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[Home](./index.md) &gt; [@loopback/authentication-jwt](./authentication-jwt.md) &gt; [RefreshtokenService](./authentication-jwt.refreshtokenservice.md) &gt; [verifyToken](./authentication-jwt.refreshtokenservice.verifytoken.md)

## RefreshtokenService.verifyToken() method

Verify the validity of a refresh token, and make sure it exists in backend.

**Signature:**

```typescript
verifyToken(refreshToken: string): Promise<RefreshToken & RefreshTokenRelations>;
```

## Parameters

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refreshToken


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string


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**Returns:**

Promise&lt;[RefreshToken](./authentication-jwt.refreshtoken.md) &amp; [RefreshTokenRelations](./authentication-jwt.refreshtokenrelations.md)<!-- -->&gt;