Discussion Ask HN: IDs that are URL-friendly and fairly short? I am looking for a way (or best practices) on fairly short IDs that are also URL friendly.In a few past projects I've used UUID v4s with a custom encoding to shorten them down to 26 characters. But those IDs were still fairly long.I found this topic surprisingly difficult to google for. Any pointers or opinions very welcome. 7 points tosh 6 years ago 9 comments
In a few past projects I've used UUID v4s with a custom encoding to shorten them down to 26 characters. But those IDs were still fairly long.
I found this topic surprisingly difficult to google for. Any pointers or opinions very welcome.