to_uuidv7()

Create a version 7 UUID from a Postgres timestamp

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Create a UUIDv7 object from a timestamp and random bits.

ts is converted to a UNIX timestamp split into millisecond and sub-millisecond parts.

Samples

SELECT to_uuidv7(ts)
FROM generate_series('2025-01-01:00:00:00'::timestamptz, '2025-01-01:00:00:03'::timestamptz, '1 microsecond'::interval) ts;

Arguments

The syntax is:

SELECT to_uuidv7(
    timestamp = <timestamptz>
);

Name	Type	Default	Required	Description
ts	TIMESTAMPTZ	-	✔	The timestamp used to return a UUIDv7 object