Published at October 28th, 2025 Last updated 6 days ago

Difference Between UUID and Pure ID

What

All records in Pure contains (at least) two IDs: A Pure ID and a UUID.

  • The Pure ID, often known as the content ID, is always found in the top left corner
    • Except for Projects, Award and Applications in Reading layout (default) where the ID is in the top right corner.
    • The Pure ID is unique among all content in your specific Pure instance.
      • However, identical Pure IDs can be found in different Pure instances.
  • UUID stands for: Universally Unique IDentifier
    • This will always be unique, so not to be found in other Pure instances.
  • The UUID is found in the editor window under Display > System info
    • Here you can also find the Pure ID (Internal ID)

Note: It is not possible to change these IDs manually. The IDs will only change when changing template. Read more about this in KB-460: Why are IDs overwritten when changing template?

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