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Extensions / Data types

plid

A 128-bit, lexicographically sortable PostgreSQL PLID type with short prefixes, millisecond timestamps, randomness, and optional monotonic generation.

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Overview

Packageplid
Version0.0.0
PostgreSQL versions13 · 14 · 15 · 16 · 17 · 18
RepositoryUnspecified
Extension typeStandard
Requires CREATE EXTENSIONYes
Requires preloadYes
TrustedNo
RelocatableNo
Shared librariesplid
Stars8
Latest commit2026-04-28
Catalogue updated2026-08-30

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See also

ulidEmbedded pgrx ULID type, generators, and casts
uidsPostgreSQL extension to generate various types of universally unique IDs
pg_ulidGenerate ULID strings in PostgreSQL with a C function.
upid_pgPrefixed, sortable 128-bit identifier type and generator
pg_hashidsShort unique id generator for PostgreSQL, using hashids
pg_ferroidPostgreSQL ULID type and generation functions backed by ferroid
pg_uuid_v8UUID v8 generator with embedded timestamps for PostgreSQL
uniqueidentifierLegacy 16-byte uniqueidentifier data type, comparison operators, casts, and newid() generation for PostgreSQL.