diff --git a/examples/getstarted/api/restaurant/models/Restaurant.settings.json b/examples/getstarted/api/restaurant/models/Restaurant.settings.json
index cddbe8bf9a..33c0086e40 100755
--- a/examples/getstarted/api/restaurant/models/Restaurant.settings.json
+++ b/examples/getstarted/api/restaurant/models/Restaurant.settings.json
@@ -18,7 +18,8 @@
       "type": "string"
     },
     "slug": {
-      "type": "uid"
+      "type": "uid",
+      "targetField": "name"
     },
     "price_range": {
       "enum": ["very_cheap", "cheap", "average", "expensive", "very_expensive"],
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/routes.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/routes.json
index 46ad143bad..6c7aafdf78 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/routes.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/config/routes.json
@@ -48,6 +48,22 @@
         "policies": []
       }
     },
+    {
+      "method": "POST",
+      "path": "/explorer/uid/generate",
+      "handler": "ContentManager.generateUID",
+      "config": {
+        "policies": []
+      }
+    },
+    {
+      "method": "POST",
+      "path": "/explorer/uid/check-availability",
+      "handler": "ContentManager.checkUIDAvailability",
+      "config": {
+        "policies": []
+      }
+    },
     {
       "method": "GET",
       "path": "/explorer/:model",
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/ContentManager.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/ContentManager.js
index f9bc3cf723..d6c3cbe991 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/ContentManager.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/ContentManager.js
@@ -1,27 +1,57 @@
 'use strict';
 
 const _ = require('lodash');
+
 const parseMultipartBody = require('../utils/parse-multipart');
+const {
+  validateGenerateUIDInput,
+  validateCheckUIDAvailabilityInput,
+  validateUIDField,
+} = require('./validation');
 
 module.exports = {
+  async generateUID(ctx) {
+    const { contentTypeUID, field, data } = await validateGenerateUIDInput(ctx.request.body);
+
+    await validateUIDField(contentTypeUID, field);
+
+    const uidService = strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.uid;
+
+    ctx.body = {
+      data: await uidService.generateUIDField({ contentTypeUID, field, data }),
+    };
+  },
+
+  async checkUIDAvailability(ctx) {
+    const { contentTypeUID, field, value } = await validateCheckUIDAvailabilityInput(
+      ctx.request.body
+    );
+
+    await validateUIDField(contentTypeUID, field);
+
+    const uidService = strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.uid;
+
+    const isAvailable = await uidService.checkUIDAvailability({ contentTypeUID, field, value });
+
+    ctx.body = {
+      isAvailable,
+      suggestion: !isAvailable
+        ? await uidService.findUniqueUID({ contentTypeUID, field, value })
+        : null,
+    };
+  },
+
   /**
    * Returns a list of entities of a content-type matching the query parameters
    */
   async find(ctx) {
-    const contentManagerService =
-      strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
+    const contentManagerService = strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
 
     let entities = [];
     if (_.has(ctx.request.query, '_q')) {
-      entities = await contentManagerService.search(
-        ctx.params,
-        ctx.request.query
-      );
+      entities = await contentManagerService.search(ctx.params, ctx.request.query);
     } else {
-      entities = await contentManagerService.fetchAll(
-        ctx.params,
-        ctx.request.query
-      );
+      entities = await contentManagerService.fetchAll(ctx.params, ctx.request.query);
     }
 
     ctx.body = entities;
@@ -31,8 +61,7 @@ module.exports = {
    * Returns an entity of a content type by id
    */
   async findOne(ctx) {
-    const contentManagerService =
-      strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
+    const contentManagerService = strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
 
     const entry = await contentManagerService.fetch(ctx.params);
 
@@ -48,15 +77,11 @@ module.exports = {
    * Returns a count of entities of a content type matching query parameters
    */
   async count(ctx) {
-    const contentManagerService =
-      strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
+    const contentManagerService = strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
 
     let count;
     if (_.has(ctx.request.query, '_q')) {
-      count = await contentManagerService.countSearch(
-        ctx.params,
-        ctx.request.query
-      );
+      count = await contentManagerService.countSearch(ctx.params, ctx.request.query);
     } else {
       count = await contentManagerService.count(ctx.params, ctx.request.query);
     }
@@ -70,36 +95,24 @@ module.exports = {
    * Creates an entity of a content type
    */
   async create(ctx) {
-    const contentManagerService =
-      strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
+    const contentManagerService = strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
 
     const { model } = ctx.params;
 
