diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index 4a263a8..97ece82 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -62,6 +62,18 @@ func main() {
       Properties: posthog.NewProperties().
         Set("$current_url", "https://example.com"),
     })
+    
+    // Capture event with calculated uuid to deduplicate repeated events. 
+    // The library github.com/google/uuid is used
+    key := myEvent.Id + myEvent.Project
+    uid := uuid.NewSHA1(uuid.NameSpaceX500, []byte(key)).String()
+    client.Enqueue(posthog.Capture{
+      Uuid: uid,
+      DistinctId: "test-user",
+      Event:      "$pageview",
+      Properties: posthog.NewProperties().
+        Set("$current_url", "https://example.com"),
+    })
 
     // Check if a feature flag is enabled
     isMyFlagEnabled, err := client.IsFeatureEnabled(
diff --git a/capture.go b/capture.go
index b54acde..31db77d 100644
--- a/capture.go
+++ b/capture.go
@@ -9,7 +9,9 @@ type Capture struct {
 	// This field is exported for serialization purposes and shouldn't be set by
 	// the application, its value is always overwritten by the library.
 	Type string
-
+	// You don't usually need to specify this field - Posthog will generate it automatically.
+	// Use it only when necessary - for example, to prevent duplicate events.
+	Uuid             string
 	DistinctId       string
 	Event            string
 	Timestamp        time.Time
@@ -44,6 +46,7 @@ func (msg Capture) Validate() error {
 
 type CaptureInApi struct {
 	Type           string    `json:"type"`
+	Uuid           string    `json:"uuid"`
 	Library        string    `json:"library"`
 	LibraryVersion string    `json:"library_version"`
 	Timestamp      time.Time `json:"timestamp"`
@@ -72,6 +75,7 @@ func (msg Capture) APIfy() APIMessage {
 
 	apified := CaptureInApi{
 		Type:           msg.Type,
+		Uuid:           msg.Uuid,
 		Library:        library,
 		LibraryVersion: libraryVersion,
 		Timestamp:      msg.Timestamp,
diff --git a/cmd/cli/main.go b/cmd/cli/main.go
index c58317d..da30b09 100644
--- a/cmd/cli/main.go
+++ b/cmd/cli/main.go
@@ -91,7 +91,7 @@ func main() {
 			os.Exit(1)
 		}
 
-        return nil
+		return nil
 	}
 
 	err := app.Run(os.Args)
diff --git a/config.go b/config.go
index 51ff05d..8e120a1 100644
--- a/config.go
+++ b/config.go
@@ -3,8 +3,6 @@ package posthog
 import (
 	"net/http"
 	"time"
-
-	"github.com/google/uuid"
 )
 
 // Instances of this type carry the different configuration options that may
@@ -79,12 +77,6 @@ type Config struct {
 	// If not set the client will fallback to use a default retry policy.
 	RetryAfter func(int) time.Duration
 
-	// A function called by the client to generate unique message identifiers.
-	// The client uses a UUID generator if none is provided.
-	// This field is not exported and only exposed internally to let unit tests
-	// mock the id generation.
-	uid func() string
-
 	// A function called by the client to get the current time, `time.Now` is
 	// used by default.
 	// This field is not exported and only exposed internally to let unit tests
@@ -173,10 +165,6 @@ func makeConfig(c Config) Config {
 		c.RetryAfter = DefaultBacko().Duration
 	}
 
-	if c.uid == nil {
-		c.uid = uid
-	}
-
 	if c.now == nil {
 		c.now = time.Now
 	}
@@ -187,10 +175,3 @@ func makeConfig(c Config) Config {
 
