Account ID formats

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Hi there
I did a get Users search call and had a look at all account IDs. Why is there a difference between some of them?
Eg some are 71121:6b1f7b04-6e9e-4276-b4d8-4d7b1678e327 and others are 5f3becff3ab35c003f30d837
Thank you
Yatish

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Hi @YatishMadhav, indeed, account IDs can vary in shape and format. The only axiom to follow on account IDs is that they’re guaranteed to be unique for each user.

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Thanks for the quick reply @nmansilla … that is given I guess :slight_smile:

Is there any factors it is based on or reasons they may differ? i.e. what defines the difference for various users to have diff IDs?

Thank you

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@YatishMadhav unfortunately, no. There isn’t a pattern/rule that can be applied. Do you ask out of general curiosity, or is there a particular goal you’re trying to achieve?

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Hi @YatishMadhav,

@nmansilla is right. In case you need to store account IDs in your database, we provide the additional information so you can store them reasonable efficiently:

It is 1-128 characters long and may contain alphanumeric characters as well as - and : characters*

*Copied from User privacy guide for app developers. In case this post is ready later, check with that source in case the information changes.

Regards,
Dugald

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Thanks for the replies @nmansilla and @dmorrow.

I was just curious as it is odd and was wondering why the differences and if it meant anything.

Thanks for that link too.

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