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

# Consul Logout

Command: `consul logout`

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

## 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'
```
