--- title: Generate Sortable Unique IDs With the NewId Library in .NET description: Explore the limitations of using integers and Guids as primary keys in .NET projects and learn how the NewId library can provide unique and sortable IDs to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/generate-sortable-unique-ids-with-the-newid-library-in-net-cpx3amvlq twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Generate Sortable Unique IDs With the NewId Library in .NET | daily.dev og:description: Explore the limitations of using integers and Guids as primary keys in .NET projects and learn how the NewId library can provide unique and sortable IDs to... og:url: https://daily.dev/posts/generate-sortable-unique-ids-with-the-newid-library-in-net-cpx3amvlq og:image: https://api.daily.dev/og/posts/Cpx3amvlQ.png og:image:alt: Generate Sortable Unique IDs With the NewId Library in .NET og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 630 og:locale: en --- > ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://daily.dev/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Generate Sortable Unique IDs With the NewId Library in .NET **[Code Maze](https://daily.dev/sources/codemaze)** · 8 min read · 13 upvotes · 0 comments ## Summary Explore the limitations of using integers and Guids as primary keys in .NET projects and learn how the NewId library can provide unique and sortable IDs to overcome these limitations. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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