# How can i generate UUID in nodejs

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-generate-uuid-in-nodejs/377231>\
**Category:** Elasticsearch\
**Tags:** ilm-index-lifecycle-management\
**Created:** [April 17, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-generate-uuid-in-nodejs/377231 "2025-04-17T05:09:47Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![parsamoloudi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/parsamoloudi/32/143036_2.png) [@parsamoloudi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/parsamoloudi)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 5:09am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-generate-uuid-in-nodejs/377231/1 "2025-04-17T05:09:47Z")

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i want to generate unique id in my each document in NodeJS

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**Author:** ![dadoonet](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/dadoonet/32/137187_2.png) [@dadoonet](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/dadoonet)\
**Post date:** [April 17, 2025, 5:22am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-generate-uuid-in-nodejs/377231/2 "2025-04-17T05:22:12Z")

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Welcome!

Not sure if it's what you want but if you send a document to Elasticsearch without an id, the id will be automatically generated and sent back to you.

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**Author:** ![parsamoloudi](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/parsamoloudi/32/143036_2.png) [@parsamoloudi](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/parsamoloudi)\
**Post date:** [May 12, 2025, 5:03am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/how-can-i-generate-uuid-in-nodejs/377231/3 "2025-05-12T05:03:31Z")

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thanks