[API reference](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference) › [@evolu/common](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common) › [local‑first/Protocol](https://evolu.dev/docs/api-reference/common/local-first/Protocol) › decodeNodeId

```ts
function decodeNodeId(buffer: Buffer): string & Brand<"NodeId">;
```

Defined in: [packages/common/src/local-first/Protocol.ts:2051](https://github.com/evoluhq/evolu/blob/037c390af081e9944d616ff298a729515c5c5ab7/packages/common/src/local-first/Protocol.ts#L2051)