> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://rest-api.symphony.com/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://rest-api.symphony.com/main/bot-authentication/logout.md).

# Session Logout

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> #### 📘 Note
>
> You must provide a certificate where the Common Name of the certificate matches the username of an active Service User account on your pod.\
> To call the Logout endpoint for a user, you must have a valid sessionToken for the user.

Example call sequence:

1. Call [Session Authenticate](/main/bot-authentication/rsa-session-authenticate.md) to get a `sessionToken`.
2. Call [Logout](/main/bot-authentication/logout.md) with the `sessionToken`.

To call the Logout endpoint for an app, you must have a valid session token for an app that's been installed for the user whom you intend to log out.

Example call sequences:

1. Call [App Authenticate](/main/apps-on-behalf-of-obo/obo-rsa-app-authentication.md) to get a `sessionToken`.
2. Call [Logout](/main/bot-authentication/logout.md) with the `sessionToken`.
3. Call [App Authenticate](/main/apps-on-behalf-of-obo/obo-rsa-app-authentication.md) to get a `sessionToken`.
4. Call [User Authenticate](/main/apps-on-behalf-of-obo/obo-rsa-user-authentication-by-user-id.md) with the `sessionToken`.
5. Call [Logout](/main/bot-authentication/logout.md) with the `sessionToken`.