-    try {
-      if (ctx.is('multipart')) {
-        const { data, files } = parseMultipartBody(ctx);
-        ctx.body = await contentManagerService.create(data, {
-          files,
-          model,
-        });
-      } else {
-        // Create an entry using `queries` system
-        ctx.body = await contentManagerService.create(ctx.request.body, {
-          model,
-        });
-      }
-
-      strapi.emit('didCreateFirstContentTypeEntry', ctx.params);
-    } catch (error) {
-      strapi.log.error(error);
-      ctx.badRequest(null, [
-        {
-          messages: [
-            { id: error.message, message: error.message, field: error.field },
-          ],
-        },
-      ]);
+    if (ctx.is('multipart')) {
+      const { data, files } = parseMultipartBody(ctx);
+      ctx.body = await contentManagerService.create(data, {
+        files,
+        model,
+      });
+    } else {
+      // Create an entry using `queries` system
+      ctx.body = await contentManagerService.create(ctx.request.body, {
+        model,
+      });
     }
+
+    strapi.emit('didCreateFirstContentTypeEntry', ctx.params);
   },
 
   /**
@@ -108,31 +121,19 @@ module.exports = {
   async update(ctx) {
     const { id, model } = ctx.params;
 
-    const contentManagerService =
-      strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
+    const contentManagerService = strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
 
-    try {
-      if (ctx.is('multipart')) {
-        const { data, files } = parseMultipartBody(ctx);
-        ctx.body = await contentManagerService.edit({ id }, data, {
-          files,
-          model,
-        });
-      } else {
-        // Return the last one which is the current model.
-        ctx.body = await contentManagerService.edit({ id }, ctx.request.body, {
-          model,
-        });
-      }
-    } catch (error) {
-      strapi.log.error(error);
-      ctx.badRequest(null, [
-        {
-          messages: [
-            { id: error.message, message: error.message, field: error.field },
-          ],
-        },
-      ]);
+    if (ctx.is('multipart')) {
+      const { data, files } = parseMultipartBody(ctx);
+      ctx.body = await contentManagerService.edit({ id }, data, {
+        files,
+        model,
+      });
+    } else {
+      // Return the last one which is the current model.
+      ctx.body = await contentManagerService.edit({ id }, ctx.request.body, {
+        model,
+      });
     }
   },
 
@@ -140,8 +141,7 @@ module.exports = {
    * Deletes one entity of a content type matching a query
    */
   async delete(ctx) {
-    const contentManagerService =
-      strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
+    const contentManagerService = strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
 
     ctx.body = await contentManagerService.delete(ctx.params);
   },
@@ -150,12 +150,8 @@ module.exports = {
    * Deletes multiple entities of a content type matching a query
    */
   async deleteMany(ctx) {
-    const contentManagerService =
-      strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
+    const contentManagerService = strapi.plugins['content-manager'].services.contentmanager;
 
-    ctx.body = await contentManagerService.deleteMany(
-      ctx.params,
-      ctx.request.query
-    );
+    ctx.body = await contentManagerService.deleteMany(ctx.params, ctx.request.query);
   },
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/validation/index.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/validation/index.js
index b683b9edaa..3ec10bbb66 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/validation/index.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/validation/index.js
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const yup = require('yup');
-const { formatYupErrors } = require('strapi-utils');
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const { yup, formatYupErrors } = require('strapi-utils');
 
 const createModelConfigurationSchema = require('./model-configuration');
 
@@ -19,7 +19,62 @@ const validateKind = kind => {
     .catch(error => Promise.reject(formatYupErrors(error)));
 };
 
