We created uuidkey to encode UUIDv7s with Crockford Base32 into human-readable keys that are sortable, indexable, and actually pleasant to look at.

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To improve the aesthetic and usability of API keys, a startup created 'uuidkey', a package that encodes UUIDs into a readable format using Crockford Base32. This solution aims to provide secure, globally unique, sortable, and human-friendly API keys by leveraging the benefits of UUIDv7 and adding options such as removing dashes and adding prefixes for better management and security. The package is open source and available for programmers to implement in their own systems.

Making Beautiful API Keys

i never thought that developers are concerned about how UUIDs look :D. They are making a non-essential problem in to a big thing. Maybe they just have too much time.

Didn’t even realize I felt the same way until I read this…awesome work!

This is pretty interesting. I’ve had my eye on v7 UUIDs for a bit now and this is just awesome.

This is fantastic! Having a uuid like string but looks far better!

The Idea is cool, but there are some shortcomings, like for example using UUIDv7 which has not that many random bits (I.e. entropy issues)