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# Functions for Working with UUIDs
## generateUUIDv4
Generates a [version 4](https://tools.ietf.org/html/rfc4122#section-4.4) [UUID](../data-types/uuid.md).
**Syntax**
``` sql
generateUUIDv4([expr])
```
**Arguments**
- `expr` — An arbitrary [expression](../syntax.md#syntax-expressions) used to bypass [common subexpression elimination](../functions/index.md#common-subexpression-elimination) if the function is called multiple times in a query. The value of the expression has no effect on the returned UUID. Optional.
**Returned value**
A value of type UUIDv4.
**Example**
First, create a table with a column of type UUID, then insert a generated UUIDv4 into the table.
``` sql
CREATE TABLE tab (uuid UUID) ENGINE = Memory;
INSERT INTO tab SELECT generateUUIDv4();
SELECT * FROM tab;
```
Result:
```response
┌─────────────────────────────────uuid─┐
│ f4bf890f-f9dc-4332-ad5c-0c18e73f28e9 │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘
```
**Example with multiple UUIDs generated per row**
```sql
SELECT generateUUIDv4(1), generateUUIDv4(2);
┌─generateUUIDv4(1)────────────────────┬─generateUUIDv4(2)────────────────────┐
2d49dc6e-ddce-4cd0-afb8-790956df54c1 8abf8c13-7dea-4fdf-af3e-0e18767770e6
└──────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## generateUUIDv7 {#generateUUIDv7}
Generates a [version 7](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/draft-peabody-dispatch-new-uuid-format-04) [UUID](../data-types/uuid.md).
The generated UUID contains the current Unix timestamp in milliseconds (48 bits), followed by version "7" (4 bits), a counter (42 bit) to distinguish UUIDs within a millisecond (including a variant field "2", 2 bit), and a random field (32 bits).
For any given timestamp (unix_ts_ms), the counter starts at a random value and is incremented by 1 for each new UUID until the timestamp changes.
In case the counter overflows, the timestamp field is incremented by 1 and the counter is reset to a random new start value.
Function `generateUUIDv7` guarantees that the counter field within a timestamp increments monotonically across all function invocations in concurrently running threads and queries.
```
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
├─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┤
| unix_ts_ms |
├─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┤
| unix_ts_ms | ver | counter_high_bits |
├─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┤
|var| counter_low_bits |
├─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┤
| rand_b |
└─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┘
```
:::note
As of April 2024, version 7 UUIDs are in draft status and their layout may change in future.
:::
**Syntax**
``` sql
generateUUIDv7([expr])
```
**Arguments**
- `expr` — An arbitrary [expression](../syntax.md#syntax-expressions) used to bypass [common subexpression elimination](../functions/index.md#common-subexpression-elimination) if the function is called multiple times in a query. The value of the expression has no effect on the returned UUID. Optional.
**Returned value**
A value of type UUIDv7.
**Example**
First, create a table with a column of type UUID, then insert a generated UUIDv7 into the table.
``` sql
CREATE TABLE tab (uuid UUID) ENGINE = Memory;
INSERT INTO tab SELECT generateUUIDv7();
SELECT * FROM tab;
```
Result:
```response
┌─────────────────────────────────uuid─┐
│ 018f05af-f4a8-778f-beee-1bedbc95c93b │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘
```
**Example with multiple UUIDs generated per row**
```sql
SELECT generateUUIDv7(1), generateUUIDv7(2);
┌─generateUUIDv7(1)────────────────────┬─generateUUIDv7(2)────────────────────┐
018f05c9-4ab8-7b86-b64e-c9f03fbd45d1 018f05c9-4ab8-7b86-b64e-c9f12efb7e16
└──────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## empty
Checks whether the input UUID is empty.
**Syntax**
```sql
empty(UUID)
```
The UUID is considered empty if it contains all zeros (zero UUID).
The function also works for [Arrays](array-functions.md#function-empty) and [Strings](string-functions.md#empty).
**Arguments**
- `x` — A UUID. [UUID](../data-types/uuid.md).
**Returned value**
- Returns `1` for an empty UUID or `0` for a non-empty UUID. [UInt8](../data-types/int-uint.md).
