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id: 86fc0dfb-a03d-441f-bead-eefccaedeea4
title: disconnect
slug: /node/reference/realtime-client/disconnect
description: disconnect method for the Realtime Client.
max-toc-depth: 3
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### disconnect

▸ **disconnect**(): `Promise<void>`

Disconnects this client from the SignalWire Realtime API. The client will stop receiving events and you will need to call `connect()` to reconnect.

#### Returns

`Promise<void>` - Resolves when the connection is closed.

#### Example

```javascript
import { SignalWire } from "@signalwire/realtime-api";

const client = await SignalWire({ project: "ProjectID Here", token: "Token Here" });

await client.disconnect().then(() => {
  console.log("disconnected");
});
```