# UUIDs

Generate a UUID as the value of a property in your schema, which will be generated and added to the Record at the time a Record is created.

* Versions supported include `v1`, `v3`, `v4,` `v5` and `short`
* If the version is unspecified, the default is currently `v4`

{% tabs %}
{% tab title="UUID v4" %}
{% code title="Generate a UUID" %}

```json
  "properties": {
    "myPropertyName": {
      "type": "string",
      "generate": {
        "type": "uuid",
        "format": "v4"
      }
    }
```

{% endcode %}

Example of generated value:

`3024e0fb-c080-4799-9e83-2ce54b165144`
{% endtab %}

{% tab title="Short UUID" %}
{% code title="Generate a Short UUID" lineNumbers="true" %}

```json
  "properties": {
    "myPropertyName": {
      "type": "string",
      "generate": {
        "type": "uuid",
        "format": "short"
      }
    }
```

{% endcode %}

Example of generated value:

`n3hF48shChakhS8hayPnyk`
{% endtab %}
{% endtabs %}


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