GUID of remote recorder

Samuel Chan

Hi, looking at the Remote Recorder REST API, I understand that each RR will be assigned with a GUID as Id.

Does anyone know how these Ids are assigned? Is it by random on first assignment or is it based on hashing of something?

I am asking this because I want to know if the RR Ids will ever be modified. Let's say I have a faulty device replaced with another machine of the same model. The IP of the device will stay the same. Does this mean the GUID Id will stay the same?

I want to make sure our system can refer to the RR by the GUID Id consistently without it changing/updating by accident.

David Ing

The Remote Recorder's Public ID is a GUID that gets assigned at the time of installation (i.e. when the installer runs). It happens to be the GUID returned by the API call which registers the remote recorder: https://demo.hosted.panopto.com/Panopto/Api/Docs/index.html#/RemoteRecorderAPI/RemoteRecorderAPI_RegisterRemoteRecorder (The RR is only registered once at the time of installation.)

If you uninstall and then reinstall Remote Recorder, the ID value will be different.

The value of the GUID is not related to the entropy of your IP address. It is derived from a standard random GUID generator.

lilly parker

GUID is a unique identifier assigned to the remote recorder to ensure it’s distinguishable from all other devices or plugins, enabling reliable routing and recall in hosts.

If you meant a specific GUID for a product like "Remote Recorder," please clarify which app or platform you’re referring to (e.g., iOS, Windows, specific DAW), as GUIDs are usually platform- or app-specific and not universally the same.

Samuel Chan

@lilly parker Thank you for your answer.

I am afraid I don't understand what you meant by "app or platform". When we are swapping a physical device for remote recorder on the same IP, IF the OS/architecture of the device is different from the previous one, are you saying the difference will trigger an update of the GUID for the RR?