Disconnect-ExchangeOnline

Module:

ExchangePowerShell

Applies to:

Exchange Online

This cmdlet is available only in the Exchange Online PowerShell module. For more information, see About the Exchange Online PowerShell module.

Use the Disconnect-ExchangeOnline cmdlet in the Exchange Online PowerShell module to disconnect the connections that you created using the Connect-ExchangeOnline or Connect-IPPSSession cmdlets.

For information about the parameter sets in the Syntax section below, see Exchange cmdlet syntax.

Syntax

Disconnect-ExchangeOnline
          [-Confirm]
          [-WhatIf]
          [<CommonParameters>]

Disconnect-ExchangeOnline
          -ConnectionId <String[]>
          [-Confirm]
          [-WhatIf]
          [<CommonParameters>]

Disconnect-ExchangeOnline
          -ModulePrefix <String[]>
          [-Confirm]
          [-WhatIf]
          [<CommonParameters>]

Description

This cmdlet is the counterpart to the Connect-ExchangeOnline and Connect-IPPSSession cmdlets.

This cmdlet disconnects any connections and clears the cache. After a successful disconnect, you can't successfully run any cmdlets for your organization.

Disconnect commands will likely fail if the profile path of the account that you used to connect contains special PowerShell characters (for example, $). The workaround is to connect using a different account that doesn't have special characters in the profile path.

Examples

Example 1

Disconnect-ExchangeOnline

This example asks for confirmation before disconnecting from Exchange Online PowerShell or Security & Compliance PowerShell.

Example 2

Disconnect-ExchangeOnline -Confirm:$false

This example silently disconnects from Exchange Online PowerShell or Security & Compliance PowerShell without a confirmation prompt or any notification text.

Example 3

Disconnect-ExchangeOnline -ConnectionId 1a9e45e8-e7ec-498f-9ac3-0504e987fa85

This example disconnects the REST-based Exchange Online PowerShell connection with the specified ConnectionId value. Any other remote PowerShell connections to Exchange Online PowerShell or Security & Compliance PowerShell in the same Windows PowerShell window are also disconnected.

Example 4

Disconnect-ExchangeOnline -ModulePrefix Contoso,Fabrikam

This example disconnects the REST-based Exchange Online PowerShell connections that are using the specified prefix values. Any other remote PowerShell connections to Exchange Online PowerShell or Security & Compliance PowerShell in the same Windows PowerShell window are also disconnected.

Parameters

-Confirm

The Confirm switch specifies whether to show or hide the confirmation prompt. How this switch affects the cmdlet depends on if the cmdlet requires confirmation before proceeding.

• Destructive cmdlets (for example, Remove-* cmdlets) have a built-in pause that forces you to acknowledge the command before proceeding. For these cmdlets, you can skip the confirmation prompt by using this exact syntax: -Confirm:$false.
• Most other cmdlets (for example, New-* and Set-* cmdlets) don't have a built-in pause. For these cmdlets, specifying the Confirm switch without a value introduces a pause that forces you acknowledge the command before proceeding.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	cf
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Exchange Online

-ConnectionId

Note: This parameter is available in version 3.2.0 or later of the module.

The ConnectionId parameter specifies the REST API connections to disconnect by ConnectionId. ConnectionId is a GUID value in the output of the Get-ConnectionInformation cmdlet that uniquely identifies a connection, even if you have multiple connections open. You can specify multiple ConnectionId values separated by commas.

Don't use this parameter with the ModulePrefix parameter.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Exchange Online

-ModulePrefix

Note: This parameter is available in version 3.2.0 or later of the module.

The ModulePrefix parameter specifies the REST API connections to disconnect by ModulePrefix. When you use the Prefix parameter with the Connect-ExchangeOnline cmdlet, the specified text is added to the names of all Exchange Online cmdlets (for example, Get-InboundConnector becomes Get-ContosoInboundConnector). The ModulePrefix value is visible in the output of the Get-ConnectionInformation cmdlet. You can specify multiple ModulePrefix values separated by commas.

Don't use this parameter with the ConnectionId parameter.

Type:	String[]
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	True
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Exchange Online

-WhatIf

The WhatIf switch simulates the actions of the command. You can use this switch to view the changes that would occur without actually applying those changes. You don't need to specify a value with this switch.

Type:	SwitchParameter
Aliases:	wi
Position:	Named
Default value:	None
Required:	False
Accept pipeline input:	False
Accept wildcard characters:	False
Applies to:	Exchange Online