diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/common/utils/sources/NSString+Helpers.h b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/common/utils/sources/NSString+Helpers.h
index 8433baaaf..1697a28e4 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/common/utils/sources/NSString+Helpers.h
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/common/utils/sources/NSString+Helpers.h
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_BEGIN
 
 + (NSString *)stringWithCppString:(std::string)text;
 
++ (NSString *)uuidString;
 @end
 
 NS_ASSUME_NONNULL_END
diff --git a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/common/utils/sources/NSString+Helpers.mm b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/common/utils/sources/NSString+Helpers.mm
index b7d486e80..dfc7749be 100644
--- a/mediapipe/tasks/ios/common/utils/sources/NSString+Helpers.mm
+++ b/mediapipe/tasks/ios/common/utils/sources/NSString+Helpers.mm
@@ -24,4 +24,8 @@
   return [NSString stringWithCString:text.c_str() encoding:[NSString defaultCStringEncoding]];
 }
 
++ (NSString *)uuidString{
+  return [[NSUUID UUID] UUIDString];
+}
+
 @end