# Automatically Generating UUIDs in 32-Character Format When Adding Rows **URL:** \ **Category:** Ask for Help\ **Created:** [June 11, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/automatically-generating-uuids-in-32-character-format-when-adding-rows/82402 "2025-06-11T13:59:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Namra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Namra](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Namra)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 1:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/automatically-generating-uuids-in-32-character-format-when-adding-rows/82402/1 "2025-06-11T13:59:17Z")
Is it possible to automatically generate a UUID in the 32-character format (`927c59a6-c261-146f-1f08-5ddaffa5776c`) when adding a new row to a database? If so, how can this be implemented? ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [June 11, 2025, 3:22pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/automatically-generating-uuids-in-32-character-format-when-adding-rows/82402/2 "2025-06-11T15:22:58Z")
> **[Unique Identifier | Glide Docs](https://www.glideapps.com/docs/reference/values/unique-identifier)** > > Submit a unique ID automatically. ---
**Author:** ![Namra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Namra](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Namra)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 1:43pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/automatically-generating-uuids-in-32-character-format-when-adding-rows/82402/3 "2025-06-12T13:43:38Z")
Thanks for the suggestion, I found another way to do it directly from my database, but Glide’s unique identifier is not UUID, it won’t generate 32 character format . ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Hager](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/jeff_hager/32/43_2.png) [@Jeff\_Hager](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Jeff_Hager)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 2:42pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/automatically-generating-uuids-in-32-character-format-when-adding-rows/82402/4 "2025-06-12T14:42:35Z")
I don’t understand…I created the following using the Unique ID feature in Glide, which is a standard GUID (32 characters without dashes, 36 with dashes). It’s exactly what you showed in your example? Why is it not the same? `a490f80e-ec72-42ed-8abc-e0ab477f34f7` ---
**Author:** ![Mazen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mazen/32/84042_2.png) [@Mazen](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mazen)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/automatically-generating-uuids-in-32-character-format-when-adding-rows/82402/5 "2025-06-12T21:24:22Z")
@Jeff_Hager You’re 100% as far as I’m seeing it. But now I’m curious.. > [@Namra](#): > > I found another way to do it directly from my database What’s the other way? ---
**Author:** ![Namra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/91b2a8/32.png) [@Namra](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Namra)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 9:59pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/automatically-generating-uuids-in-32-character-format-when-adding-rows/82402/6 "2025-06-12T21:59:35Z")
I wrote script in mysql to automatically generate UUID when a record is inserted ---
**Author:** ![Mazen](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/community.glideapps.com/mazen/32/84042_2.png) [@Mazen](https://community.glideapps.com/u/Mazen)\ **Post date:** [June 12, 2025, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.glideapps.com/t/automatically-generating-uuids-in-32-character-format-when-adding-rows/82402/7 "2025-06-12T22:18:35Z")
oh, nice