# Function: decodeJwt()

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▸ **decodeJwt**\<`PayloadType`\>(`jwt`): `PayloadType` & [`JWTPayload`](../../../types/interfaces/JWTPayload.md)

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()`.

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

## Type Parameters

| Type Parameter | Default type |
| ------ | ------ |
| `PayloadType` | [`JWTPayload`](../../../types/interfaces/JWTPayload.md) |

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `jwt` | `string` | JWT token in compact JWS serialization. |

## Returns

`PayloadType` & [`JWTPayload`](../../../types/interfaces/JWTPayload.md)

## Example

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