# Is Guid function supported in dremio

**URL:** <https://community.dremio.com/t/is-guid-function-supported-in-dremio/3449>\
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**Created:** [May 27, 2019, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/is-guid-function-supported-in-dremio/3449 "2019-05-27T12:25:21Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![Vikash\_Singh](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.dremio.com/vikash_singh/32/1069_2.png) [@Vikash\_Singh](https://community.dremio.com/u/Vikash_Singh)\
**Post date:** [May 27, 2019, 12:25pm UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/is-guid-function-supported-in-dremio/3449/1 "2019-05-27T12:25:21Z")

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I have SQL Query which is using Guid function

like this

> **[Understanding the GUID data type in SQL Server](https://www.sqlshack.com/understanding-the-guid-data-type-in-sql-server/)**
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> What is a GUID? GUID is a 16 byte binary SQL Server data type that is globally unique across tables, databases, and servers. The term GUID stands for Globally Unique Identifier and it is used interchangeably with UNIQUEIDENTIFIER. To create a GUID in...

is dremio have any alternative to this sql functions?

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**Author:** ![ben](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.dremio.com/ben/32/1367_2.png) [@ben](https://community.dremio.com/u/ben)\
**Post date:** [May 30, 2019, 8:13pm UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/is-guid-function-supported-in-dremio/3449/2 "2019-05-30T20:13:42Z")

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Dremio does not currently provide a way to generate GUIDs (within Dremio), nor do we have a GUID type. Thank you for the suggestion! We’ll update the community threads here if we decide to add direct support for this feature.

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**Author:** ![adamr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@adamr](https://community.dremio.com/u/adamr)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 9:59am UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/is-guid-function-supported-in-dremio/3449/3 "2023-02-27T09:59:07Z")

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Is GUID/UUID generation supported yet?

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**Author:** ![balaji.ramaswamy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.dremio.com/balaji.ramaswamy/32/843_2.png) [@balaji.ramaswamy](https://community.dremio.com/u/balaji.ramaswamy)\
**Post date:** [February 27, 2023, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/is-guid-function-supported-in-dremio/3449/4 "2023-02-27T22:18:08Z")

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@adamr not yet, when you say GUID, you mean a 16 digit code right?

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**Author:** ![adamr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/eada6e/32.png) [@adamr](https://community.dremio.com/u/adamr)\
**Post date:** [February 28, 2023, 8:00am UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/is-guid-function-supported-in-dremio/3449/5 "2023-02-28T08:00:13Z")

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@balaji.ramaswamy yes that is correct

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**Author:** ![balaji.ramaswamy](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.dremio.com/balaji.ramaswamy/32/843_2.png) [@balaji.ramaswamy](https://community.dremio.com/u/balaji.ramaswamy)\
**Post date:** [March 6, 2023, 3:59am UTC](https://community.dremio.com/t/is-guid-function-supported-in-dremio/3449/6 "2023-03-06T03:59:18Z")

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@adamr Currently the support for GUID is not there