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# POST Logout

```
POST https://api.swaycharts.io/dxsca-web/logout
```

For clients authenticated with [basic authentication](/sway-charts-api-documentation/rest-api-specification/authentication-and-authorization/post-create-session-token.md) explicitly expires the authorization token

In case the client has authorization token created for [basic authentication](/sway-charts-api-documentation/rest-api-specification/authentication-and-authorization/post-create-session-token.md) and does not plan to use the Sway Charts API anymore it is recommended to explicitly expire authorization token to free up system resources.

```
Empty request

Authorization header should be included in case of basic authentication
```