International Standard Music Number (ISMN-13) generator

Last modified: April 3, 2025

The International Standard Music Number (ISMN-13) generator produces a unique identifier for music publications. The ISMN is a 13-digit number that facilitates global cataloging and distribution of musical scores. This identifier is useful for publishers, libraries, and retailers in the music industry to track and manage their inventories efficiently.

Generator properties

The table provides key details about the generator, including the short name, sample of the generated data, the supported data types, and whether it is specific to a particular country.

Short name	Example of generated data	Data type matching	Country-specific
ISMN-13	979-0-772-65826-4, 979-0-082-49306-7, …9790772658264, 9790082493067, …	character varyingcharactertextdecimalbigint	Default

Matching rules

The generator can be assigned to a column that matches any of the following rules:

• The column name is ‘ISMN’, regardless of the table name.
• The column name starts with ‘ISMN’ and ends with ‘13’, with any or no characters in between, regardless of the table name.

Configure additional options

The tool allows you to specify a separator between groups of digits. By default, a hyphen or a space is used to separate the digits.

Preview of the column data generated by the International Standard Music Number (ISMN-13) generator