---
name: "glab-auth-logout"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "glab"
version: "1.126.0-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/glab-auth-logout"
---

# glab-auth-logout(1)

Log out from a GitLab instance.

## NAME

glab-auth-logout - Log out from a GitLab instance.

## SYNOPSIS

**glab auth logout \[flags\]**

## DESCRIPTION

Logs out from a GitLab instance. The credentials for the specified instance are removed from the global configuration file (default **~/.config/glab-cli/config.yml**) and from the operating system's keyring, if a token was stored there.

## OPTIONS

**--hostname**=""\
 	The hostname of the GitLab instance.

## OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS

**-h**, **--help**\[=false\]\
 	Show help for this command.

## EXAMPLE

```
# Log out of a specific instance
glab auth logout --hostname gitlab.example.com
```

## SEE ALSO

**[glab-auth(1)](/glab-auth/1.md)**