diff --git a/ocr.py b/ocr.py
index aafa3db6d249114b487759729411006c0959f571..a7113c44813e2d06f1d23e43eae7e9a197519845 100644
--- a/ocr.py
+++ b/ocr.py
@@ -155,4 +155,11 @@ def delete_files(uuid_str):
     return jsonify({         
         "message": "Files deleted successfully",         
         "deleted_files": deleted_files     
-    }), 200
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+    }), 200
+    
+def is_valid_uuid(uuid_str):
+    try:
+        uuid.UUID(uuid_str)
+        return True
+    except ValueError:
+        return False
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