UUID v7 Generator (Time-Sorted)

Generate RFC 9562 UUID v7 identifiers. Time-ordered UUIDs that keep database b-tree indexes tight and make bulk inserts much faster than v4.

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RFC 9562

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Unix-ms timestamp + random. Sortable, b-tree friendly. RFC 9562.

About UUID v7

UUID version 7, ratified in RFC 9562 in 2024, combines a 48-bit Unix millisecond timestamp with 74 bits of random data. The result is an identifier that sorts chronologically, retains collision resistance indistinguishable from v4, and plays well with database indexes. This generator builds every v7 byte-by-byte from a fresh Date.now() and crypto.getRandomValues() call — no dependencies on a library that might lag behind the spec. The big win over v4 is index locality. B-tree indexes love sequential inserts: consecutive rows land on the same hot page, stay in memory, and cost almost nothing to add. Random v4 IDs scatter across the keyspace, and every insert touches a cold page on disk — fine until your table no longer fits in RAM. Benchmarks on Postgres and MySQL routinely show 2–4× insert throughput improvements with v7 once tables exceed cache size. ORMs that generate IDs client-side (Drizzle, Prisma via the cuid/uuid plugin, TypeORM) are where most teams will see the benefit. The format stays RFC-compliant: the 13th character is 7 (the version nibble), the 17th is 8, 9, a, or b (the variant). Because the 48-bit timestamp is big-endian and leads the UUID, lexicographic sort order equals chronological order — useful in logs, audit trails, and event streams where you want to scan recent records without a separate timestamp column.

Features

Generate cryptographically random UUID v4 identifiers
Create single or bulk UUIDs at once
Copy individual or all UUIDs to clipboard
Compliant with RFC 4122 standard

How to Use

Click "Generate" to create a new UUID
Set the quantity for bulk generation
Click any UUID to copy it to your clipboard
Use the generated UUIDs in your applications

Frequently Asked Questions

How is UUID v7 different from ULID?

Both encode a Unix-ms timestamp followed by random bytes. ULID uses Crockford Base32 (26 chars, hyphen-free); v7 uses the standard UUID format (36 chars with hyphens). v7 is newer with RFC 9562 behind it; ULIDs have a longer ecosystem but no official IETF spec.

Do I need sub-millisecond precision?

Usually no. v7 uses a 48-bit ms-precision timestamp (good until year 10889). Within a single millisecond, the 74 random bits give you ~1.9 × 10^22 possible IDs — collision within a ms is effectively impossible. RFC 9562 optionally allows a sub-ms counter for strict monotonicity under extreme burst writes.

Is UUID v7 supported in my database?

Any database that stores UUIDs does — v7 is still 16 bytes. Postgres 17+ has native uuidv7(); earlier versions generate in the app. MySQL, SQLite, MS SQL store v7 as binary(16) or a string without any special handling. No migration needed from v4 except to start writing v7 for new rows.

Can I extract the timestamp from a v7 UUID?

Yes — the first 12 hex characters (48 bits) are a big-endian Unix millisecond count. Parse as an integer and pass to new Date(ms). Useful for debugging and event ordering. Don't rely on it for business logic, though — treat the timestamp as a generation detail, not a first-class property of the record.