secrets. Version 7 exposes an approximate creation time; random generation does not guarantee ordering within the same millisecond.

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