diff --git a/src/gradescopeapi/api/api.py b/src/gradescopeapi/api/api.py
index 6de512b..a3fb928 100644
--- a/src/gradescopeapi/api/api.py
+++ b/src/gradescopeapi/api/api.py
@@ -88,6 +88,15 @@ def login(
         raise HTTPException(status_code=404, detail=f"Account not found. Error {e}")
 
 
+@app.post("/logout", name="logout")
+def logout(gs_connection: GSConnection = Depends(get_gs_connection)):
+    """Log out from Gradescope and clear the connection state."""
+    gs_connection.logout()
+    global account
+    account = None
+    return {"message": "Logout successful", "status_code": status.HTTP_200_OK}
+
+
 @app.post("/courses", response_model=dict[str, dict[str, Course]])
 def get_courses():
     """Get all courses for the user
diff --git a/src/gradescopeapi/classes/_helpers/_login_helpers.py b/src/gradescopeapi/classes/_helpers/_login_helpers.py
index 128fd15..8b6b2bd 100644
--- a/src/gradescopeapi/classes/_helpers/_login_helpers.py
+++ b/src/gradescopeapi/classes/_helpers/_login_helpers.py
@@ -61,3 +61,15 @@ def login_set_session_cookies(
         session.headers.update({"X-CSRF-Token": csrf_token})
         return True
     return False
+
+
+def logout_session(
+    session: requests.Session,
+    gradescope_base_url: str = DEFAULT_GRADESCOPE_BASE_URL,
+) -> None:
+    """Call Gradescope /logout to terminate the session server-side."""
+    GS_LOGOUT_ENDPOINT = f"{gradescope_base_url}/logout"
+    try:
+        session.get(GS_LOGOUT_ENDPOINT)
+    except Exception:
+        pass
diff --git a/src/gradescopeapi/classes/connection.py b/src/gradescopeapi/classes/connection.py
index 11c52c2..dbc339e 100644
--- a/src/gradescopeapi/classes/connection.py
+++ b/src/gradescopeapi/classes/connection.py
@@ -4,6 +4,7 @@
 from gradescopeapi.classes._helpers._login_helpers import (
     get_auth_token_init_gradescope_session,
     login_set_session_cookies,
+    logout_session,
 )
 from gradescopeapi.classes.account import Account
 
@@ -30,3 +31,10 @@ def login(self, email, password):
             self.account = Account(self.session, self.gradescope_base_url)
         else:
             raise ValueError("Invalid credentials.")
+
+    def logout(self):
+        """Call Gradescope /logout to terminate the session and clear local state."""
+        logout_session(self.session, self.gradescope_base_url)
+        self.session = requests.Session()
+        self.logged_in = False
+        self.account = None
diff --git a/tests/test_connection.py b/tests/test_connection.py
index 4ced67b..65920ef 100644
--- a/tests/test_connection.py
+++ b/tests/test_connection.py
@@ -6,6 +6,7 @@
 from gradescopeapi.classes._helpers._login_helpers import (
     get_auth_token_init_gradescope_session,
     login_set_session_cookies,
+    logout_session,
 )
 
 # load .env file
@@ -72,3 +73,9 @@ def test_login_set_session_cookies_incorrect_creds():
     cookie_check = set(cookies.keys()).issuperset({"_gradescope_session"})
 
     assert login_check and cookie_check
+
+
+def test_logout_session():
+    # create test session and call the helper (completes without raising)
+    test_session = requests.Session()
+    logout_session(test_session)