Create an arbitrary number of uuids:


To programmatically recieve a UUID, send a request to

The response will contain a json object formatted like this:
{"uuid": "5326d3df-2aab-481c-ba8f-c4da69df2603"}

Example: Using the API with Python

import requests

response = requests.get('')
if response.status_code == 200:
    jsonObject = response.json()
    print jsonObject

{u'uuid': u'ba2bf0c7-fded-4e7b-8a79-ea70783c9ee1'}

What is a UUID?

UUID stands for Universally Unique IDentifier. It is a unique 128-bit number that is extermely unlikely to be similar to another UUID.

What is a GUID?

GUID stands for Globally Unique IDentifier. It is Microsoft's implementation of the UUID standard.

What is the difference between a GUID and UUID?

There is no difference between a GUID and a UUID. They are both 16-byte highly unique values that can be used interchangeably.

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About this Generator

The API and website is written in Python using the django framework. The UUID is generated using Python's UUID module and returned using the Django JsonResponse module.