# Class: JOSEError

[util/errors](../modules/util_errors.md).JOSEError

A generic Error subclass that all other specific
JOSE Error subclasses inherit from.

## Hierarchy

- `Error`

  ↳ **JOSEError**

  ↳↳ [JWTClaimValidationFailed](util_errors.jwtclaimvalidationfailed.md)

  ↳↳ [JOSEAlgNotAllowed](util_errors.josealgnotallowed.md)

  ↳↳ [JOSENotSupported](util_errors.josenotsupported.md)

  ↳↳ [JWEDecryptionFailed](util_errors.jwedecryptionfailed.md)

  ↳↳ [JWEInvalid](util_errors.jweinvalid.md)

  ↳↳ [JWSInvalid](util_errors.jwsinvalid.md)

  ↳↳ [JWTInvalid](util_errors.jwtinvalid.md)

  ↳↳ [JWKInvalid](util_errors.jwkinvalid.md)

  ↳↳ [JWKSInvalid](util_errors.jwksinvalid.md)

  ↳↳ [JWKSNoMatchingKey](util_errors.jwksnomatchingkey.md)

  ↳↳ [JWKSMultipleMatchingKeys](util_errors.jwksmultiplematchingkeys.md)

  ↳↳ [JWSSignatureVerificationFailed](util_errors.jwssignatureverificationfailed.md)

## Table of contents

### Constructors

- [constructor](util_errors.joseerror.md#constructor)

### Properties

- [code](util_errors.joseerror.md#code)
- [code](util_errors.joseerror.md#code)

## Constructors

### constructor

• **new JOSEError**(`message?`)

#### Parameters

| Name | Type |
| :------ | :------ |
| `message?` | `string` |

#### Overrides

Error.constructor

#### Defined in

[util/errors.ts:16](https://github.com/panva/jose/blob/v3.13.0/src/util/errors.ts#L16)

## Properties

### code

• **code**: `string`

A unique error code for the particular error subclass.

#### Defined in

[util/errors.ts:16](https://github.com/panva/jose/blob/v3.13.0/src/util/errors.ts#L16)

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### code

▪ `Static` **code**: `string` = 'ERR\_JOSE\_GENERIC'

A unique error code for the particular error subclass.

#### Defined in

[util/errors.ts:11](https://github.com/panva/jose/blob/v3.13.0/src/util/errors.ts#L11)