Package

node-uuid

Rigorous implementation of RFC4122 (v1 and v4) UUIDs.

v1.4.8, 22 Mar 2017No license fieldCommonJSTypes: NoneCryptography and hashing

$ npm install node-uuid

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Deprecated on npm

Use uuid module instead

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 828.4k; -7% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 9 years ago; v1.4.8
GitHub stars: 270; 36 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

828,407 downloads last week, 3,940,366 in the last month. The 12-month change of -7% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 014 in total
Latest version: 1.4.8, 22 Mar 20179 years ago
First published: 6 Feb 2012
Last push to GitHub: 16 Jan 20202,443 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: Yes
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 0
Dependents on npm: -

Major versions

v1 first release 1.2.0, 6 Feb 2012

Recent releases

Version	Published
1.4.8	22 Mar 2017
1.4.7	13 Nov 2015
1.4.6	12 Nov 2015
1.4.3	5 Mar 2015
1.4.2	3 Dec 2014
1.4.1	17 Aug 2013
1.4.0	18 Oct 2012
1.3.3	6 Feb 2012
1.0.0	6 Feb 2012
1.1.0	6 Feb 2012
1.3.2	6 Feb 2012
1.3.1	6 Feb 2012
1.3.0	6 Feb 2012
1.2.0	6 Feb 2012

Compatibility

Module format: CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: None
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): -
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install node-uuid

CDN

jsDelivr: 763.4k requests in 30 days

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/node-uuid@1.4.8/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/node-uuid@1.4.8/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/node-uuid@1.4.8

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
short-uuid Create and translate standard UUIDs with shorter formats.	446.3k	-	9 months ago	CommonJS	-
uuid4 Node UUID v4 Generator	79.6k	-	4 years ago	ESM + CommonJS	-

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): deprecated.