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| page_title: 'Command: logout' |
| description: >- |
| The terraform logout command is used to remove credentials stored by terraform |
| login. |
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| # Command: logout |
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| The `terraform logout` command is used to remove credentials stored by |
| `terraform login`. These credentials are API tokens for Terraform Cloud, |
| Terraform Enterprise, or any other host that offers Terraform services. |
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| ## Usage |
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| Usage: `terraform logout [hostname]` |
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| If you don't provide an explicit hostname, Terraform will assume you want to |
| log out of Terraform Cloud at `app.terraform.io`. |
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| -> **Note:** the API token is only removed from local storage, not destroyed on |
| the remote server, so it will remain valid until manually revoked. |
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| ## Credentials Storage |
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| By default, Terraform will remove the token stored in plain text in a local CLI |
| configuration file called `credentials.tfrc.json`. If you have configured a |
| [credentials helper program](/cli/config/config-file#credentials-helpers), Terraform |
| will use the helper's `forget` command to remove it. |