+const validateGenerateUIDInput = data => {
+  return yup
+    .object({
+      contentTypeUID: yup.string().required(),
+      field: yup.string().required(),
+      data: yup.object().required(),
+    })
+    .validate(data, {
+      strict: true,
+      abortEarly: false,
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      throw strapi.errors.badRequest('ValidationError', formatYupErrors(error));
+    });
+};
+
+const validateCheckUIDAvailabilityInput = data => {
+  return yup
+    .object({
+      contentTypeUID: yup.string().required(),
+      field: yup.string().required(),
+      value: yup
+        .string()
+        .matches(new RegExp('^[A-Za-z0-9-_.~]*$'))
+        .required(),
+    })
+    .validate(data, {
+      strict: true,
+      abortEarly: false,
+    })
+    .catch(error => {
+      throw strapi.errors.badRequest('ValidationError', formatYupErrors(error));
+    });
+};
+
+const validateUIDField = (contentTypeUID, field) => {
+  const model = strapi.contentTypes[contentTypeUID];
+
+  if (!model) {
+    throw strapi.errors.badRequest('ValidationError', ['ContentType not found']);
+  }
+
+  if (
+    !_.has(model, ['attributes', field]) ||
+    _.get(model, ['attributes', field, 'type']) !== 'uid'
+  ) {
+    throw strapi.errors.badRequest('ValidationError', {
+      field: ['field must be a valid `uid` attribute'],
+    });
+  }
+};
+
 module.exports = {
   createModelConfigurationSchema,
   validateKind,
+  validateGenerateUIDInput,
+  validateCheckUIDAvailabilityInput,
+  validateUIDField,
 };
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/validation/model-configuration.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/validation/model-configuration.js
index 016b6ea2d6..4bcef4cc49 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/validation/model-configuration.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/controllers/validation/model-configuration.js
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 'use strict';
 
-const yup = require('yup');
+const { yup } = require('strapi-utils');
 const {
   isListable,
   hasRelationAttribute,
@@ -26,9 +26,7 @@ module.exports = (model, schema, opts = {}) =>
     .noUnknown();
 
 const createSettingsSchema = (model, schema) => {
-  const validAttributes = Object.keys(schema.attributes).filter(key =>
-    isListable(schema, key)
-  );
+  const validAttributes = Object.keys(schema.attributes).filter(key => isListable(schema, key));
 
   return yup
     .object()
@@ -98,14 +96,11 @@ const createMetadasSchema = (model, schema) => {
 const createArrayTest = ({ allowUndefined = false } = {}) => ({
   name: 'isArray',
   message: '${path} is required and must be an array',
-  test: val =>
-    allowUndefined === true && val === undefined ? true : Array.isArray(val),
+  test: val => (allowUndefined === true && val === undefined ? true : Array.isArray(val)),
 });
 
 const createLayoutsSchema = (model, schema, opts = {}) => {
-  const validAttributes = Object.keys(schema.attributes).filter(key =>
-    isListable(schema, key)
-  );
+  const validAttributes = Object.keys(schema.attributes).filter(key => isListable(schema, key));
 
