Log out button

Updated: Jun 17, 2026

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The log out button triggers the account unlinking flow, which unlinks the message recipient’s identity on Messenger from their account on your site.

For more on using the log out button for account unlinking, see Account linking.

Supported usage

The log out button is supported for use with the following:

Generic template
List template
Button template
Media template

Properties

Property	Type	Description
`type`	String	Must be `account_unlink`.

Sample request

curl -X POST "https://graph.facebook.com/<LATEST_API_VERSION>/<PAGE_ID>/messages?access_token=<PAGE_ACCESS_TOKEN>" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "recipient": {
      "id": "<PSID>"
    },
    "message": {
      "attachment": {
        "type": "template",
        "payload": {
          "template_type": "button",
          "text": "Try the log out button!",
          "buttons": [
            {
              "type": "account_unlink"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  }'

Sample response

{
  "recipient_id": "1254477777772919",
  "message_id": "AG5Hz2Uq7tuwNEhXfYYKj8mJEM_QPpz5jdCK48PnKAjSdjfipqxqMvK8ma6AC8fplwlqLP_5cgXIbu7I3rBN0P"
}