# Function: flattenedDecrypt ▸ **flattenedDecrypt**(`jwe`, `key`, `options?`): `Promise`<[`FlattenedDecryptResult`](../interfaces/types.FlattenedDecryptResult.md)\> Decrypts a Flattened JWE. **`example`** Usage ```js const jwe = { ciphertext: '9EzjFISUyoG-ifC2mSihfP0DPC80yeyrxhTzKt1C_VJBkxeBG0MI4Te61Pk45RAGubUvBpU9jm4', iv: '8Fy7A_IuoX5VXG9s', tag: 'W76IYV6arGRuDSaSyWrQNg', encrypted_key: 'Z6eD4UK_yFb5ZoKvKkGAdqywEG_m0e4IYo0x8Vf30LAMJcsc-_zSgIeiF82teZyYi2YYduHKoqImk7MRnoPZOlEs0Q5BNK1OgBmSOhCE8DFyqh9Zh48TCTP6lmBQ52naqoUJFMtHzu-0LwZH26hxos0GP3Dt19O379MJB837TdKKa87skq0zHaVLAquRHOBF77GI54Bc7O49d8aOrSu1VEFGMThlW2caspPRiTSePDMDPq7_WGk50izRhB3Asl9wmP9wEeaTrkJKRnQj5ips1SAZ1hDBsqEQKKukxP1HtdcopHV5_qgwU8Hjm5EwSLMluMQuiE6hwlkXGOujZLVizA', aad: 'VGhlIEZlbGxvd3NoaXAgb2YgdGhlIFJpbmc', protected: 'eyJhbGciOiJSU0EtT0FFUC0yNTYiLCJlbmMiOiJBMjU2R0NNIn0' } const { plaintext, protectedHeader, additionalAuthenticatedData } = await jose.flattenedDecrypt(jwe, privateKey) console.log(protectedHeader) const decoder = new TextDecoder() console.log(decoder.decode(plaintext)) console.log(decoder.decode(additionalAuthenticatedData)) ``` #### Parameters | Name | Type | Description | | :------ | :------ | :------ | | `jwe` | [`FlattenedJWE`](../interfaces/types.FlattenedJWE.md) | Flattened JWE. | | `key` | [`KeyLike`](../types/types.KeyLike.md) \| `Uint8Array` | Private Key or Secret to decrypt the JWE with. | | `options?` | [`DecryptOptions`](../interfaces/types.DecryptOptions.md) | JWE Decryption options. | #### Returns `Promise`<[`FlattenedDecryptResult`](../interfaces/types.FlattenedDecryptResult.md)\> ▸ **flattenedDecrypt**(`jwe`, `getKey`, `options?`): `Promise`<[`FlattenedDecryptResult`](../interfaces/types.FlattenedDecryptResult.md) & [`ResolvedKey`](../interfaces/types.ResolvedKey.md)\> #### Parameters | Name | Type | Description | | :------ | :------ | :------ | | `jwe` | [`FlattenedJWE`](../interfaces/types.FlattenedJWE.md) | Flattened JWE. | | `getKey` | [`FlattenedDecryptGetKey`](../interfaces/jwe_flattened_decrypt.FlattenedDecryptGetKey.md) | Function resolving Private Key or Secret to decrypt the JWE with. | | `options?` | [`DecryptOptions`](../interfaces/types.DecryptOptions.md) | JWE Decryption options. | #### Returns `Promise`<[`FlattenedDecryptResult`](../interfaces/types.FlattenedDecryptResult.md) & [`ResolvedKey`](../interfaces/types.ResolvedKey.md)\>