UUIDv4, UUIDv7, and Avoiding Deep OFFSET Pagination

Sat, 01 Aug 2026 00:00:00 +0000

I initially thought UUIDv7 would be very important for avoiding expensive OFFSET pagination. UUIDv7 is time ordered, while UUIDv4 is random, so it seemed natural that changing the identifier would be the key to fast pagination.

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UUIDv4, UUIDv7, and Avoiding Deep OFFSET Pagination