Package

jose

JWA, JWS, JWE, JWT, JWK, JWKS for Node.js, Browser, Cloudflare Workers, Deno, Bun, and other Web-interoperable runtimes

v6.2.12, 5 Sept 2026MITESM onlyTypes: BundledCloud SDKs Authentication and authorisation

$ npm install jose

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Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 94.5m; +452% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 19 days ago; v6.2.12
GitHub stars: 7.8k; 378 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: 37
Commits, last 52 weeks: 269

Downloads

Last week 2026-09-15 to 2026-09-21

Weekly npm downloads, one point per week, weeks starting 23 Sept 2025 to 15 Sept 2026. The y axis starts at zero.

94,521,385 downloads last week, 471,975,046 in the last month. The 12-month change of +452% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: 16244 in total
Latest version: 6.2.12, 5 Sept 202619 days ago
First published: 27 Feb 2014
Last push to GitHub: 22 Sept 20262 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 269
Dependents on npm: 6,204

Major versions

v6 first release 6.0.0, 22 Feb 2025
v5 first release 5.0.0, 25 Oct 2023
v4 first release 4.0.0, 14 Oct 2021
v3 first release 3.0.0, 14 Nov 2020
v2 first release 2.0.0, 8 Sept 2020
v1 first release 1.9.2, 1 Oct 2019
v0 first release 0.1.0, 1 Sept 2015

Recent releases

Version	Published
6.2.12	5 Sept 2026
6.2.11	4 Sept 2026
6.2.10	21 Aug 2026
6.2.9	15 Aug 2026
6.2.8	3 Aug 2026
6.2.7	1 Aug 2026
6.2.6	31 Jul 2026
6.2.5	29 Jul 2026
6.2.4	21 Jul 2026
6.2.3	27 Apr 2026
6.2.2	18 Mar 2026
6.2.1	9 Mar 2026
6.2.0	5 Mar 2026
6.1.3	2 Dec 2025

Compatibility

Module format: ESM onlyFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: Not declared
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 206 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install jose

CDN

jsDelivr: 65.8m requests in 30 days

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/jose@6.2.12/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/jose@6.2.12/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/jose@6.2.12

Alternatives

Package	Weekly downloads	Gzip	Last release	Module	Comparison
@azure/core-auth Provides low-level interfaces and helper methods for authentication in Azure SDK	14.4m	-	2 months ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@azure/identity Provides credential implementations for Azure SDK libraries that can authenticate with Microsoft Entra ID	11.5m	-	10 days ago	ESM + CommonJS	-
@react-native-firebase/app A well tested, feature rich Firebase implementation for React Native, supporting iOS & Android. Individual module support for Admob, Analytics, Auth, Crash Reporting, Cloud Firestore, Database, Dynamic Links, Functions, Messaging (FCM), Remote Config, Sto	1.1m	-	20 days ago	CommonJS	-

Sources: npm registry, npm downloads API, GitHub API, jsDelivr. Data fetched 25 Sept 2026.

Indexability: Indexed.