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JWT Decoder API
Decode a JWT's header and payload and check its expiry timestamps — without signature verification.
Request Headers
| Name | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
X-RapidAPI-Key | required | Your RapidAPI key. Get one free. |
X-RapidAPI-Host | required | jwt-decode.p.rapidapi.com |
Endpoints
GET
/v1/jwt Decode a JWT's header and payload (no signature verification)
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Default | Constraints |
|---|---|---|---|---|
token | string | required | — | <= 8192 chars; matches \S |
Code Examples
curl --request GET \
--url 'https://jwt-decode.p.rapidapi.com/v1/jwt?token=example' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-key: YOUR_API_KEY' \
--header 'x-rapidapi-host: jwt-decode.p.rapidapi.com' const url = "https://jwt-decode.p.rapidapi.com/v1/jwt?token=example";
const options = {
method: "GET",
headers: {
"x-rapidapi-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"x-rapidapi-host": "jwt-decode.p.rapidapi.com"
}
};
const response = await fetch(url, options);
const data = await response.json();
console.log(data); import requests
url = "https://jwt-decode.p.rapidapi.com/v1/jwt"
querystring = {"token": "example"}
headers = {
"x-rapidapi-key": "YOUR_API_KEY",
"x-rapidapi-host": "jwt-decode.p.rapidapi.com"
}
response = requests.get(url, headers=headers, params=querystring)
print(response.json()) Interactive Example
$ GET /v1/jwt?token=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiaWF0IjoxNTE2MjM5MDIyfQ.SflKxwRJSMeKKF2QT4fwpMeJf36POk6yJV_adQssw5c
{"header":{"alg":"HS256","typ":"JWT"},"payload":{"sub":"1234567890","name":"John Doe","iat":1516239022},"signature_present":true,"expired":null,"not_yet_valid":null,"expires_at":null,"issued_at":"2018-01-18T01:30:22Z","not_before":null} Subscribe & License
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