# Function: compactDecrypt()

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## Call Signature

▸ **compactDecrypt**(`jwe`, `key`, `options?`): [`Promise`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)\<[`CompactDecryptResult`](../../../../types/interfaces/CompactDecryptResult.md)\>

Decrypts a Compact JWE.

This function is exported (as a named export) from the main `'jose'` module entry point as well
as from its subpath export `'jose/jwe/compact/decrypt'`.

### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `jwe` | `string` \| [`Uint8Array`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array) | Compact JWE. |
| `key` | [`Uint8Array`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array) \| [`CryptoKey`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/API/CryptoKey) \| [`JWK`](../../../../types/interfaces/JWK.md) \| [`KeyObject`](../../../../types/interfaces/KeyObject.md) | Private Key or Secret to decrypt the JWE with. See [Algorithm Key Requirements](https://github.com/panva/jose/issues/210#jwe-alg). |
| `options?` | [`DecryptOptions`](../../../../types/interfaces/DecryptOptions.md) | JWE Decryption options. |

### Returns

[`Promise`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)\<[`CompactDecryptResult`](../../../../types/interfaces/CompactDecryptResult.md)\>

### Example

```js
const jwe =
  'eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUC0yNTYiLCJlbmMiOiJBMjU2R0NNIn0.nyQ19eq9ogh9wA7fFtnI2oouzy5_8b5DeLkoRMfi2yijgfTs2zEnayCEofz_qhnL-nwszabd9qUeHv0-IwvhhJJS7GUJOU3ikiIe42qcIAFme1A_Fo9CTxw4XTOy-I5qanl8So91u6hwfyN1VxAqVLsSE7_23EC-gfGEg_5znew9PyXXsOIE-K_HH7IQowRrlZ1X_bM_Liu53RzDpLDvRz59mp3S8L56YqpM8FexFGTGpEaoTcEIst375qncYt3-79IVR7gZN1RWsWgjPatfvVbnh74PglQcATSf3UUhaW0OAKn6q7r3PDx6DIKQ35bgHQg5QopuN00eIfLQL2trGw.W3grIVj5HVuAb76X.6PcuDe5D6ttWFYyv0oqqdDXfI2R8wBg1F2Q80UUA_Gv8eEimNWfxIWdLxrjzgQGSvIhxmFKuLM0.a93_Ug3uZHuczj70Zavx8Q'

const { plaintext, protectedHeader } = await jose.compactDecrypt(jwe, privateKey)

console.log(protectedHeader)
console.log(new TextDecoder().decode(plaintext))
```

## Call Signature

▸ **compactDecrypt**(`jwe`, `getKey`, `options?`): [`Promise`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)\<[`CompactDecryptResult`](../../../../types/interfaces/CompactDecryptResult.md) & [`ResolvedKey`](../../../../types/interfaces/ResolvedKey.md)\>

### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `jwe` | `string` \| [`Uint8Array`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array) | Compact JWE. |
| `getKey` | [`CompactDecryptGetKey`](../interfaces/CompactDecryptGetKey.md) | Function resolving Private Key or Secret to decrypt the JWE with. See [Algorithm Key Requirements](https://github.com/panva/jose/issues/210#jwe-alg). |
| `options?` | [`DecryptOptions`](../../../../types/interfaces/DecryptOptions.md) | JWE Decryption options. |

### Returns

[`Promise`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Promise)\<[`CompactDecryptResult`](../../../../types/interfaces/CompactDecryptResult.md) & [`ResolvedKey`](../../../../types/interfaces/ResolvedKey.md)\>