UUID Generator

Generate UUID v4 or v7 identifiers

GET


                    api/v1/uuid

Generate UUID v4 or v7 identifiers

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Authentication

This endpoint requires authentication via API key. You can use the sandbox mode for testing without registering. See the authentication guide for details.

Query Parameters

Parameter	Type	Required	Description
`count`	string	Required	The count parameter
`version`	string	Required	The version parameter

Response details for this API endpoint. See the response format guide for the standard response structure.

Example Response

{
    "status": "success",
    "http_code": 200,
    "code": "SUCCESS",
    "message": "UUID generated",
    "data": {
        "uuids": "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000",
        "version": "v4",
        "count": 1,
        "generated_at": "2025-05-19T12:00:00+00:00"
    }
}

Example Usage

Here's how to use this endpoint in various languages. For more examples, see our code examples page.

cURL

curl -X GET \
    "https://apixies.io/api/v1/uuid" \
    -H "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"

JavaScript

fetch("https://apixies.io/api/v1/uuid", {
    method: "GET",
    headers: {
        "Content-Type": "application/json",
        "X-API-Key": "YOUR_API_KEY"
    }
})
.then(response => response.json())
.then(data => console.log(data))
.catch(error => console.error("Error:", error));

PHP

$ch = curl_init();

curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_URL, "https://apixies.io/api/v1/uuid");
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_RETURNTRANSFER, true);
curl_setopt($ch, CURLOPT_HTTPHEADER, [
    "Content-Type: application/json",
    "X-API-Key: YOUR_API_KEY"
]);

$response = curl_exec($ch);
curl_close($ch);

echo $response;

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Common Use Cases

Database primary keys

Generate UUID v4 or v7 identifiers for use as database primary keys in distributed systems where auto-increment IDs aren't suitable.

Session and token generation

Create unique session identifiers, correlation IDs, or idempotency keys for API requests and distributed tracing.

File naming and deduplication

Generate unique filenames for uploaded files to prevent collisions in storage systems. Use UUIDs as folder names for user-specific content.

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