diff --git a/.env.example b/.env.example
index 584bafb6..afac229a 100644
--- a/.env.example
+++ b/.env.example
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ NODE_ENV=production
 API_KEY_SECRET=endpoint-proxy-api-key-secret
 MACHINE_ID_SALT=endpoint-proxy-salt
 ENABLE_REQUEST_LOGS=false
+OBSERVABILITY_ENABLED=true
 AUTH_COOKIE_SECURE=false
 REQUIRE_API_KEY=false
 
diff --git a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/profile/page.js b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/profile/page.js
index 32bae261..14ec932e 100644
--- a/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/profile/page.js
+++ b/src/app/(dashboard)/dashboard/profile/page.js
@@ -128,6 +128,23 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
     }
   };
 
+  const updateObservabilityEnabled = async (enabled) => {
+    try {
+      const res = await fetch("/api/settings", {
+        method: "PATCH",
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+        body: JSON.stringify({ observabilityEnabled: enabled }),
+      });
+      if (res.ok) {
+        setSettings(prev => ({ ...prev, observabilityEnabled: enabled }));
+      }
+    } catch (err) {
+      console.error("Failed to update observabilityEnabled:", err);
+    }
+  };
+
+  const observabilityEnabled = settings.observabilityEnabled !== false;
+
   return (
     <div className="max-w-2xl mx-auto">
       <div className="flex flex-col gap-6">
@@ -358,6 +375,21 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
             <h3 className="text-lg font-semibold">Observability</h3>
           </div>
           <div className="flex flex-col gap-4">
+            <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
+              <div>
+                <p className="font-medium">Enable Observability</p>
+                <p className="text-sm text-text-muted">
+                  Turn request detail recording on/off globally
+                </p>
+              </div>
+              <Toggle
+                checked={observabilityEnabled}
+                onChange={updateObservabilityEnabled}
+                disabled={loading}
+              />
+            </div>
+
+            <div className={cn("flex flex-col gap-4", !observabilityEnabled && "opacity-60")}>
             <div className="flex items-center justify-between">
               <div>
                 <p className="font-medium">Max Records</p>
@@ -372,7 +404,7 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
                 step="100"
                 value={settings.observabilityMaxRecords || 1000}
                 onChange={(e) => updateObservabilitySetting("observabilityMaxRecords", parseInt(e.target.value))}
-                disabled={loading}
+                disabled={loading || !observabilityEnabled}
                 className="w-28 text-center"
               />
             </div>
@@ -391,7 +423,7 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
                 step="5"
                 value={settings.observabilityBatchSize || 20}
                 onChange={(e) => updateObservabilitySetting("observabilityBatchSize", parseInt(e.target.value))}
-                disabled={loading}
+                disabled={loading || !observabilityEnabled}
                 className="w-28 text-center"
               />
             </div>
@@ -410,7 +442,7 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
                 step="1000"
                 value={settings.observabilityFlushIntervalMs || 5000}
                 onChange={(e) => updateObservabilitySetting("observabilityFlushIntervalMs", parseInt(e.target.value))}
-                disabled={loading}
+                disabled={loading || !observabilityEnabled}
                 className="w-28 text-center"
               />
             </div>
@@ -429,7 +461,7 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
                 step="100"
                 value={settings.observabilityMaxJsonSize || 1024}
                 onChange={(e) => updateObservabilitySetting("observabilityMaxJsonSize", parseInt(e.target.value))}
-                disabled={loading}
+                disabled={loading || !observabilityEnabled}
                 className="w-28 text-center"
               />
             </div>
@@ -437,6 +469,7 @@ export default function ProfilePage() {
             <p className="text-xs text-text-muted italic pt-2 border-t border-border/50">
               Current: Keeps {settings.observabilityMaxRecords || 1000} records, batches every {settings.observabilityBatchSize || 20} requests, max {settings.observabilityMaxJsonSize || 1024}KB per field
             </p>
+            </div>
           </div>
         </Card>
 
diff --git a/src/lib/localDb.js b/src/lib/localDb.js
index fd20dec5..54624851 100644
--- a/src/lib/localDb.js
+++ b/src/lib/localDb.js
@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ const defaultData = {
     cloudEnabled: false,
     stickyRoundRobinLimit: 3,
     requireLogin: true,
+    observabilityEnabled: true,
     observabilityMaxRecords: 1000,
     observabilityBatchSize: 20,
     observabilityFlushIntervalMs: 5000,
@@ -71,6 +72,7 @@ function cloneDefaultData() {
       cloudEnabled: false,
       stickyRoundRobinLimit: 3,
       requireLogin: true,
+      observabilityEnabled: true,
       observabilityMaxRecords: 1000,
       observabilityBatchSize: 20,
       observabilityFlushIntervalMs: 5000,
diff --git a/src/lib/requestDetailsDb.js b/src/lib/requestDetailsDb.js
index 85b86c59..c7f9d438 100644
--- a/src/lib/requestDetailsDb.js
+++ b/src/lib/requestDetailsDb.js
@@ -17,8 +17,13 @@ async function getObservabilityConfig() {
   try {
     const { getSettings } = await import("@/lib/localDb");
     const settings = await getSettings();
+    const envEnabled = process.env.OBSERVABILITY_ENABLED !== "false";
+    const enabled = typeof settings.observabilityEnabled === "boolean"
+      ? settings.observabilityEnabled
+      : envEnabled;
 
     return {
+      enabled,
       maxRecords: settings.observabilityMaxRecords || parseInt(process.env.OBSERVABILITY_MAX_RECORDS || '1000', 10),
       batchSize: settings.observabilityBatchSize || parseInt(process.env.OBSERVABILITY_BATCH_SIZE || '20', 10),
       flushIntervalMs: settings.observabilityFlushIntervalMs || parseInt(process.env.OBSERVABILITY_FLUSH_INTERVAL_MS || '5000', 10),
@@ -27,6 +32,7 @@ async function getObservabilityConfig() {
   } catch (error) {
     console.error("[requestDetailsDb] Failed to load observability config:", error);
     return {
+      enabled: true,
       maxRecords: 1000,
       batchSize: 20,
       flushIntervalMs: 5000,
@@ -37,6 +43,17 @@ async function getObservabilityConfig() {
 
 // Cache config to avoid repeated database reads
 let cachedConfig = null;
+let cachedConfigTs = 0;
+const CONFIG_CACHE_TTL_MS = 5000;
+
+async function getCachedObservabilityConfig() {
+  if (!cachedConfig || (Date.now() - cachedConfigTs) > CONFIG_CACHE_TTL_MS) {
+    cachedConfig = await getObservabilityConfig();
+    cachedConfigTs = Date.now();
+  }
+
+  return cachedConfig;
+}
 
 let dbInstance = null;
 
@@ -317,13 +334,14 @@ function sanitizeHeaders(headers) {
 export async function saveRequestDetail(detail) {
   if (isCloud) return;
 
-  if (!cachedConfig) {
-    cachedConfig = await getObservabilityConfig();
+  const config = await getCachedObservabilityConfig();
+  if (!config.enabled) {
+    return;
   }
 
   writeBuffer.push(detail);
 
-  if (writeBuffer.length >= cachedConfig.batchSize) {
+  if (writeBuffer.length >= config.batchSize) {
     await flushToDatabase();
 
     if (flushTimer) {
@@ -334,7 +352,7 @@ export async function saveRequestDetail(detail) {
     flushTimer = setTimeout(() => {
       flushToDatabase().catch(() => {});
       flushTimer = null;
-    }, cachedConfig.flushIntervalMs);
+    }, config.flushIntervalMs);
   }
 }