Decode and inspect JWT (JSON Web Token) online for free. See header, payload claims, expiry (exp), issued at (iat), and more. Free JWT decoder and.
Paste your JWT at tools.arkaserve.com/jwt-debugger and the header, payload claims, and expiry are instantly decoded and displayed. You can see the user ID, role, expiry time (exp), issue time (iat), and any custom claims — all without a secret key. Decoding happens entirely in your browser; the token is never sent to any server. Completely free, no signup.
On this tool, yes — JWT decoding is done entirely in your browser using JavaScript. Your token is never transmitted to any server. That said, treat any production JWT as a credential: paste it only in tools you trust, and never share tokens that grant admin access or contain sensitive user data in public channels. For extra caution, test with tokens from a dev/staging environment.
No — this tool decodes the payload and header (which are just base64url-encoded, not encrypted) but does not verify the cryptographic signature. Signature verification requires the secret key (for HS256) or the public key (for RS256/ES256) and should be done in your application's backend using a JWT library. This tool is for inspection and debugging, not for security validation.