**Example**
To generate the UUID value, ClickHouse provides the [generateUUIDv4](#generateuuidv4) function.
Query:
```sql
SELECT empty(generateUUIDv4());
```
Result:
```response
┌─empty(generateUUIDv4())─┐
│ 0 │
└─────────────────────────┘
```
## notEmpty
Checks whether the input UUID is non-empty.
**Syntax**
```sql
notEmpty(UUID)
```
The UUID is considered empty if it contains all zeros (zero UUID).
The function also works for [Arrays](array-functions.md#function-notempty) or [Strings](string-functions.md#notempty).
**Arguments**
- `x` — A UUID. [UUID](../data-types/uuid.md).
**Returned value**
- Returns `1` for a non-empty UUID or `0` for an empty UUID. [UInt8](../data-types/int-uint.md).
**Example**
To generate the UUID value, ClickHouse provides the [generateUUIDv4](#generateuuidv4) function.
Query:
```sql
SELECT notEmpty(generateUUIDv4());
```
Result:
```response
┌─notEmpty(generateUUIDv4())─┐
│ 1 │
└────────────────────────────┘
```
## toUUID
Converts a value of type String to a UUID.
``` sql
toUUID(string)
```
**Returned value**
The UUID type value.
**Usage example**
``` sql
SELECT toUUID('61f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0') AS uuid
```
Result:
```response
┌─────────────────────────────────uuid─┐
│ 61f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0 │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## toUUIDOrDefault
**Arguments**
- `string` — String of 36 characters or FixedString(36). [String](../syntax.md#string).
- `default` — UUID to be used as the default if the first argument cannot be converted to a UUID type. [UUID](../data-types/uuid.md).
**Returned value**
UUID
``` sql
toUUIDOrDefault(string, default)
```
**Returned value**
The UUID type value.
**Usage examples**
This first example returns the first argument converted to a UUID type as it can be converted:
``` sql
SELECT toUUIDOrDefault('61f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0', cast('59f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0' as UUID));
```
Result:
```response
┌─toUUIDOrDefault('61f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0', CAST('59f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0', 'UUID'))─┐
│ 61f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0 │
└───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
This second example returns the second argument (the provided default UUID) as the first argument cannot be converted to a UUID type:
```sql
SELECT toUUIDOrDefault('-----61f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0', cast('59f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0' as UUID));
```
Result:
```response
┌─toUUIDOrDefault('-----61f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0', CAST('59f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0', 'UUID'))─┐
│ 59f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0 │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## toUUIDOrNull
Takes an argument of type String and tries to parse it into UUID. If failed, returns NULL.
``` sql
toUUIDOrNull(string)
```
**Returned value**
The Nullable(UUID) type value.
**Usage example**
``` sql
SELECT toUUIDOrNull('61f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0T') AS uuid
```
Result:
```response
┌─uuid─┐
│ ᴺᵁᴸᴸ │
└──────┘
```
## toUUIDOrZero
It takes an argument of type String and tries to parse it into UUID. If failed, returns zero UUID.
``` sql
toUUIDOrZero(string)
```
**Returned value**
The UUID type value.
**Usage example**
``` sql
SELECT toUUIDOrZero('61f0c404-5cb3-11e7-907b-a6006ad3dba0T') AS uuid
```
Result:
```response
┌─────────────────────────────────uuid─┐
│ 00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000 │
└──────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## UUIDStringToNum
Accepts `string` containing 36 characters in the format `xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxxxxxxxxxx`, and returns a [FixedString(16)](../data-types/fixedstring.md) as its binary representation, with its format optionally specified by `variant` (`Big-endian` by default).
**Syntax**
``` sql
UUIDStringToNum(string[, variant = 1])
```
**Arguments**
- `string` — A [String](../syntax.md#syntax-string-literal) of 36 characters or [FixedString](../syntax.md#syntax-string-literal)
- `variant` — Integer, representing a variant as specified by [RFC4122](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4122#section-4.1.1). 1 = `Big-endian` (default), 2 = `Microsoft`.
