# Function: compactVerify()

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## Call Signature

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

Verifies the signature and format of and afterwards decodes the Compact JWS.

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

### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `jws` | `string` \| [`Uint8Array`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array) | Compact JWS. |
| `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) | Key to verify the JWS with. See [Algorithm Key Requirements](https://github.com/panva/jose/issues/210#jws-alg). |
| `options?` | [`VerifyOptions`](../../../../types/interfaces/VerifyOptions.md) | JWS Verify options. |

### Returns

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

### Example

```js
const jws =
  'eyJhbGciOiJFUzI1NiJ9.SXTigJlzIGEgZGFuZ2Vyb3VzIGJ1c2luZXNzLCBGcm9kbywgZ29pbmcgb3V0IHlvdXIgZG9vci4.kkAs_gPPxWMI3rHuVlxHaTPfDWDoqdI8jSvuSmqV-8IHIWXg9mcAeC9ggV-45ZHRbiRJ3obUIFo1rHphPA5URg'

const { payload, protectedHeader } = await jose.compactVerify(jws, publicKey)

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

## Call Signature

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

### Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `jws` | `string` \| [`Uint8Array`](https://developer.mozilla.org/docs/Web/JavaScript/Reference/Global_Objects/Uint8Array) | Compact JWS. |
| `getKey` | [`CompactVerifyGetKey`](../interfaces/CompactVerifyGetKey.md) | Function resolving a key to verify the JWS with. See [Algorithm Key Requirements](https://github.com/panva/jose/issues/210#jws-alg). |
| `options?` | [`VerifyOptions`](../../../../types/interfaces/VerifyOptions.md) | JWS Verify options. |

### Returns

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