gh auth logout

gh auth logout [flags]

Remove authentication for a GitHub account.

This command removes the stored authentication configuration for an account. The authentication configuration is only removed locally.

This command does not revoke authentication tokens.

To revoke all authentication tokens generated by the GitHub CLI:

  1. Visit https://github.com/settings/applications
  2. Select the "GitHub CLI" application
  3. Select "Revoke Access"
  4. Select "I understand, revoke access"

Note: this procedure will revoke all authentication tokens ever generated by the GitHub CLI across all your devices.

For more information about revoking OAuth application tokens, see: https://docs.github.com/en/apps/oauth-apps/using-oauth-apps/reviewing-your-authorized-oauth-apps

Options

-h, --hostname <string>
The hostname of the GitHub instance to log out of
-u, --user <string>
The account to log out of

Examples

# Select what host and account to log out of via a prompt
$ gh auth logout

# Log out of a specific host and specific account
$ gh auth logout --hostname enterprise.internal --user monalisa

See also