**Returned value**
FixedString(16)
**Usage examples**
``` sql
SELECT
'612f3c40-5d3b-217e-707b-6a546a3d7b29' AS uuid,
UUIDStringToNum(uuid) AS bytes
```
Result:
```response
┌─uuid─────────────────────────────────┬─bytes────────────┐
│ 612f3c40-5d3b-217e-707b-6a546a3d7b29 │ a/<@];!~p{jTj={) │
└──────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────┘
```
``` sql
SELECT
'612f3c40-5d3b-217e-707b-6a546a3d7b29' AS uuid,
UUIDStringToNum(uuid, 2) AS bytes
```
Result:
```response
┌─uuid─────────────────────────────────┬─bytes────────────┐
│ 612f3c40-5d3b-217e-707b-6a546a3d7b29 │ @</a;]~!p{jTj={) │
└──────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────┘
```
## UUIDNumToString
Accepts `binary` containing a binary representation of a UUID, with its format optionally specified by `variant` (`Big-endian` by default), and returns a string containing 36 characters in text format.
**Syntax**
``` sql
UUIDNumToString(binary[, variant = 1])
```
**Arguments**
- `binary` — [FixedString(16)](../data-types/fixedstring.md) as a binary representation of a UUID.
- `variant` — Integer, representing a variant as specified by [RFC4122](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4122#section-4.1.1). 1 = `Big-endian` (default), 2 = `Microsoft`.
**Returned value**
String.
**Usage example**
``` sql
SELECT
'a/<@];!~p{jTj={)' AS bytes,
UUIDNumToString(toFixedString(bytes, 16)) AS uuid
```
Result:
```response
┌─bytes────────────┬─uuid─────────────────────────────────┐
│ a/<@];!~p{jTj={) │ 612f3c40-5d3b-217e-707b-6a546a3d7b29 │
└──────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
```
``` sql
SELECT
'@</a;]~!p{jTj={)' AS bytes,
UUIDNumToString(toFixedString(bytes, 16), 2) AS uuid
```
Result:
```response
┌─bytes────────────┬─uuid─────────────────────────────────┐
│ @</a;]~!p{jTj={) │ 612f3c40-5d3b-217e-707b-6a546a3d7b29 │
└──────────────────┴──────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## UUIDToNum
Accepts a [UUID](../data-types/uuid.md) and returns its binary representation as a [FixedString(16)](../data-types/fixedstring.md), with its format optionally specified by `variant` (`Big-endian` by default). This function replaces calls to two separate functions `UUIDStringToNum(toString(uuid))` so no intermediate conversion from UUID to string is required to extract bytes from a UUID.
**Syntax**
``` sql
UUIDToNum(uuid[, variant = 1])
```
**Arguments**
- `uuid` — [UUID](../data-types/uuid.md).
- `variant` — Integer, representing a variant as specified by [RFC4122](https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc4122#section-4.1.1). 1 = `Big-endian` (default), 2 = `Microsoft`.
**Returned value**
The binary representation of the UUID.
**Usage examples**
``` sql
SELECT
toUUID('612f3c40-5d3b-217e-707b-6a546a3d7b29') AS uuid,
UUIDToNum(uuid) AS bytes
```
Result:
```response
┌─uuid─────────────────────────────────┬─bytes────────────┐
│ 612f3c40-5d3b-217e-707b-6a546a3d7b29 │ a/<@];!~p{jTj={) │
└──────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────┘
```
``` sql
SELECT
toUUID('612f3c40-5d3b-217e-707b-6a546a3d7b29') AS uuid,
UUIDToNum(uuid, 2) AS bytes
```
Result:
```response
┌─uuid─────────────────────────────────┬─bytes────────────┐
│ 612f3c40-5d3b-217e-707b-6a546a3d7b29 │ @</a;]~!p{jTj={) │
└──────────────────────────────────────┴──────────────────┘
```
## UUIDv7ToDateTime
Returns the timestamp component of a UUID version 7.
**Syntax**
``` sql
UUIDv7ToDateTime(uuid[, timezone])
```
**Arguments**
- `uuid` — [UUID](../data-types/uuid.md) of version 7.
- `timezone` — [Timezone name](../../operations/server-configuration-parameters/settings.md#server_configuration_parameters-timezone) for the returned value (optional). [String](../data-types/string.md).
**Returned value**
- Timestamp with milliseconds precision. If the UUID is not a valid version 7 UUID, it returns 1970-01-01 00:00:00.000. [DateTime64(3)](../data-types/datetime64.md).
