jose/docs/functions/util_decode_jwt.decodeJwt.md

Function: decodeJwt

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▸ decodeJwt(jwt): JWTPayload

Decodes a signed JSON Web Token payload. This does not validate the JWT Claims Set types or values. This does not validate the JWS Signature. For a proper Signed JWT Claims Set validation and JWS signature verification use jose.jwtVerify(). For an encrypted JWT Claims Set validation and JWE decryption use jose.jwtDecrypt().

Parameters

Name	Type	Description
jwt	string	JWT token in compact JWS serialization.

Returns

JWTPayload

Example

const claims = jose.decodeJwt(token)
console.log(claims)