BuildId Service

BuildId Docs

Practical BuildId API examples with real request/response pairs.

BuildId variants

Default compact format
Input
curl "https://buildid.dev/api/v1/id"
Example output
2HP18K
Dash delimiter
Input
curl "https://buildid.dev/api/v1/id?delimiter=-"
Example output
2HP-18K
Unpack a BuildId
Input
curl "https://buildid.dev/api/v1/id/unpack?value=2HP18K"
Example output
2026-02-17T13:23:45Z
Shell capture example
Input
buildid=$(curl -fsS "https://buildid.dev/api/v1/id") && echo "$buildid"
Example output
2HP18K

Decimal prefix IDs

Default compact format
Input
curl "https://buildid.dev/api/prefix/129"
Example output
C129
Dash delimiter with padding
Input
curl "https://buildid.dev/api/prefix/129?padding=4&delimiter=-"
Example output
C-0129

Packed base36 IDs

Default compact format
Input
curl "https://buildid.dev/api/pack/129"
Example output
B3L
Dash delimiter with padding
Input
curl "https://buildid.dev/api/pack/129?padding=4&delimiter=-"
Example output
B-003L