1--- 2layout: "docs" 3page_title: "Command: logout" 4sidebar_current: "docs-commands-logout" 5description: |- 6 The terraform logout command is used to remove credentials stored by terraform login. 7--- 8 9# Command: logout 10 11The `terraform logout` command is used to remove credentials stored by 12`terraform login`. These credentials are API tokens for Terraform Cloud, 13Terraform Enterprise, or any other host that offers Terraform services. 14 15## Usage 16 17Usage: `terraform logout [hostname]` 18 19If you don't provide an explicit hostname, Terraform will assume you want to 20log out of Terraform Cloud at `app.terraform.io`. 21 22-> **Note:** the API token is only removed from local storage, not destroyed on 23the remote server, so it will remain valid until manually revoked. 24 25## Credentials Storage 26 27By default, Terraform will remove the token stored in plain text in a local CLI 28configuration file called `credentials.tfrc.json`. If you have configured a 29[credentials helper program](/docs/cli/config/config-file.html#credentials-helpers), Terraform 30will use the helper's `forget` command to remove it. 31