Stop Using Math.random() for IDs — Free UUID v4/v7, ULID & NanoID Generator API
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Every developer has been there: you need a unique identifier for a database row, a session token, or a distributed system event — and you reach for Math.random(). Don't. Math.random() is not cryptographically secure, collisions are possible, and it gives you no useful metadata. This post walks you through a free UUID Generator API hosted on Cloudflare Workers that supports UUID v4, UUID v7 (time-ordered), ULID, NanoID, and custom ID formats — all in a single REST API, no API key required. Rapi