Mongo Object Id: generator / encoder / decoder
Calculator decodes (splits) your mongo object id into separated unix timestamp, random value and incrementing counter parts or encodes (generates) new mongo-id.

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Mongo Object ID components: timestamp, random value and counter#

UNIX timestamp in seconds (4 bytes)
Timestamp as decimal number
Timestamp as hex number
Timestamp in ISO format2021-07-15T11:53:58.000Z
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Arbitrary random value (5 bytes)
Random value as decimal number
Random value as hex number
Generate new random
Incrementing counter (3 bytes)
Counter as decimal number
Counter as hex number

Final Mongo Object ID#

Full mongo object id as hexadecimal number (12 bytes)
Mongo Object ID as decimal number
Mongo Object ID as hex number
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More mongo object ids#

60f021d61234567890000000
60f021d61234567890000001
60f021d61234567890000002
60f021d61234567890000003
60f021d61234567890000004
60f021d61234567890000005
60f021d61234567890000006
60f021d61234567890000007
60f021d61234567890000008
60f021d61234567890000009

Some facts#

  • Mongo Object Id is a string that identifies an entry in the mongo database.
  • The mongo identifier is most often written as hexadecimal.
  • Mongo Object Id consists of a total of 12 bytes which makes 24 characters in hexadecimal.
  • The identifier is made of three parts:
    • UNIX timestamp in seconds (4 bytes, 8 hex characters),
    • arbitrary string (5 bytes, 10 hex characters),
    • incrementing counter (3 bytes, 6 hex characters).
  • An arbitrary 5-byte part can contain any random value. In practice, the way it is generated depends on the implementation. For example, some implementations use MD5 hash of process id (PID) and hostname of machine, where the id is created.
  • The counter also starts from random number and then is incremented for each locally created id.
    • It's 3 bytes counter, which loops after 16777216 objects. The max value is 16777215 or 0xffffff in hex.
    • The number 16777216 is the number of different values​ that can be stored in 3-byte counter (24 bits). It's equal to two raised to the twenty-fourth power (224).
  • There is no global mongo id database. The identifiers are generated locally.
  • Generating a new mongo identifier does not guarantee that it will be unique. The use of the identifier is based on the fact that a collision is unlikely. We can generate over 18 quintillions (264 = ~18.4×1018) of unique identifiers every second.

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