GET user/logout/:user/:session

User logout action via Joomla authentication plugins with username and session ID. Note that since the session ID and username are passed into the URL, be aware that they can be stored in server logs. API traffic must traverse a secure (HTTPS) connection.

Resource URL

https://yourdomain.com/api/v1/user/logout/:user/:session

Resource Information

Option Description
Response formats JSON
Requires authentication YES
Rate limited NO

Parameters

Name Details
username
  • required
  • alpha-numeric
session
  • required
  • alpha-numeric, lowercase

Example Request

GET https://yourdomain.com/api/v1/user/logout/dynus.borvalds/1a269ab5e9c102c970118e9049f05020

Example Result

JSON Response

{
  "msg": "Logout successful",
  "jresponse": true,
  "error": false,
  "status": 200
}

Response Headers

HTTP/1.1 200 OK
Date: Sat, 24 Oct 2015 19:47:44 GMT
Server: Apache
X-Powered-By: PHP/5.4.39
Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *
Set-Cookie: a2c071e00a02bb4eb0c99fdc0e673999=deleted; expires=Thu, 01-Jan-1970 00:00:01 GMT; path=/
Access-Control-Allow-Headers: X-Requested-With, Origin, Content-Type, token, dlid, nonce
Access-Control-Allow-Methods: PUT, GET, POST, DELETE, OPTIONS
Keep-Alive: timeout=5, max=50
Connection: Keep-Alive
Transfer-Encoding: chunked
Content-Type: application/json