JWT Decoder for Go

Free online jwt decoder with Go code examples

Working with jwt decoder in Go? Our free online jwt decoder helps Go developers format, validate, and process data instantly. Below you will find Go code examples using github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5 so you can achieve the same result programmatically in your own projects.

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Go Code Example

package main

import (
    "encoding/json"
    "fmt"
    "github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5"
)

func main() {
    tokenStr := "eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzdWIiOiIxMjM0NTY3ODkwIiwibmFtZSI6IkpvaG4gRG9lIiwiaWF0IjoxNTE2MjM5MDIyfQ.SflKxwRJSMeKKF2QT4fwpMeJf36POk6yJV_adQssw5c"

    // Parse without verification
    parser := jwt.NewParser()
    token, _, _ := parser.ParseUnverified(tokenStr, jwt.MapClaims{})
    claims := token.Claims.(jwt.MapClaims)
    out, _ := json.MarshalIndent(claims, "", "  ")
    fmt.Println(string(out))
}

Quick Setup

Library: github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5
go get github.com/golang-jwt/jwt/v5

Go Tips & Best Practices

  • ParseUnverified reads the token without signature verification
  • Use Parse with a key function for verified decoding
  • golang-jwt/jwt/v5 is the maintained fork of dgrijalva/jwt-go

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