diff --git a/Cargo.toml b/Cargo.toml
index 8ba6420..a55bb28 100644
--- a/Cargo.toml
+++ b/Cargo.toml
@@ -7,3 +7,4 @@ edition = "2024"
 chrono = { version = "0.4.41", features = ["serde"] }
 serde = { version = "1.0.219", features = ["derive"] }
 serde_json = "1.0.141"
+uuid = { version = "1.17.0", features = ["serde", "v4"] }
diff --git a/src/log.rs b/src/log.rs
index e7f1ec0..5d76bf0 100644
--- a/src/log.rs
+++ b/src/log.rs
@@ -1,8 +1,10 @@
 use chrono::{DateTime, Local};
 use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
+use uuid::Uuid;
 
 #[derive(Debug, Clone, Deserialize, Serialize, PartialEq, Eq, PartialOrd, Ord)]
 pub struct Item {
+    id: Uuid,
     content: String,
     created: DateTime<Local>,
     modified: DateTime<Local>,
@@ -17,12 +19,17 @@ impl Item {
         self.content = content;
         self.modified = Local::now();
     }
+
+    pub fn id(&self) -> String {
+        self.id.to_string()
+    }
 }
 
 impl Default for Item {
     fn default() -> Self {
         let now = Local::now();
         Self {
+            id: Uuid::new_v4(),
             content: String::new(),
             created: now,
             modified: now,