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Validate whether a string is a correctly formatted UUID.
Use this UUID Validator to check whether a string matches the standard UUID format. It is useful for API debugging, database validation, ID checks, request payload review, test data verification, and confirming whether a supposed UUID is correctly shaped before it is stored, compared, or sent to another system.
Use this UUID Validator to check whether a string matches the standard UUID format. It is useful for API debugging, database validation, ID checks, request payload review, test data verification, and confirming whether a supposed UUID is correctly shaped before it is stored, compared, or sent to another system.
Use uuid validator when you need a fast browser-based result without extra setup. It works well for quick checks, one-off tasks, and routine formatting or calculation work.
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Input
550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000
Output
{
"valid": true,
"version": 4,
"variant": "RFC 4122"
} Useful for checking a typical UUID v4 string.
Input
550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-44665544
Output
{
"valid": false
} Useful when copied IDs are incomplete or incorrectly formatted.
Fix: Check that the value has the full 8-4-4-4-12 structure.
Fix: Trim the input before validating.
Fix: Use standard hyphen placement for UUID format.
Fix: UUIDs must match a strict hexadecimal pattern and version structure.
Fix: Uppercase hex letters are still valid in UUID format.
It checks whether a string matches the standard UUID format.
Yes. UUID validation is case-insensitive for hexadecimal characters.
Yes. It can report the version when the input is valid.
Validator checks whether an ID is correctly formatted, while Generator creates a new UUID.
It may have the wrong length, broken hyphen positions, or non-hex characters.