open-consul/website/content/commands/logout.mdx

---
layout: commands
page_title: 'Commands: Logout'
description: >
  The `logout` command will destroy the provided token if it was created from
  `consul login`.
---

# Consul Logout

Command: `consul logout`

Corresponding HTTP API Endpoint: [\[POST\] /v1/acl/logout](/api-docs/acl#logout-from-auth-method)

The `logout` command will destroy the provided token if it was created from
`consul login`.

The table below shows this command's [required ACLs](/api-docs/api-structure#authentication). Configuration of
[blocking queries](/api-docs/features/blocking) and [agent caching](/api-docs/features/caching)
are not supported from commands, but may be from the corresponding HTTP endpoint.

| ACL Required |
| ------------ |
| `none`       |

## Usage

Usage: `consul logout [options]`

-> The token to delete should be specified with the `-token` argument, the
`CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN` environment variable, the `-token-file` argument, or the
`CONSUL_HTTP_TOKEN_FILE` environment variable.

#### API Options

@include 'http_api_options_client.mdx'

### Examples

Logout and delete a login token.

```shell-session
$ consul logout -token-file 'consul.token'
```