diff --git a/docs/my-website/docs/observability/raw_request_response.md b/docs/my-website/docs/observability/raw_request_response.md
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..7b978a643
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+++ b/docs/my-website/docs/observability/raw_request_response.md
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+import Image from '@theme/IdealImage';
+
+# Raw Request/Response Logging
+
+See the raw request/response sent by LiteLLM in your logging provider (OTEL/Langfuse/etc.).
+
+```python
+# pip install langfuse 
+import litellm
+import os
+
+# log raw request/response
+litellm.log_raw_request_response = True
+
+# from https://cloud.langfuse.com/
+os.environ["LANGFUSE_PUBLIC_KEY"] = ""
+os.environ["LANGFUSE_SECRET_KEY"] = ""
+# Optional, defaults to https://cloud.langfuse.com
+os.environ["LANGFUSE_HOST"] # optional
+
+# LLM API Keys
+os.environ['OPENAI_API_KEY']=""
+
+# set langfuse as a callback, litellm will send the data to langfuse
+litellm.success_callback = ["langfuse"] 
+ 
+# openai call
+response = litellm.completion(
+  model="gpt-3.5-turbo",
+  messages=[
+    {"role": "user", "content": "Hi 👋 - i'm openai"}
+  ]
+)
+```
+
+**Expected Log**
+
+<Image img={require('../../img/raw_request_log.png')}/>
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diff --git a/docs/my-website/img/raw_request_log.png b/docs/my-website/img/raw_request_log.png
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diff --git a/docs/my-website/sidebars.js b/docs/my-website/sidebars.js
index ff110bb62..5618eb41e 100644
--- a/docs/my-website/sidebars.js
+++ b/docs/my-website/sidebars.js
@@ -182,6 +182,7 @@ const sidebars = {
       label: "Logging & Observability",
       items: [
         "debugging/local_debugging",
+        "observability/raw_request_response",
         "observability/callbacks",
         "observability/custom_callback",
         "observability/langfuse_integration",
diff --git a/litellm/__init__.py b/litellm/__init__.py
index e92ae355e..4ddc4552c 100644
--- a/litellm/__init__.py
+++ b/litellm/__init__.py
@@ -60,6 +60,7 @@ _async_failure_callback: List[Callable] = (
 pre_call_rules: List[Callable] = []
 post_call_rules: List[Callable] = []
 turn_off_message_logging: Optional[bool] = False
+log_raw_request_response: bool = False
 redact_messages_in_exceptions: Optional[bool] = False
 store_audit_logs = False  # Enterprise feature, allow users to see audit logs
 ## end of callbacks #############
diff --git a/litellm/utils.py b/litellm/utils.py
index 5e85419dc..98461d58b 100644
--- a/litellm/utils.py
+++ b/litellm/utils.py
@@ -1347,28 +1347,29 @@ class Logging:
                 )
             else:
                 verbose_logger.debug(f"\033[92m{curl_command}\033[0m\n")
-            # log raw request to provider (like LangFuse)
-            try:
-                # [Non-blocking Extra Debug Information in metadata]
-                _litellm_params = self.model_call_details.get("litellm_params", {})
-                _metadata = _litellm_params.get("metadata", {}) or {}
-                if (
-                    litellm.turn_off_message_logging is not None
-                    and litellm.turn_off_message_logging is True
-                ):
+            # log raw request to provider (like LangFuse) -- if opted in.
+            if litellm.log_raw_request_response is True:
+                try:
+                    # [Non-blocking Extra Debug Information in metadata]
+                    _litellm_params = self.model_call_details.get("litellm_params", {})
+                    _metadata = _litellm_params.get("metadata", {}) or {}
+                    if (
+                        litellm.turn_off_message_logging is not None
+                        and litellm.turn_off_message_logging is True
+                    ):
+                        _metadata["raw_request"] = (
+                            "redacted by litellm. \
+                            'litellm.turn_off_message_logging=True'"
+                        )
+                    else:
+                        _metadata["raw_request"] = str(curl_command)
+                except Exception as e:
                     _metadata["raw_request"] = (
-                        "redacted by litellm. \
-                        'litellm.turn_off_message_logging=True'"
+                        "Unable to Log \
+                        raw request: {}".format(
+                            str(e)
+                        )
                     )
-                else:
-                    _metadata["raw_request"] = str(curl_command)
-            except Exception as e:
-                _metadata["raw_request"] = (
-                    "Unable to Log \
-                    raw request: {}".format(
-                        str(e)
-                    )
-                )
             if self.logger_fn and callable(self.logger_fn):
                 try:
                     self.logger_fn(
@@ -2735,7 +2736,7 @@ class Logging:
         only redacts when litellm.turn_off_message_logging == True
         """
         # check if user opted out of logging message/response to callbacks
-        if litellm.turn_off_message_logging == True:
+        if litellm.turn_off_message_logging is True:
             # remove messages, prompts, input, response from logging
             self.model_call_details["messages"] = [
                 {"role": "user", "content": "redacted-by-litellm"}