What is Sqids?
Sqids (pronounced "squids") is an open-source library that lets you generate short unique identifiers from numbers. These IDs are URL-safe, can encode several numbers, and do not contain common profanity words. Read more.
This is what they look like:
https://example.com/Lqj8a0
Sqids for Tcl is not yet ready.
Please star the repo to move it up our todo list: https://github.com/sqids/sqids-tcl
If you'd like to help bring this version to life, there's an FAQ section on how to do that: How to port Sqids to another language?
Use Cases
The main use of Sqids is purely visual. If you'd like to use IDs instead of numbers in your project, Sqids could be a good choice.
Good For
- Encoding primary keys If you're using a relational database
- Saving database lookups By encoding multiple objects
- Temporary login tokens Profanity-free and URL-safe
Not Good For
- Sensitive data This is not an encryption library
- User IDs Can reveal user count if anyone finds out the encoding alphabet
Features
- 🆔 Generate short IDs from non-negative numbers
- ✅ Easy encoding & decoding
- 🫣 Auto-generated IDs do not contain common profanity
- 🎲 Support for custom IDs through shuffled alphabet
- 🥳 44 integrations
- 📌 Every version produces the same IDs
- 🍻 Small library with a permissive license
