Package

json-web-token

JSON Web Token (JWT) encode/decode for Node — zero runtime dependencies, timing-safe verification.

v4.0.1, 27 May 2026ISCESM + CommonJSTypes: BundledTypeScript tooling

$ npm install json-web-token

npm GitHub Homepage

Key numbers

As of 25 Sept 2026

Weekly downloads: 7k; +11% over 12 months
Gzip bundle size: -; No Bundlephobia data
Dependencies: 0; Direct, from package.json
Last release: 3 months ago; v4.0.1
GitHub stars: 35; 12 forks
Open issues / PRs: 0 / 0
Contributors: -
Commits, last 52 weeks: 4

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.

7,011 downloads last week, 30,582 in the last month. The 12-month change of +11% compares the average of the last 4 weeks with the first 4 weeks of the series.

Maintenance

Releases, last 12 months: -
Latest version: 4.0.1, 27 May 20263 months ago
First published: -
Last push to GitHub: 27 May 2026121 days before the snapshot
Repository archived: No
Open issues: 0
Open pull requests: 0
Commits, last 52 weeks: 4
Dependents on npm: 27

Major versions

Recent releases

Compatibility

Module format: ESM + CommonJSFrom package.json type, main and exports fields
TypeScript types: Bundled
Node.js engine range: >=18
Runtimes: -
Unpacked size (npm): 51 kB
Dependencies (0): None

Install

npm install json-web-token

CDN

jsDelivrhttps://cdn.jsdelivr.net/npm/json-web-token@4.0.1/
unpkghttps://unpkg.com/json-web-token@4.0.1/
esm.shhttps://esm.sh/json-web-token@4.0.1

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

Indexability: Not indexed (discovery only): downloads_week 7011 < 10000.