diff --git a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
index f9be71c35d..aa48a6396a 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/auth/auth_utils.py
@@ -80,6 +80,19 @@ def is_llm_api_route(route: str) -> bool:
     return False
 
 
+def get_request_route(request: Request) -> str:
+    """
+    Helper to get the route from the request
+
+    remove base url from path if set e.g. `/genai/chat/completions` -> `/chat/completions
+    """
+    if request.url.path.startswith(request.base_url.path):
+        # remove base_url from path
+        return request.url.path[len(request.base_url.path) - 1 :]
+    else:
+        return request.url.path
+
+
 async def check_if_request_size_is_safe(request: Request) -> bool:
     """
     Enterprise Only: