Problem with Django class-based LogoutView in Django 5.0 [duplicate]

Question

I used Django class-based login and logout views by "django.contrib.auth.urls", login feature works correctly, but when logging out via the link "http://127.0.0.1:8000/accounts/logout" it returns an http 405 error page, saying "method not allowed (GET)". I found out this logout feature was available in django 4.0 but in django 5.0 it's removed.

Support for logging out via GET requests in the django.contrib.auth.views.LogoutView and django.contrib.auth.views.logout_then_login() is removed. -djangoproject.com

How can I fix it?

I think I should somehow make it use POST request instead GET request when loging out but don't know how.

You use a POST request. Can you share the template where you have a log out button? — willeM_ Van Onsem
– willeM_ Van Onsem, Commented Dec 19, 2023 at 10:25
{% if user.is_authenticated %} <a href="{% url 'logout' %}">Log In</a> — Saeed
– Saeed, Commented Dec 20, 2023 at 5:46
Already answered here stackoverflow.com/questions/77690729/…. — dagi
– dagi, Commented Feb 2, 2024 at 11:32

Saeed · Accepted Answer · 2023-12-21 12:28:46Z

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The problem was with the request method used, my initial template used GET method:

{% if user.is_authenticated %} 
<a href="{% url 'logout' %}">Log In</a>

but by editing the template to this:

<form action="{% url 'logout' %}" method="post">
    {% csrf_token %}
    <button type="submit">Log out</button>
</form>

it worked.

answered Dec 21, 2023 at 12:28

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Starodub Paul · Accepted Answer · 2024-02-03 15:34:25Z

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path( "logout/", auth_views.LogoutView.as_view( http_method_names=["post", "get", "options"] ),

answered Feb 3, 2024 at 15:34

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Petr Dlouhý Over a year ago

This didn't work for me (I imported from django.contrib.auth import views as auth_views). It got me to admin logout page, and didn't log out at all.

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