Log out button

Updated: Jun 17, 2026

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"
}