
UUID in Manticore: A Practical Guide
A practical guide to using UUID as a document ID in Manticore Search 28.5.0: SQL, JSON API, /bulk, automatic ID generation, errors, and replication.
Senior Core Developer
Stanislav Klinov is one of the Senior Core Developers of Manticore Search.

A practical guide to using UUID as a document ID in Manticore Search 28.5.0: SQL, JSON API, /bulk, automatic ID generation, errors, and replication.

Starting with Manticore Search 28.5.0, you can use a UUID as the document ID. Here we look at how to drop the mapping to numeric IDs, who generates the UUID, and what limitations still remain.

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Install Manticore Search in one command on Linux or macOS:
curl https://manticoresearch.com | sh
For advanced installation options, see the full installation guide and the manual .