diff --git a/core/src/fnc/mod.rs b/core/src/fnc/mod.rs
index 2c77381c..5fb40efb 100644
--- a/core/src/fnc/mod.rs
+++ b/core/src/fnc/mod.rs
@@ -300,6 +300,7 @@ pub fn synchronous(
 		"string::is::semver" => string::is::semver,
 		"string::is::url" => string::is::url,
 		"string::is::uuid" => string::is::uuid,
+		"string::is::record" => string::is::record,
 		"string::similarity::fuzzy" => string::similarity::fuzzy,
 		"string::similarity::jaro" => string::similarity::jaro,
 		"string::similarity::smithwaterman" => string::similarity::smithwaterman,
diff --git a/core/src/fnc/script/modules/surrealdb/functions/string/is.rs b/core/src/fnc/script/modules/surrealdb/functions/string/is.rs
index 2759e944..54a4d129 100644
--- a/core/src/fnc/script/modules/surrealdb/functions/string/is.rs
+++ b/core/src/fnc/script/modules/surrealdb/functions/string/is.rs
@@ -23,5 +23,6 @@ impl_module_def!(
 	"numeric" => run,
 	"semver" => run,
 	"url" => run,
-	"uuid" => run
+	"uuid" => run,
+	"record" => run
 );
diff --git a/core/src/fnc/string.rs b/core/src/fnc/string.rs
index ea44fdca..e56d2779 100644
--- a/core/src/fnc/string.rs
+++ b/core/src/fnc/string.rs
@@ -183,6 +183,7 @@ pub mod html {
 pub mod is {
 	use crate::err::Error;
 	use crate::sql::value::Value;
+	use crate::sql::{Datetime, Thing};
 	use chrono::NaiveDateTime;
 	use once_cell::sync::Lazy;
 	use regex::Regex;
@@ -207,8 +208,11 @@ pub mod is {
 		Ok(arg.is_ascii().into())
 	}
 
-	pub fn datetime((arg, fmt): (String, String)) -> Result<Value, Error> {
-		Ok(NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(&arg, &fmt).is_ok().into())
+	pub fn datetime((arg, fmt): (String, Option<String>)) -> Result<Value, Error> {
+		Ok(match fmt {
+			Some(fmt) => NaiveDateTime::parse_from_str(&arg, &fmt).is_ok().into(),
+			None => Datetime::try_from(arg.as_ref()).is_ok().into(),
+		})
 	}
 
 	pub fn domain((arg,): (String,)) -> Result<Value, Error> {
@@ -255,13 +259,29 @@ pub mod is {
 		Ok(Url::parse(&arg).is_ok().into())
 	}
 
-	pub fn uuid((arg,): (Value,)) -> Result<Value, Error> {
-		Ok(match arg {
-			Value::Strand(v) => Uuid::parse_str(v.as_string().as_str()).is_ok(),
-			Value::Uuid(_) => true,
+	pub fn uuid((arg,): (String,)) -> Result<Value, Error> {
+		Ok(Uuid::parse_str(arg.as_ref()).is_ok().into())
+	}
+
+	pub fn record((arg, tb): (String, Option<Value>)) -> Result<Value, Error> {
+		let res = match Thing::try_from(arg) {
+			Ok(t) => match tb {
+				Some(Value::Strand(tb)) => t.tb == *tb,
+				Some(Value::Table(tb)) => t.tb == tb.0,
+				Some(_) => {
+					return Err(Error::InvalidArguments {
+						name: "string::is::record()".into(),
+						message:
+							"Expected an optional string or table type for the second argument"
+								.into(),
+					})
+				}
+				None => true,
+			},
 			_ => false,
-		}
-		.into())
+		};
+
+		Ok(res.into())
 	}
 }
 
diff --git a/core/src/syn/parser/builtin.rs b/core/src/syn/parser/builtin.rs
index 987d85d6..c7de8ace 100644
--- a/core/src/syn/parser/builtin.rs
+++ b/core/src/syn/parser/builtin.rs
@@ -288,6 +288,7 @@ pub(crate) static PATHS: phf::Map<UniCase<&'static str>, PathKind> = phf_map! {
 		UniCase::ascii("string::is::semver") => PathKind::Function,
 		UniCase::ascii("string::is::url") => PathKind::Function,
 		UniCase::ascii("string::is::uuid") => PathKind::Function,
+		UniCase::ascii("string::is::record") => PathKind::Function,
 		UniCase::ascii("string::semver::compare") => PathKind::Function,
 		UniCase::ascii("string::semver::major") => PathKind::Function,
 		UniCase::ascii("string::semver::minor") => PathKind::Function,
diff --git a/lib/fuzz/fuzz_targets/fuzz_executor.dict b/lib/fuzz/fuzz_targets/fuzz_executor.dict
index fa4c9c24..f39bddab 100644
--- a/lib/fuzz/fuzz_targets/fuzz_executor.dict
+++ b/lib/fuzz/fuzz_targets/fuzz_executor.dict
@@ -312,6 +312,7 @@
 "string::is::semver("
 "string::is::url("
 "string::is::uuid("
+"string::is::record("
 "string::join("
 "string::len("
 "string::lowercase("
diff --git a/lib/fuzz/fuzz_targets/fuzz_sql_parser.dict b/lib/fuzz/fuzz_targets/fuzz_sql_parser.dict
index 12cca8bc..540e93cc 100644
--- a/lib/fuzz/fuzz_targets/fuzz_sql_parser.dict
+++ b/lib/fuzz/fuzz_targets/fuzz_sql_parser.dict
@@ -310,6 +310,7 @@
 "string::is::semver("
 "string::is::url("
 "string::is::uuid("
+"string::is::record("
 "string::join("
 "string::len("
 "string::lowercase("
diff --git a/lib/tests/function.rs b/lib/tests/function.rs
index 5c24fe36..6dc242b6 100644
--- a/lib/tests/function.rs
+++ b/lib/tests/function.rs
@@ -3670,7 +3670,7 @@ async fn function_parse_is_url() -> Result<(), Error> {
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn function_parse_is_uuid() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	let sql = r#"
-		RETURN string::is::uuid(u"e72bee20-f49b-11ec-b939-0242ac120002");
+		RETURN string::is::uuid("e72bee20-f49b-11ec-b939-0242ac120002");
 		RETURN string::is::uuid("this is a test!");
 	"#;
 	let mut test = Test::new(sql).await?;
@@ -3686,6 +3686,25 @@ async fn function_parse_is_uuid() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	Ok(())
 }
 
+#[tokio::test]
+async fn function_parse_is_record() -> Result<(), Error> {
+	let sql = r#"
+		RETURN string::is::record("test:123");
+		RETURN string::is::record("invalid record id!");
+	"#;
+	let mut test = Test::new(sql).await?;
+	//
+	let tmp = test.next()?.result?;
+	let val = Value::Bool(true);
+	assert_eq!(tmp, val);
+	//
+	let tmp = test.next()?.result?;
+	let val = Value::Bool(false);
+	assert_eq!(tmp, val);
+	//
+	Ok(())
+}
+
 #[tokio::test]
 async fn function_string_join() -> Result<(), Error> {
 	let sql = r#"