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Mako AI
New member | Level 1
2 months ago

Are file ids globally unique across accounts & namespaces?

I saw this post but didn't see a resolution to the question though. Is there a guarantee the ID for a file/folder is unique across accounts & namespaces?

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    Greg-DB
    2 months ago

    Yes, file IDs are unique across accounts & namespaces. The file ID for a file will not be the same for any other file in another account/namespace.

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    Greg-DB
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    2 months ago

    Yes, file IDs are unique across accounts & namespaces. The file ID for a file will not be the same for any other file in another account/namespace.

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