UUID v4 Regex

Validate standard 128-bit universally unique identifiers (UUID v4) and GUID string formats.

PATTERN

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TEST STRINGHIGHLIGHTED MATCHES (0 matches)

Valid: 550e8400-e29b-41d4-a716-446655440000, 123e4567-e89b-12d3-a456-426614174000
Invalid: 12345, not-a-uuid

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Validate API route URL parameters containing record UUIDs.

UUID v4 consists of 5 hex groups (8-4-4-4-12) where the 13th character is "4" and the 17th character is 8, 9, a, or b.

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