Function: decode()

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▸ decode(input): Uint8Array

Decodes a Base64URL encoded input.

These functions are exported (as the base64url namespace) from the main 'jose' module entry point as well as from its subpath export 'jose/base64url'.

Parameters

Parameter	Type	Description
`input`	`string` \| `Uint8Array`	Base64URL encoded input, as a string or its UTF-8 bytes.

Returns

Uint8Array

The decoded bytes.

Example

const decoded = jose.base64url.decode('SGVsbG8gV29ybGQh')

Throws

When the input is not correctly Base64URL encoded. Standard Base64 input (i.e. containing + or /) is rejected.