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DocumentationGrafana k6JavaScript APIjslibutilsuuidv4()
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uuidv4()

Function returns a random uuid v4 in a string form.

Parameters

ParameterTypeDescription
secure (optional)booleanBy default, uuidv4() uses a standard random number generator. If the secure option is set to true, uuidv4 uses a cryptographically secure random number generator instead. While this adds security, the secure option also makes the function an order of magnitude slower.

Returns

TypeDescription
stringRandom UUID v4 string

Example

JavaScript 
import { uuidv4 } from 'https://jslib.k6.io/k6-utils/1.4.0/index.js';

export default function () {
  const randomUUID = uuidv4();
  console.log(randomUUID); // 35acae14-f7cb-468a-9866-1fc45713149a
}