Welcome to PyJWT¶
PyJWT is a Python library which allows you to encode and decode JSON Web
Tokens (JWT). JWT is an open, industry-standard (RFC 7519) for representing
claims securely between two parties.
Sponsor¶
 |
If you want to quickly add secure token-based authentication to Python projects, feel free to check Auth0’s Python SDK and free plan at auth0.com/developers. | |
Installation¶
You can install pyjwt with pip:
$ pip install pyjwt
See Installation for more information.
Example Usage¶
>>> import jwt
>>> encoded_jwt = jwt.encode({'some': 'payload'}, 'secret', algorithm='HS256')
>>> print(encoded_jwt)
eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJzb21lIjoicGF5bG9hZCJ9.4twFt5NiznN84AWoo1d7KO1T_yoc0Z6XOpOVswacPZg
>>> jwt.decode(encoded_jwt, 'secret', algorithms=['HS256'])
{'some': 'payload'}
See Usage Examples for more examples.
Command line¶
Usage:
pyjwt [options] INPUT
Decoding examples:
pyjwt --key=secret decode TOKEN
pyjwt decode --no-verify TOKEN
See more options executing pyjwt --help.