   const editAttributes = Object.keys(schema.attributes).filter(key =>
     hasEditableAttribute(schema, key)
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/package.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/package.json
index 8f8564f151..8de01bbdf9 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/package.json
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@
     "required": true
   },
   "dependencies": {
+    "@sindresorhus/slugify": "0.9.1",
     "classnames": "^2.2.6",
     "codemirror": "^5.46.0",
     "draft-js": "^0.10.5",
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/__tests__/uid.test.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/__tests__/uid.test.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..302cd50cf8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/__tests__/uid.test.js
@@ -0,0 +1,238 @@
+const uidService = require('../uid');
+
+describe('Test uid service', () => {
+  describe('generateUIDField', () => {
+    test('Uses modelName if no targetField specified or set', async () => {
+      global.strapi = {
+        contentTypes: {
+          'my-model': {
+            modelName: 'myTestModel',
+            attributes: {
+              slug: {
+                type: 'uid',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        db: {
+          query() {
+            return {
+              find: async () => [],
+            };
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+      const uid = await uidService.generateUIDField({
+        contentTypeUID: 'my-model',
+        field: 'slug',
+        data: {},
+      });
+
+      expect(uid).toBe('my-test-model');
+    });
+
+    test('Calls findUniqueUID', async () => {
+      const tmpFn = uidService.findUniqueUID;
+      uidService.findUniqueUID = jest.fn(v => v);
+
+      global.strapi = {
+        contentTypes: {
+          'my-model': {
+            modelName: 'myTestModel',
+            attributes: {
+              title: {
+                type: 'string',
+              },
+              slug: {
+                type: 'uid',
+                targetField: 'title',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        db: {
+          query() {
+            return {
+              find: async () => [],
+            };
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+      await uidService.generateUIDField({
+        contentTypeUID: 'my-model',
+        field: 'slug',
+        data: {
+          title: 'Test title',
+        },
+      });
+
+      await uidService.generateUIDField({
+        contentTypeUID: 'my-model',
+        field: 'slug',
+        data: {},
+      });
+
+      expect(uidService.findUniqueUID).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(2);
+
+      uidService.findUniqueUID = tmpFn;
+    });
+
+    test('Uses targetField value for generation', async () => {
+      const find = jest.fn(async () => {
+        return [{ slug: 'test-title' }];
+      });
+
+      global.strapi = {
+        contentTypes: {
+          'my-model': {
+            modelName: 'myTestModel',
+            attributes: {
+              title: {
+                type: 'string',
+              },
+              slug: {
+                type: 'uid',
+                targetField: 'title',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        db: {
+          query() {
+            return {
+              find,
+            };
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+      const uid = await uidService.generateUIDField({
+        contentTypeUID: 'my-model',
+        field: 'slug',
+        data: {
+          title: 'Test title',
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(uid).toBe('test-title-1');
+
+      // change find response
+      global.strapi.db.query = () => ({ find: jest.fn(async () => []) });
+
+      const uidWithEmptyTarget = await uidService.generateUIDField({
+        contentTypeUID: 'my-model',
+        field: 'slug',
+        data: {
+          title: '',
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(uidWithEmptyTarget).toBe('my-test-model');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('findUniqueUID', () => {
+    test('Finds closest match', async () => {
+      const find = jest.fn(async () => {
+        return [
+          { slug: 'my-test-model' },
+          { slug: 'my-test-model-1' },
+          // it finds the quickest match possible
+          { slug: 'my-test-model-4' },
+        ];
+      });
+
+      global.strapi = {
+        contentTypes: {
+          'my-model': {
+            modelName: 'myTestModel',
+            attributes: {
+              slug: {
+                type: 'uid',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        db: {
+          query() {
+            return {
+              find,
+            };
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+      const uid = await uidService.findUniqueUID({
+        contentTypeUID: 'my-model',
+        field: 'slug',
+        value: 'my-test-model',
+      });
+
+      expect(uid).toBe('my-test-model-2');
+    });
+
+    test('Calls db find', async () => {
+      const find = jest.fn(async () => {
+        return [];
+      });
+
+      global.strapi = {
+        contentTypes: {
+          'my-model': {
+            modelName: 'myTestModel',
+            attributes: {
+              slug: {
+                type: 'uid',
+              },
+            },
+          },
+        },
+        db: {
+          query() {
+            return {
+              find,
+            };
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+      await uidService.findUniqueUID({
+        contentTypeUID: 'my-model',
+        field: 'slug',
+        value: 'my-test-model',
+      });
+
+      expect(find).toHaveBeenCalledWith({
+        slug_contains: 'my-test-model',
+        _limit: -1,
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('CheckUIDAvailability', () => {
+    test('Counts the data in db', async () => {
+      const count = jest.fn(async () => 0);
+
+      global.strapi = {
+        db: {
+          query() {
+            return {
+              count,
+            };
+          },
+        },
+      };
+
+      const isAvailable = await uidService.checkUIDAvailability({
+        contentTypeUID: 'my-model',
+        field: 'slug',
+        value: 'my-test-model',
+      });
+
+      expect(count).toHaveBeenCalledWith({ slug: 'my-test-model' });
+      expect(isAvailable).toBe(true);
