diff --git a/services/lib/src/GlobalTools.cpp b/services/lib/src/GlobalTools.cpp
index 6c7cbd2e2..0a01a14c4 100644
--- a/services/lib/src/GlobalTools.cpp
+++ b/services/lib/src/GlobalTools.cpp
@@ -1,48 +1,62 @@
 #include "GlobalTools.h"
 
+#include <glog/logging.h>
 #include <openssl/sha.h>
 #include <boost/uuid/uuid.hpp>
 #include <boost/uuid/uuid_generators.hpp>
 #include <boost/uuid/uuid_io.hpp>
 
 #include <chrono>
 #include <iomanip>
+#include <regex>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace comm {
 namespace network {
 namespace tools {
 
 uint64_t getCurrentTimestamp() {
   using namespace std::chrono;
   return duration_cast<milliseconds>(system_clock::now().time_since_epoch())
       .count();
 }
 
 bool hasEnvFlag(const std::string &flag) {
   if (std::getenv(flag.c_str()) == nullptr) {
     return false;
   }
   return std::string(std::getenv(flag.c_str())) == "1";
 }
 
 std::string decorateTableName(const std::string &baseName) {
   std::string suffix = "";
   if (hasEnvFlag("COMM_TEST_SERVICES")) {
     suffix = "-test";
   }
   return baseName + suffix;
 }
 
 bool isSandbox() {
   return hasEnvFlag("COMM_SERVICES_SANDBOX");
 }
 
 std::string generateUUID() {
   thread_local boost::uuids::random_generator random_generator;
   return boost::uuids::to_string(random_generator());
 }
 
+bool validateUUIDv4(const std::string &uuid) {
+  const std::regex uuidV4RegexFormat(
+      "^[0-9a-f]{8}-[0-9a-f]{4}-4[0-9a-f]{3}-[89ab][0-9a-f]{3}-[0-9a-f]{12}$");
+  try {
+    return std::regex_match(uuid, uuidV4RegexFormat);
+  } catch (const std::exception &e) {
+    LOG(ERROR) << "Tools: "
+               << "Got an exception at `validateUUID`: " << e.what();
+    return false;
+  }
+}
+
 } // namespace tools
 } // namespace network
 } // namespace comm
diff --git a/services/lib/src/GlobalTools.h b/services/lib/src/GlobalTools.h
index ecf6b8263..ddb4f7ac8 100644
--- a/services/lib/src/GlobalTools.h
+++ b/services/lib/src/GlobalTools.h
@@ -1,24 +1,26 @@
 #pragma once
 
 #include <cstdint>
 #include <string>
 
 namespace comm {
 namespace network {
 namespace tools {
 
 const std::string ID_SEPARATOR = ":";
 
 uint64_t getCurrentTimestamp();
 
 bool hasEnvFlag(const std::string &flag);
 
 std::string decorateTableName(const std::string &baseName);
 
 bool isSandbox();
 
 std::string generateUUID();
 
+bool validateUUIDv4(const std::string &uuid);
+
 } // namespace tools
 } // namespace network
 } // namespace comm