 	return c
 }
-
-// This function returns a string representation of a UUID, it's the default
-// function used for generating unique IDs.
-func uid() string {
-	new_uuid, _ := uuid.NewRandom()
-	return new_uuid.String()
-}
diff --git a/fixtures/test-enqueue-capture-with-uuid.json b/fixtures/test-enqueue-capture-with-uuid.json
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..fcd5fe7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/fixtures/test-enqueue-capture-with-uuid.json
@@ -0,0 +1,22 @@
+{
+  "api_key": "Csyjlnlun3OzyNJAafdlv",
+  "batch": [
+    {
+      "distinct_id": "123456",
+      "event": "Download",
+      "library": "posthog-go",
+      "library_version": "1.0.0",
+      "properties": {
+        "$lib": "posthog-go",
+        "$lib_version": "1.0.0",
+        "application": "PostHog Go",
+        "platform": "macos",
+        "version": "1.0.0"
+      },
+      "send_feature_flags": false,
+      "timestamp": "2009-11-10T23:00:00Z",
+      "type": "capture",
+      "uuid": "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111"
+    }
+  ]
+}
diff --git a/fixtures/test-enqueue-capture.json b/fixtures/test-enqueue-capture.json
index 0b96c42..2120bfd 100644
--- a/fixtures/test-enqueue-capture.json
+++ b/fixtures/test-enqueue-capture.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
       },
       "send_feature_flags": false,
       "timestamp": "2009-11-10T23:00:00Z",
-      "type": "capture"
+      "type": "capture",
+      "uuid": ""
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/fixtures/test-interval-capture.json b/fixtures/test-interval-capture.json
index 0b96c42..2120bfd 100644
--- a/fixtures/test-interval-capture.json
+++ b/fixtures/test-interval-capture.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
       },
       "send_feature_flags": false,
       "timestamp": "2009-11-10T23:00:00Z",
-      "type": "capture"
+      "type": "capture",
+      "uuid": ""
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/fixtures/test-many-capture.json b/fixtures/test-many-capture.json
index 7fbd131..87d52b2 100644
--- a/fixtures/test-many-capture.json
+++ b/fixtures/test-many-capture.json
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
       },
       "send_feature_flags": false,
       "timestamp": "2009-11-10T23:00:00Z",
-      "type": "capture"
+      "type": "capture",
+      "uuid": ""
     },
     {
       "distinct_id": "123456",
@@ -29,7 +30,8 @@
       },
       "send_feature_flags": false,
       "timestamp": "2009-11-10T23:00:00Z",
-      "type": "capture"
+      "type": "capture",
+      "uuid": ""
     },
     {
       "distinct_id": "123456",
@@ -44,7 +46,8 @@
       },
       "send_feature_flags": false,
       "timestamp": "2009-11-10T23:00:00Z",
-      "type": "capture"
+      "type": "capture",
+      "uuid": ""
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/fixtures/test-merge-capture.json b/fixtures/test-merge-capture.json
index d754fdd..e5d7a07 100644
--- a/fixtures/test-merge-capture.json
+++ b/fixtures/test-merge-capture.json
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
       },
       "send_feature_flags": false,
       "timestamp": "2015-07-10T23:00:00Z",
-      "type": "capture"
+      "type": "capture",
+      "uuid": ""
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/fixtures/test-timestamp-capture.json b/fixtures/test-timestamp-capture.json
index 94d6e36..f863e41 100644
--- a/fixtures/test-timestamp-capture.json
+++ b/fixtures/test-timestamp-capture.json
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
       },
       "send_feature_flags": false,
       "timestamp": "2015-07-10T23:00:00Z",
-      "type": "capture"
+      "type": "capture",
+      "uuid": ""
     }
   ]
 }
diff --git a/go.mod b/go.mod
index 036d7d3..043d70d 100644
--- a/go.mod
+++ b/go.mod
@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@ module github.com/posthog/posthog-go
 
 go 1.18
 
-require (
-	github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0
-	github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.5
-)
+require github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.5
 
 require (
 	github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d // indirect
diff --git a/go.sum b/go.sum
index 03d0eb7..74dc48f 100644
--- a/go.sum
+++ b/go.sum
@@ -1,8 +1,6 @@
 github.com/BurntSushi/toml v0.3.1/go.mod h1:xHWCNGjB5oqiDr8zfno3MHue2Ht5sIBksp03qcyfWMU=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d h1:U+s90UTSYgptZMwQh2aRr3LuazLJIa+Pg3Kc1ylSYVY=
 github.com/cpuguy83/go-md2man/v2 v2.0.0-20190314233015-f79a8a8ca69d/go.mod h1:maD7wRr/U5Z6m/iR4s+kqSMx2CaBsrgA7czyZG/E6dU=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0 h1:t6JiXgmwXMjEs8VusXIJk2BXHsn+wx8BZdTaoZ5fu7I=
-github.com/google/uuid v1.3.0/go.mod h1:TIyPZe4MgqvfeYDBFedMoGGpEw/LqOeaOT+nhxU+yHo=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0 h1:4DBwDE0NGyQoBHbLQYPwSUPoCMWR5BEzIk/f1lZbAQM=
 github.com/pmezard/go-difflib v1.0.0/go.mod h1:iKH77koFhYxTK1pcRnkKkqfTogsbg7gZNVY4sRDYZ/4=
 github.com/russross/blackfriday/v2 v2.0.1 h1:lPqVAte+HuHNfhJ/0LC98ESWRz8afy9tM/0RK8m9o+Q=
@@ -12,4 +10,4 @@ github.com/shurcooL/sanitized_anchor_name v1.0.0/go.mod h1:1NzhyTcUVG4SuEtjjoZeV
 github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.5 h1:lNq9sAHXK2qfdI8W+GRItjCEkI+2oR4d+MEHy1CKXoU=
 github.com/urfave/cli v1.22.5/go.mod h1:Gos4lmkARVdJ6EkW0WaNv/tZAAMe9V7XWyB60NtXRu0=
 gopkg.in/check.v1 v0.0.0-20161208181325-20d25e280405/go.mod h1:Co6ibVJAznAaIkqp8huTwlJQCZ016jof/cbN4VW5Yz0=
-gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
\ No newline at end of file
+gopkg.in/yaml.v2 v2.2.2/go.mod h1:hI93XBmqTisBFMUTm0b8Fm+jr3Dg1NNxqwp+5A1VGuI=
diff --git a/posthog_test.go b/posthog_test.go
index b8d4c89..e36e619 100644
--- a/posthog_test.go
+++ b/posthog_test.go
@@ -152,8 +152,6 @@ func fixture(name string) string {
 	return string(b)
 }
 