**Usage examples**
``` sql
SELECT UUIDv7ToDateTime(toUUID('018f05c9-4ab8-7b86-b64e-c9f03fbd45d1'))
```
Result:
```response
┌─UUIDv7ToDateTime(toUUID('018f05c9-4ab8-7b86-b64e-c9f03fbd45d1'))─┐
│ 2024-04-22 15:30:29.048 │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
``` sql
SELECT UUIDv7ToDateTime(toUUID('018f05c9-4ab8-7b86-b64e-c9f03fbd45d1'), 'America/New_York')
```
Result:
```response
┌─UUIDv7ToDateTime(toUUID('018f05c9-4ab8-7b86-b64e-c9f03fbd45d1'), 'America/New_York')─┐
│ 2024-04-22 08:30:29.048 │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## serverUUID
Returns the random UUID generated during the first start of the ClickHouse server. The UUID is stored in file `uuid` in the ClickHouse server directory (e.g. `/var/lib/clickhouse/`) and retained between server restarts.
**Syntax**
```sql
serverUUID()
```
**Returned value**
- The UUID of the server. [UUID](../data-types/uuid.md).
## generateSnowflakeID
Generates a [Snowflake ID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_ID).
The generated Snowflake ID contains the current Unix timestamp in milliseconds (41 + 1 top zero bits), followed by a machine id (10 bits), and a counter (12 bits) to distinguish IDs within a millisecond.
For any given timestamp (unix_ts_ms), the counter starts at 0 and is incremented by 1 for each new Snowflake ID until the timestamp changes.
In case the counter overflows, the timestamp field is incremented by 1 and the counter is reset to 0.
Function `generateSnowflakeID` guarantees that the counter field within a timestamp increments monotonically across all function invocations in concurrently running threads and queries.
:::note
The generated Snowflake IDs are based on the UNIX epoch 1970-01-01.
While no standard or recommendation exists for the epoch of Snowflake IDs, implementations in other systems may use a different epoch, e.g. Twitter/X (2010-11-04) or Mastodon (2015-01-01).
:::
```
0 1 2 3
0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 1
├─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┤
|0| timestamp |
├─┼ ┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┼─┤
| | machine_id | machine_seq_num |
└─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┴─┘
```
**Syntax**
``` sql
generateSnowflakeID([expr])
```
**Arguments**
- `expr` — An arbitrary [expression](../../sql-reference/syntax.md#syntax-expressions) used to bypass [common subexpression elimination](../../sql-reference/functions/index.md#common-subexpression-elimination) if the function is called multiple times in a query. The value of the expression has no effect on the returned Snowflake ID. Optional.
**Returned value**
A value of type UInt64.
**Example**
First, create a table with a column of type UInt64, then insert a generated Snowflake ID into the table.
``` sql
CREATE TABLE tab (id UInt64) ENGINE = Memory;
INSERT INTO tab SELECT generateSnowflakeID();
SELECT * FROM tab;
```
Result:
```response
┌──────────────────id─┐
│ 7199081390080409600 │
└─────────────────────┘
```
**Example with multiple Snowflake IDs generated per row**
```sql
SELECT generateSnowflakeID(1), generateSnowflakeID(2);
┌─generateSnowflakeID(1)─┬─generateSnowflakeID(2)─┐
7199081609652224000 7199081609652224001
└────────────────────────┴────────────────────────┘
```
## snowflakeToDateTime
:::warning
This function is deprecated and can only be used if setting [uniform_snowflake_conversion_functions](../../operations/settings/settings.md#uniform_snowflake_conversion_functions) is disabled.
The function will be removed at some point in future.
:::
Extracts the timestamp component of a [Snowflake ID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_ID) in [DateTime](../data-types/datetime.md) format.
**Syntax**
``` sql
snowflakeToDateTime(value[, time_zone])
```
**Arguments**
- `value` — Snowflake ID. [Int64](../data-types/int-uint.md).
- `time_zone` — [Timezone](/docs/en/operations/server-configuration-parameters/settings.md/#server_configuration_parameters-timezone). The function parses `time_string` according to the timezone. Optional. [String](../data-types/string.md).
