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Decode JWT Token easily using _jwt-decode_

#jwt #javascript #typescript #npm
  1. Install with NPM or Yarn 
npm install jwt-decode
//or
yarn add jwt-decode
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  1. Import package: 
import { jwtDecode } from "jwt-decode";
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  1. Usage 
const token = "eyJ0eXAiO.../// jwt token";
// Returns with the JwtPayload type or any type
// const decodedJwt = jwtDecode<JwtPayload>(token);
const decodedJwt: any = jwtDecode(token);

//example print expiration date
console.log(decodedJwt.exp);
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