Convert 15 character salesforce Ids to 18 characters
This salesforce Id converter will convert any 15 character Id entered in the Salesforce 15 character Ids column to its corresponding 18 character Id in the column.
Paste your list of Ids onto the left column or add each new Id onto a new line, then click Convert 15 to 18. Each Id must be on a new line to get converted successfully.
Salesforce identifies each record uniquely by using a unique record Id for every record. These Ids are created when a new record is created, the Id will never be updated and it will remain the same once generated. Used for various reasons, lookups, master details relationships, DML and so on.
There are two Salesforce Id versions, one being a 15 character Id which is case sensitive the other is 18 characters and case insensitive.
When a user is logged into a salesforce org, a salesforce Id is shown in the url. Depending on the version being used either you will either see a 15 character Id or 18.
15 character Ids
- In salesforce classic, a 15 character id is in the Url. For example: https://cs98.my.salesforce.com/0010i0000046cD3
- 0010i0000046cD3 is the Id of an account in the org.
- This ID is always case-sensitive and 15-characters. It should not be compared in a case-insensitive manner
- This Id can be used to perform data operations in the user interface
18 character Ids
- The 18 character Id is case-insensitive, it is the exact same as the 15 character Id but it has 3 extra characters appended
- A lightning url example: https://cs98.lightning.force.com/lightning/r/Account/0010i0000046cD3AAI/view
- Notice how the Id is the same with AAI at the end now
- It is best practice to use the 18 character Id
This tool does not store any information on a database, the calculation is completely done on javascript and no reference is kept