---
title: hash.md5() function
description: >
  `hash.md5()` converts a string value to an MD5 hash.
menu:
  flux_v0_ref:
    name: hash.md5
    parent: contrib/qxip/hash
    identifier: contrib/qxip/hash/md5
weight: 301

introduced: 0.193.0
---

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`hash.md5()` converts a string value to an MD5 hash.



##### Function type signature

```js
(v: A) => string
```

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For more information, see [Function type signatures](/flux/v0/function-type-signatures/).
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## Parameters

### v
({{< req >}})
String to hash.




## Examples

### Convert a string to an MD5 hash

```js
import "contrib/qxip/hash"

hash.md5(v: "Hello, world!")// Returns 2359500134450972198


```