NewId

NewId()

NewId()

NewId()

NewId()

new_id()

new_id

NewId()

NewId()

Description

This NewId function produces a unique number. This number is guaranteed to be unique across the entire cluster and once generated is never generated a second time. This identifier is suitable for constructing the id part of a reference.

Parameters

None.

Returns

A unique number.

Examples

The query below returns a unique number.

curl https://db.fauna.com/ \
    -u fnAChGwBcAACAO70ziE0cfROosNJHdgBmJU1PgpL: \
    -d '{ "new_id": null }'

client.Query(NewId());

System.out.println(client.query(NewId()).get());

result, _ := client.Query(f.NewId())

fmt.Println(result)

client.query(NewId())

client.query(q.new_id())

$client.query do
  new_id
end

client.query(NewId())

client.query(q.NewId())
.then((ret) => console.log(ret))

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
{ "resource": "181388643266462208" }

"181388643266462208"

"181388643266462208"

181388643266462208

"181388643266462208"

"181388643266462208"

"181388643266462208"

"181388643266462208"

181388643266462208

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