","keys":[],"regexp":{" __enc__":true,"type":"regexp","data":"/^\\/?$/i"},"method":"post"}],"methods":{"post":true}},"cookies":{},"signedCookies":{}},"res":{},"token":{"access_token":"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.IntcImFjdGlvblwiOlwiY29ubmVjdGlvbl90ZXN0XCIsXCJkYXRhXCI6e319Ig.Z4uoPKAYB9Mze_amXlttnzDC3aip3SqOy4yex-pFemc"},"error":{"message":"TypeError: jwtString.split is not a function","code":"general"}}
```
The key to decrypt the message is `whtest1234`.
Can anyone help me find a working method to decrypt the payload?
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### Author:  [@UnborN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/UnborN)
#### Post date: [30 September 2022 20:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-decode-jwt/68427/2 "2022-09-30T20:05:14Z")
[node-red-contrib-jwt](https://flows.nodered.org/node/node-red-contrib-jwt) seems to work to decode it
Test Flow
```auto
[{"id":"09d4dfb3b970c52f","type":"inject","z":"54efb553244c241f","name":"","props":[{"p":"payload"},{"p":"topic","vt":"str"}],"repeat":"","crontab":"","once":false,"onceDelay":0.1,"topic":"","payload":"","payloadType":"date","x":270,"y":2180,"wires":[["2afde891275a7636"]]},{"id":"2afde891275a7636","type":"function","z":"54efb553244c241f","name":"data","func":"msg = {\n \"payload\":\n \"eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.IntcImFjdGlvblwiOlwiY29ubmVjdGlvbl90ZXN0XCIsXCJkYXRhXCI6e319Ig.Z4uoPKAYB9Mze_amXlttnzDC3aip3SqOy4yex-pFemc\"\n\n}\n\nreturn msg;","outputs":1,"noerr":0,"initialize":"","finalize":"","libs":[],"x":430,"y":2180,"wires":[["1bdc1426d5758106"]]},{"id":"7ae7e01ee00a8594","type":"debug","z":"54efb553244c241f","name":"debug","active":true,"tosidebar":true,"console":false,"tostatus":false,"complete":"payload","targetType":"msg","statusVal":"","statusType":"auto","x":780,"y":2180,"wires":[]},{"id":"1bdc1426d5758106","type":"jwt verify","z":"54efb553244c241f","name":"","alg":["HS256"],"jwkurl":"","secret":"whtest1234","key":"","signvar":"payload","storetoken":"payload","x":590,"y":2180,"wires":[["7ae7e01ee00a8594"]]}]
```
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### Author:  [@network\_potato](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/network_potato)
#### Post date: [1 October 2022 17:31 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-decode-jwt/68427/3 "2022-10-01T17:31:15Z")
That works, thanks! But how do I convert it to a JSON Object instead of a string?
The example flow provided is just a test webhook. The real messages contain much more information, and therefore they are now cut off because it's a string.
This is what it should look like when decoded:
> **[Webhook message structure](https://help.shipmondo.com/en/articles/4956598-webhook-message-structure)**
>
> Understand how the messages from our webhooks are structured.
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### Author:  [@UnborN](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/UnborN)
#### Post date: [1 October 2022 18:13 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-decode-jwt/68427/4 "2022-10-01T18:13:24Z")
You can use the JSON node to convert the string to Javascript Object
In your example data, because it was wrapped in two double quotes, i had to use two nodes in a row .. weird.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [1 October 2022 19:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-decode-jwt/68427/5 "2022-10-01T19:06:59Z")
> [@network\_potato](#):
>
> But how do I convert it to a JSON Object instead of a string?
It is already a JSON object (JSON objects are strings). I assume you mean that you want to convert from JSON to a javascript object.
[This post](https://dev.to/desoga/javascript-object-vs-json-demystified-494j) should help to clarify the difference between Javascript objects and JSON.
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### Author:  [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)
#### Post date: [1 October 2022 19:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-decode-jwt/68427/6 "2022-10-01T19:10:02Z")
> [@UnborN](#):
>
> because it was wrapped in two double quotes, i had to use two nodes in a row
The first JSON node sees a JSON string which starts and ends with quotes. The JSON spec says that `"bla bla"` is valid json and represents the string `bla bla`, so it converts it to that string (so it strips off the quotes. The second then takes the result, which is also valid JSON, and converts it to a javascript object.
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [15 October 2022 19:10 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/how-to-decode-jwt/68427/7 "2022-10-15T19:10:50Z")
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