diff --git a/crates/router/src/events/api_logs.rs b/crates/router/src/events/api_logs.rs
index 873102e81ec2..27a90028ba6a 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/events/api_logs.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/events/api_logs.rs
@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ pub struct ApiEvent {
     response: Option<serde_json::Value>,
     #[serde(flatten)]
     event_type: ApiEventsType,
+    hs_latency: Option<u128>,
 }
 
 impl ApiEvent {
@@ -49,6 +50,7 @@ impl ApiEvent {
         status_code: i64,
         request: serde_json::Value,
         response: Option<serde_json::Value>,
+        hs_latency: Option<u128>,
         auth_type: AuthenticationType,
         event_type: ApiEventsType,
         http_req: &HttpRequest,
@@ -72,6 +74,7 @@ impl ApiEvent {
                 .and_then(|user_agent_value| user_agent_value.to_str().ok().map(ToOwned::to_owned)),
             url_path: http_req.path().to_string(),
             event_type,
+            hs_latency,
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/crates/router/src/services/api.rs b/crates/router/src/services/api.rs
index bb0e70b4b27b..321bf909ea0c 100644
--- a/crates/router/src/services/api.rs
+++ b/crates/router/src/services/api.rs
@@ -830,6 +830,7 @@ where
         .as_millis();
 
     let mut serialized_response = None;
+    let mut overhead_latency = None;
     let status_code = match output.as_ref() {
         Ok(res) => {
             if let ApplicationResponse::Json(data) = res {
@@ -839,6 +840,19 @@ where
                         .attach_printable("Failed to serialize json response")
                         .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError.switch())?,
                 );
+            } else if let ApplicationResponse::JsonWithHeaders((data, headers)) = res {
+                serialized_response.replace(
+                    masking::masked_serialize(&data)
+                        .into_report()
+                        .attach_printable("Failed to serialize json response")
+                        .change_context(errors::ApiErrorResponse::InternalServerError.switch())?,
+                );
+
+                if let Some((_, value)) = headers.iter().find(|(key, _)| key == X_HS_LATENCY) {
+                    if let Ok(external_latency) = value.parse::<u128>() {
+                        overhead_latency.replace(external_latency);
+                    }
+                }
             }
             event_type = res.get_api_event_type().or(event_type);
 
@@ -854,6 +868,7 @@ where
         status_code,
         serialized_request,
         serialized_response,
+        overhead_latency,
         auth_type,
         event_type.unwrap_or(ApiEventsType::Miscellaneous),
         request,