# Surrogate keys in dbt: Integers or hashes?

**URL:** <https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/surrogate-keys-in-dbt-integers-or-hashes/6684>\
**Category:** In-Depth Discussions\
**Tags:** devblog\
**Created:** [February 8, 2023, 5:11pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/surrogate-keys-in-dbt-integers-or-hashes/6684 "2023-02-08T17:11:12Z")\
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**Author:** ![Johnny](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/ecb155/32.png) [@Johnny](https://discourse.getdbt.com/u/Johnny)\
**Post date:** [November 12, 2023, 2:53pm UTC](https://discourse.getdbt.com/t/surrogate-keys-in-dbt-integers-or-hashes/6684/4 "2023-11-12T14:53:34Z")

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Did you ever figure anything out for this? I’m currently researching the same thing.

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