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UUID Validator

Validate UUIDs online with our free UUID Validator. Check UUID format, version, variant, length, hexadecimal structure and duplicates. Validate single or multiple UUIDs directly in your browser.

Private browser-based validation • UUID values are processed locally

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What is a UUID Validator?

A UUID Validator is a developer utility that checks whether aUniversally Unique Identifier follows the expected UUID structure.It can help identify malformed identifiers before they are storedin a database, passed through an API or used inside an application.

This UUID Validator checks the hexadecimal characters, UUID length,textual format, version bits and variant bits. Multiple UUIDs canalso be checked at the same time.

What Does the UUID Validator Check?

Length:checks whether the UUID contains the expected number of hexadecimal characters.
Hexadecimal characters:checks that UUID characters contain valid hexadecimal values.
Format:detects standard, compact, braces and URN representations.
Version:identifies the UUID version from the version bits.
Variant:checks the UUID variant bits.
Duplicates:identifies repeated UUID values in bulk input.

Valid UUID Example

550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000

A standard UUID uses 32 hexadecimal characters separated intofive groups using the 8-4-4-4-12pattern.

UUID Version Detection

The UUID version is identified from the version field inside theUUID. Common UUID versions include v1, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7 and v8.The validator displays the detected version when the UUID containsa recognized version value.

UUID Formats Supported

Standard UUID ? 8-4-4-4-12
Compact UUID ? 32 hexadecimal characters
Braced UUID ? {UUID}
UUID URN ? urn:uuid:UUID

Why Validate UUIDs?

Check identifiers before inserting them into databases.
Find malformed UUID values in imported data.
Verify UUID version and variant information.
Clean and inspect bulk UUID lists.
Find duplicate identifiers in datasets.
Debug API requests containing UUID values.

Frequently Asked Questions

A UUID Validator checks whether a UUID has a valid hexadecimal structure, expected length, UUID format and recognized version and variant bits.

The validator can identify common UUID versions including UUID v1, v2, v3, v4, v5, v6, v7 and v8 based on the version bits.

Yes. You can enter multiple UUIDs separated by new lines, commas or semicolons and validate them together.

A standard UUID contains 32 hexadecimal characters, normally displayed in the 8-4-4-4-12 format. The version and variant bits must also contain valid values for the UUID representation.

Yes. The validator reads the UUID version nibble and reports the detected UUID version when the UUID structure is valid.

Yes. The validator checks the variant bits and reports the recognized variant for the UUID.

Yes. The validator accepts standard UUIDs as well as compact 32-character hexadecimal UUID representations, braces and UUID URN representations.

No. The validator only analyzes the UUID. It does not modify or regenerate the identifier.

Yes. UUID validation is performed locally in your browser, so the UUID values do not need to be uploaded to a server.