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/uid.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/uid.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..b900cd0ae2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/services/uid.js
@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+'use strict';
+
+const _ = require('lodash');
+const slugify = require('@sindresorhus/slugify');
+
+module.exports = {
+  async generateUIDField({ contentTypeUID, field, data }) {
+    const contentType = strapi.contentTypes[contentTypeUID];
+    const { attributes } = contentType;
+
+    const targetField = _.get(attributes, [field, 'targetField']);
+    const targetValue = _.get(data, targetField);
+
+    if (!_.isEmpty(targetValue)) {
+      return this.findUniqueUID({
+        contentTypeUID,
+        field,
+        value: slugify(targetValue),
+      });
+    }
+
+    return this.findUniqueUID({
+      contentTypeUID,
+      field,
+      value: slugify(contentType.modelName),
+    });
+  },
+
+  async findUniqueUID({ contentTypeUID, field, value }) {
+    const query = strapi.db.query(contentTypeUID);
+
+    const possibleColisions = await query
+      .find({
+        [`${field}_contains`]: value,
+        _limit: -1,
+      })
+      .then(results => results.map(result => result[field]));
+
+    if (possibleColisions.length === 0) {
+      return value;
+    }
+
+    let i = 1;
+    let tmpUId = `${value}-${i}`;
+    while (possibleColisions.includes(tmpUId)) {
+      i += 1;
+      tmpUId = `${value}-${i}`;
+    }
+
+    return tmpUId;
+  },
+
+  async checkUIDAvailability({ contentTypeUID, field, value }) {
+    const query = strapi.db.query(contentTypeUID);
+
+    const count = await query.count({
+      [field]: value,
+    });
+
+    if (count > 0) return false;
+    return true;
+  },
+};
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/test/content-manager/uid.test.e2e.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/test/content-manager/uid.test.e2e.js
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8eaa9f7c06
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/test/content-manager/uid.test.e2e.js
@@ -0,0 +1,367 @@
+// Helpers.
+const { registerAndLogin } = require('../../../../test/helpers/auth');
+const createModelsUtils = require('../../../../test/helpers/models');
+const { createAuthRequest } = require('../../../../test/helpers/request');
+
+let modelsUtils;
+let rq;
+let uid = 'application::uid-model.uid-model';
+
+describe('Content Manager single types', () => {
+  beforeAll(async () => {
+    const token = await registerAndLogin();
+    rq = createAuthRequest(token);
+
+    modelsUtils = createModelsUtils({ rq });
+
+    await modelsUtils.createContentType({
+      kind: 'collectionType',
+      name: 'uid-model',
+      attributes: {
+        title: {
+          type: 'string',
+        },
+        slug: {
+          type: 'uid',
+          targetField: 'title',
+        },
+        otherField: {
+          type: 'integer',
+        },
+      },
+    });
+  }, 60000);
+
+  afterAll(() => modelsUtils.deleteContentType('uid-model'), 60000);
+
+  describe('Generate UID', () => {
+    test('Throws if input is not provided', async () => {
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/generate`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {},
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+      expect(res.body).toMatchObject({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        error: 'Bad Request',
+        message: 'ValidationError',
+        data: {
+          contentTypeUID: expect.arrayContaining([expect.stringMatching('required field')]),
+          field: expect.arrayContaining([expect.stringMatching('required field')]),
+          data: expect.arrayContaining([expect.stringMatching('required field')]),
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('Throws when contentType is not found', async () => {
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/generate`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: 'non-existent',
+          field: 'slug',
+          data: {},
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+      expect(res.body).toEqual({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        error: 'Bad Request',
+        message: 'ValidationError',
+        data: ['ContentType not found'],
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('Throws when field is not a uid field', async () => {
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/generate`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'otherField',
+          data: {},
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+      expect(res.body).toMatchObject({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        error: 'Bad Request',
+        message: 'ValidationError',
+        data: {
+          field: [expect.stringMatching('must be a valid `uid` attribute')],
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('Generates a unique field when not targetField', async () => {
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/generate`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'slug',
+          data: {},
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      expect(res.body.data).toBe('uid-model');
+
+      await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/${uid}`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          slug: res.body.data,
+        },
+      });
+
+      const secondRes = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/generate`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'slug',
+          data: {},
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(secondRes.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      expect(secondRes.body.data).toBe('uid-model-1');
+    });
+
+    test('Generates a unique field based on targetField', async () => {
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/generate`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'slug',
+          data: {
+            title: 'This is a super title',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      expect(res.body.data).toBe('this-is-a-super-title');
+
+      await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/${uid}`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          slug: res.body.data,
+        },
+      });
+
+      const secondRes = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/generate`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'slug',
+          data: {
