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macUUID

Returns the Mac's hardware UUID.

Keyboard Maestro: MacUUID

Details #

macUUID() takes no arguments and returns text: the hardware UUID of this Mac. It stays the same across restarts and reinstalls. Use it to tell one Mac from another.

Parameters #

Takes 0 arguments. {{ macUUID() }}

Examples #

macUUID()
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Gotchas #

  • Calling it with any argument is an error: macUUID() takes 0 arguments, got 1.

  • When no real Mac is behind it (tests, previews) or the Mac can't answer, it returns empty text.