uuid-ossp

The uuid-ossp module provides functions to generate universally unique identifiers (UUIDs) using one of several standard algorithms

CREATE EXTENSION "uuid-ossp";
CREATE EXTENSION

CREATE EXTENSION uuid-ossp;
ERROR:  syntax error at or near "-"
LINE 1: CREATE EXTENSION uuid-ossp;

See also

• UUID, uuidgen, uuid-ossp (PostgreSQL), ULID
• PostgreSQL, PostgreSQL extensions, CREATE EXTENSION, List extensions (\dx)