-func mockId() string { return "I'm unique" }
-
 func mockTime() time.Time {
 	// time.Unix(0, 0) fails on Circle
 	return time.Date(2009, time.November, 10, 23, 0, 0, 0, time.UTC)
@@ -191,11 +189,11 @@ func ExampleCapture() {
 		Endpoint:  server.URL,
 		BatchSize: 1,
 		now:       mockTime,
-		uid:       mockId,
 	})
 	defer client.Close()
 
 	client.Enqueue(Capture{
+		Uuid:       "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000",
 		Event:      "Download",
 		DistinctId: "123456",
 		Properties: Properties{
@@ -225,7 +223,8 @@ func ExampleCapture() {
 	//       },
 	//       "send_feature_flags": false,
 	//       "timestamp": "2009-11-10T23:00:00Z",
-	//       "type": "capture"
+	//       "type": "capture",
+	//       "uuid": "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000"
 	//     }
 	//   ]
 	// }
@@ -246,7 +245,6 @@ func TestCaptureNoProperties(t *testing.T) {
 		Endpoint:               server.URL,
 		BatchSize:              1,
 		now:                    mockTime,
-		uid:                    mockId,
 		DefaultEventProperties: NewProperties().Set("service", "api"),
 	})
 	defer client.Close()
@@ -323,8 +321,9 @@ func TestEnqueue(t *testing.T) {
 		},
 
 		"*capture": {
-			strings.TrimSpace(fixture("test-enqueue-capture.json")),
+			strings.TrimSpace(fixture("test-enqueue-capture-with-uuid.json")),
 			&Capture{
+				Uuid:       "11111111-1111-1111-1111-111111111111",
 				Event:      "Download",
 				DistinctId: "123456",
 				Properties: Properties{
@@ -346,7 +345,6 @@ func TestEnqueue(t *testing.T) {
 		Logger:    t,
 		BatchSize: 1,
 		now:       mockTime,
-		uid:       mockId,
 	})
 	defer client.Close()
 
@@ -404,7 +402,6 @@ func TestCaptureWithInterval(t *testing.T) {
 		Verbose:  true,
 		Logger:   t,
 		now:      mockTime,
-		uid:      mockId,
 	})
 	defer client.Close()
 
@@ -441,7 +438,6 @@ func TestCaptureWithTimestamp(t *testing.T) {
 		Logger:    t,
 		BatchSize: 1,
 		now:       mockTime,
-		uid:       mockId,
 	})
 	defer client.Close()
 
@@ -475,7 +471,6 @@ func TestCaptureWithDefaultProperties(t *testing.T) {
 		Logger:                 t,
 		BatchSize:              1,
 		now:                    mockTime,
-		uid:                    mockId,
 	})
 	defer client.Close()
 
@@ -508,7 +503,6 @@ func TestCaptureMany(t *testing.T) {
 		Logger:    t,
 		BatchSize: 3,
 		now:       mockTime,
-		uid:       mockId,
 	})
 	defer client.Close()
 
@@ -1711,7 +1705,6 @@ func TestCaptureSendFlags(t *testing.T) {
 		Logger:    t,
 		BatchSize: 1,
 		now:       mockTime,
-		uid:       mockId,
 
 		PersonalApiKey: "some very secret key",
 	})