# Functions ## decode ▸ **decode**(input: *`Uint8Array`*): [DecodeOutput](_decoder_types_.md#decodeoutput) *Defined in [decoder/decode.ts:28](https://github.com/polkadot-js/common/blob/0c8547d/packages/util-rlp/src/decoder/decode.ts#L28)* **Parameters:** | Name | Type | | ------ | ------ | | input | `Uint8Array` | **Returns:** [DecodeOutput](_decoder_types_.md#decodeoutput) ___