Decode a 64-bit snowflake ID into its creation timestamp and machine / sequence components. Everything runs in your browser.
Decode a 64-bit snowflake ID into its creation timestamp and machine / sequence components, for Discord, Twitter/X and Instagram. Runs entirely in your browser.
A snowflake is a 64-bit, time-sortable ID scheme originally created at Twitter and now used by Discord, Instagram and others. It packs a millisecond timestamp together with a machine or shard identifier and a per-millisecond sequence number, so IDs are unique, ordered and generated without a central coordinator. This tool unpacks a snowflake back into those fields, most usefully the exact moment it was created.
Input:
175928847299117063 (Discord)
Output:
Created 2016-04-30T11:18:25.796Z, worker 1, process 0, increment 7
Which platforms are supported?
Discord, Twitter/X and Instagram. They share the snowflake idea but use different epochs and bit layouts, so pick the right one.
Can I get the exact creation time?
Yes. The timestamp is embedded in the ID, so the millisecond-accurate creation time is recovered without any network lookup.
Why does the wrong platform give a strange date?
Each platform counts from a different epoch. Decoding a Discord ID as Twitter, or vice versa, shifts the date by years.
Is anything uploaded?
No. Decoding happens entirely in your browser.