+            title: 'This is a super title',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(secondRes.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      expect(secondRes.body.data).toBe('this-is-a-super-title-1');
+    });
+
+    test('Avoids colisions with already generated uids', async () => {
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/generate`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'slug',
+          data: {
+            title: 'My title',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      expect(res.body.data).toBe('my-title');
+
+      await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/${uid}`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          slug: res.body.data,
+        },
+      });
+
+      const secondRes = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/generate`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'slug',
+          data: {
+            title: 'My title',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(secondRes.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      expect(secondRes.body.data).toBe('my-title-1');
+
+      await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/${uid}`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          slug: secondRes.body.data,
+        },
+      });
+
+      const thridRes = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/generate`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'slug',
+          data: {
+            title: 'My title 1',
+          },
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(thridRes.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      expect(thridRes.body.data).toBe('my-title-1-1');
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('Check UID availability', () => {
+    test('Throws if input is not provided', async () => {
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/check-availability`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {},
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+      expect(res.body).toMatchObject({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        error: 'Bad Request',
+        message: 'ValidationError',
+        data: {
+          contentTypeUID: expect.arrayContaining([expect.stringMatching('required field')]),
+          field: expect.arrayContaining([expect.stringMatching('required field')]),
+          value: expect.arrayContaining([expect.stringMatching('required field')]),
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('Throws on invalid uid value', async () => {
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/check-availability`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'slug',
+          value: 'Invalid UID valuéééé',
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+      expect(res.body).toMatchObject({
+        data: {
+          value: expect.arrayContaining([expect.stringMatching('must match')]),
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('Throws when contentType is not found', async () => {
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/check-availability`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: 'non-existent',
+          field: 'slug',
+          value: 'some-slug',
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+      expect(res.body).toEqual({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        error: 'Bad Request',
+        message: 'ValidationError',
+        data: ['ContentType not found'],
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('Throws when field is not a uid field', async () => {
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/check-availability`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'otherField',
+          value: 'some-slug',
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(400);
+      expect(res.body).toMatchObject({
+        statusCode: 400,
+        error: 'Bad Request',
+        message: 'ValidationError',
+        data: {
+          field: [expect.stringMatching('must be a valid `uid` attribute')],
+        },
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('Checks availability', async () => {
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/check-availability`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'slug',
+          value: 'some-available-slug',
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      expect(res.body).toEqual({
+        isAvailable: true,
+        suggestion: null,
+      });
+    });
+
+    test('Gives a suggestion when not available', async () => {
+      // create data
+      await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/${uid}`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          slug: 'custom-slug',
+        },
+      });
+
+      const res = await rq({
+        url: `/content-manager/explorer/uid/check-availability`,
+        method: 'POST',
+        body: {
+          contentTypeUID: uid,
+          field: 'slug',
+          value: 'custom-slug',
+        },
+      });
+
+      expect(res.statusCode).toBe(200);
+      expect(res.body).toEqual({
+        isAvailable: false,
+        suggestion: 'custom-slug-1',
+      });
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/test/single-type.test.e2e.js b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/test/single-type.test.e2e.js
index 0fabc679ce..9411fe5935 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/test/single-type.test.e2e.js
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-manager/test/single-type.test.e2e.js
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ describe('Content Manager single types', () => {
     });
   }, 60000);
 
-  afterAll(() => modelsUtils.deleteContentType('single-type'), 60000);
+  afterAll(() => modelsUtils.deleteContentType('single-type-model'), 60000);
 
   test('Label is not pluralized', async () => {
     const res = await rq({
diff --git a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/package.json b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/package.json
index a6af49fcb2..2e99b02939 100644
--- a/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/package.json
+++ b/packages/strapi-plugin-content-type-builder/package.json
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
     "description": "content-type-builder.plugin.description"
   },
   "dependencies": {
-    "@sindresorhus/slugify": "^0.9.1",
+    "@sindresorhus/slugify": "0.9.1",
     "classnames": "^2.2.6",
     "fs-extra": "^7.0.0",
     "immutable": "^3.8.2",