**Returned value**
- The timestamp component of `value` as a [DateTime](../data-types/datetime.md) value.
**Example**
Query:
``` sql
SELECT snowflakeToDateTime(CAST('1426860702823350272', 'Int64'), 'UTC');
```
Result:
```response
┌─snowflakeToDateTime(CAST('1426860702823350272', 'Int64'), 'UTC')─┐
│ 2021-08-15 10:57:56 │
└──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## snowflakeToDateTime64
:::warning
This function is deprecated and can only be used if setting [uniform_snowflake_conversion_functions](../../operations/settings/settings.md#uniform_snowflake_conversion_functions) is disabled.
The function will be removed at some point in future.
:::
Extracts the timestamp component of a [Snowflake ID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_ID) in [DateTime64](../data-types/datetime64.md) format.
**Syntax**
``` sql
snowflakeToDateTime64(value[, time_zone])
```
**Arguments**
- `value` — Snowflake ID. [Int64](../data-types/int-uint.md).
- `time_zone` — [Timezone](/docs/en/operations/server-configuration-parameters/settings.md/#server_configuration_parameters-timezone). The function parses `time_string` according to the timezone. Optional. [String](../data-types/string.md).
**Returned value**
- The timestamp component of `value` as a [DateTime64](../data-types/datetime64.md) with scale = 3, i.e. millisecond precision.
**Example**
Query:
``` sql
SELECT snowflakeToDateTime64(CAST('1426860802823350272', 'Int64'), 'UTC');
```
Result:
```response
┌─snowflakeToDateTime64(CAST('1426860802823350272', 'Int64'), 'UTC')─┐
│ 2021-08-15 10:58:19.841 │
└────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────┘
```
## dateTimeToSnowflake
:::warning
This function is deprecated and can only be used if setting [uniform_snowflake_conversion_functions](../../operations/settings/settings.md#uniform_snowflake_conversion_functions) is disabled.
The function will be removed at some point in future.
:::
Converts a [DateTime](../data-types/datetime.md) value to the first [Snowflake ID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_ID) at the giving time.
**Syntax**
``` sql
dateTimeToSnowflake(value)
```
**Arguments**
- `value` — Date with time. [DateTime](../data-types/datetime.md).
**Returned value**
- Input value converted to the [Int64](../data-types/int-uint.md) data type as the first Snowflake ID at that time.
**Example**
Query:
``` sql
WITH toDateTime('2021-08-15 18:57:56', 'Asia/Shanghai') AS dt SELECT dateTimeToSnowflake(dt);
```
Result:
```response
┌─dateTimeToSnowflake(dt)─┐
│ 1426860702823350272 │
└─────────────────────────┘
```
## dateTime64ToSnowflake
:::warning
This function is deprecated and can only be used if setting [uniform_snowflake_conversion_functions](../../operations/settings/settings.md#uniform_snowflake_conversion_functions) is disabled.
The function will be removed at some point in future.
:::
Convert a [DateTime64](../data-types/datetime64.md) to the first [Snowflake ID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_ID) at the giving time.
**Syntax**
``` sql
dateTime64ToSnowflake(value)
```
**Arguments**
- `value` — Date with time. [DateTime64](../data-types/datetime64.md).
**Returned value**
- Input value converted to the [Int64](../data-types/int-uint.md) data type as the first Snowflake ID at that time.
**Example**
Query:
``` sql
WITH toDateTime64('2021-08-15 18:57:56.492', 3, 'Asia/Shanghai') AS dt64 SELECT dateTime64ToSnowflake(dt64);
```
Result:
```response
┌─dateTime64ToSnowflake(dt64)─┐
│ 1426860704886947840 │
└─────────────────────────────┘
```
## snowflakeIDToDateTime
Returns the timestamp component of a [Snowflake ID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_ID) as a value of type [DateTime](../data-types/datetime.md).
**Syntax**
``` sql
snowflakeIDToDateTime(value[, epoch[, time_zone]])
```
**Arguments**
- `value` — Snowflake ID. [UInt64](../data-types/int-uint.md).
- `epoch` - Epoch of the Snowflake ID in milliseconds since 1970-01-01. Defaults to 0 (1970-01-01). For the Twitter/X epoch (2015-01-01), provide 1288834974657. Optional. [UInt*](../data-types/int-uint.md).
