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url: /process-functions/script-uuid.md
description: Generates a random version 4 UUID (universally unique identifier).
---

# script.uuid 

Generates a random version 4 UUID (universally unique identifier).

```js
script.uuid()
```

## Returns

A random version 4 UUID, such as `"550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"`.

## Examples

```js
// Generate a unique identifier
const id = script.uuid();
console.log(id); // e.g., "550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000"

// Use as a unique key for data
const record = {
    id: script.uuid(),
    name: "New Record",
    created: Date.now()
};
```