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title: How to log in and out of YouthCenter
description: "### **Logging into YouthCenter** To log into YouthCenter, enter the URL of your YouthCenter instance. For example, seattle-wa.youthcenter.net. ![A screenshot of a browser window's address bar with the URL seattle-wa.youthcenter.net entered, showing a browser tab labeled \"Login | YouthCenter\".](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/01-seattle-url-example.png) For…"
url: "https://docs.youthcenter.net/docs/how-to-log-in-and-out-of-youthcenter/"
updated: "2026-09-17"
category: "Login & Password"
tags:
  - Login
---

# How to log in and out of YouthCenter

### **Logging into YouthCenter**

To log into YouthCenter, enter the URL of your YouthCenter instance. For example, seattle-wa.youthcenter.net.

![A screenshot of a browser window's address bar with the URL seattle-wa.youthcenter.net entered, showing a browser tab labeled "Login | YouthCenter".](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/01-seattle-url-example.png)

For our example, we're using demo.youthcenter.net. **If you do not know your URL, check with the administrator of YouthCenter for your organization**.

![A screenshot of a browser window's address bar with the URL demo.youthcenter.net entered, showing a browser tab labeled "Login | YouthCenter".](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/02-demo-url.png)

Click on the blue Sign in bar.

![A screenshot of the YouthCenter sign-in landing page, showing the YouthCenter logo and a blue "Sign In" button.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-90.png)

Enter your username or email address, then click **Continue**.

- If using a Federated Login choose the Continue with Microsoft (or one of the many other Federated Login options we support), and then log in with their approved login provider.

![A screenshot of the YouthCenter login screen's Welcome step, with a "Username or Email address" field, a green Continue button, and a "Continue with Microsoft Azure AD" option below.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-91.png)

Enter your password (or passkey, if your site supports it) and click **Continue**.

- If you forgot your username or password, click forgot password or username. For more information on password resets, click [here](https://docs.youthcenter.net/docs/forgot-password/).
- For more information on passkeys click [here](https://docs.youthcenter.net/docs/passkey-login-function/).

![A screenshot of the YouthCenter login screen's password step, showing the entered username redacted with an Edit link, a Password field, a "Forgot password or username?" link, and a green Continue button.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-94.png)

Once you've logged in, you'll see your dashboard.

### **Logging Out of YouthCenter**

To log out, click the avatar icon in the upper right-hand menu and choose "Log Out".

![A screenshot of the YouthCenter top navigation bar with a red box around the avatar icon in the upper right, and its open dropdown menu showing My Profile, My Settings, and Log Out, with a red box around the Log Out option.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/image-34.png)

You will be asked to verify your logout. Click, "Yes, Sign Out."

![A screenshot of the "Sign Out of YouthCenter" confirmation dialog asking "Are you sure you want to sign out?" with Yes, Sign Out and No buttons, overlaid on a sample client dashboard.](https://docs.youthcenter.net/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/06-verify-logout-1024x729.png)

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