- `time_zone` — [Timezone](/docs/en/operations/server-configuration-parameters/settings.md/#server_configuration_parameters-timezone). The function parses `time_string` according to the timezone. Optional. [String](../data-types/string.md).
**Returned value**
- The timestamp component of `value` as a [DateTime](../data-types/datetime.md) value.
**Example**
Query:
```sql
SELECT snowflakeIDToDateTime(7204436857747984384) AS res
```
Result:
```
┌─────────────────res─┐
│ 2024-06-06 10:59:58 │
└─────────────────────┘
```
## snowflakeIDToDateTime64
Returns the timestamp component of a [Snowflake ID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_ID) as a value of type [DateTime64](../data-types/datetime64.md).
**Syntax**
``` sql
snowflakeIDToDateTime64(value[, epoch[, time_zone]])
```
**Arguments**
- `value` — Snowflake ID. [UInt64](../data-types/int-uint.md).
- `epoch` - Epoch of the Snowflake ID in milliseconds since 1970-01-01. Defaults to 0 (1970-01-01). For the Twitter/X epoch (2015-01-01), provide 1288834974657. Optional. [UInt*](../data-types/int-uint.md).
- `time_zone` — [Timezone](/docs/en/operations/server-configuration-parameters/settings.md/#server_configuration_parameters-timezone). The function parses `time_string` according to the timezone. Optional. [String](../data-types/string.md).
**Returned value**
- The timestamp component of `value` as a [DateTime64](../data-types/datetime64.md) with scale = 3, i.e. millisecond precision.
**Example**
Query:
```sql
SELECT snowflakeIDToDateTime64(7204436857747984384) AS res
```
Result:
```
┌─────────────────res─┐
│ 2024-06-06 10:59:58 │
└─────────────────────┘
```
## dateTimeToSnowflakeID
Converts a [DateTime](../data-types/datetime.md) value to the first [Snowflake ID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_ID) at the giving time.
**Syntax**
``` sql
dateTimeToSnowflakeID(value[, epoch])
```
**Arguments**
- `value` — Date with time. [DateTime](../data-types/datetime.md).
- `epoch` - Epoch of the Snowflake ID in milliseconds since 1970-01-01. Defaults to 0 (1970-01-01). For the Twitter/X epoch (2015-01-01), provide 1288834974657. Optional. [UInt*](../data-types/int-uint.md).
**Returned value**
- Input value converted to [UInt64](../data-types/int-uint.md) as the first Snowflake ID at that time.
**Example**
Query:
```sql
SELECT toDateTime('2021-08-15 18:57:56', 'Asia/Shanghai') AS dt, dateTimeToSnowflakeID(dt) AS res;
```
Result:
```
┌──────────────────dt─┬─────────────────res─┐
│ 2021-08-15 18:57:56 │ 6832626392367104000 │
└─────────────────────┴─────────────────────┘
```
## dateTime64ToSnowflakeID
Convert a [DateTime64](../data-types/datetime64.md) to the first [Snowflake ID](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snowflake_ID) at the giving time.
**Syntax**
``` sql
dateTime64ToSnowflakeID(value[, epoch])
```
**Arguments**
- `value` — Date with time. [DateTime64](../data-types/datetime64.md).
- `epoch` - Epoch of the Snowflake ID in milliseconds since 1970-01-01. Defaults to 0 (1970-01-01). For the Twitter/X epoch (2015-01-01), provide 1288834974657. Optional. [UInt*](../data-types/int-uint.md).
**Returned value**
- Input value converted to [UInt64](../data-types/int-uint.md) as the first Snowflake ID at that time.
**Example**
Query:
```sql
SELECT toDateTime('2021-08-15 18:57:56.493', 3, 'Asia/Shanghai') AS dt, dateTime64ToSnowflakeID(dt) AS res;
```
Result:
```
┌──────────────────────dt─┬─────────────────res─┐
│ 2021-08-15 18:57:56.493 │ 6832626394434895872 │
└─────────────────────────┴─────────────────────┘
```
## See also
- [dictGetUUID](../functions/ext-dict-functions.md#ext_dict_functions-other)