authService is there a method to decode the token?

Technical Questions
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is there a built in method, perhaps in Auth Service or another on of the related services, to decode the token and get to data within?

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Assuming you don’t need to verify the token and just want its value, you could use a function like this:

function decodeJWT(token) {
const parts = token.split(‘.’);
const payload = parts[1];
const decoded = Buffer.from(payload, ‘base64url’).toString(‘utf8’);
return JSON.parse(decoded);
}

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