diff --git a/pkg/api/telemetry.go b/pkg/api/telemetry.go
index bb344222..70cd3833 100644
--- a/pkg/api/telemetry.go
+++ b/pkg/api/telemetry.go
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package api
 import (
 	"context"
 	"strings"
+	"time"
 
 	apicontext "github.com/xmtp/xmtp-node-go/pkg/api/message/v1/context"
 	"github.com/xmtp/xmtp-node-go/pkg/metrics"
@@ -30,8 +31,9 @@ func (ti *TelemetryInterceptor) Unary() grpc.UnaryServerInterceptor {
 		info *grpc.UnaryServerInfo,
 		handler grpc.UnaryHandler,
 	) (interface{}, error) {
+		start := time.Now().UTC()
 		res, err := handler(ctx, req)
-		ti.record(ctx, info.FullMethod, err)
+		ti.record(ctx, info.FullMethod, time.Since(start), err)
 		return res, err
 	}
 }
@@ -43,13 +45,14 @@ func (ti *TelemetryInterceptor) Stream() grpc.StreamServerInterceptor {
 		info *grpc.StreamServerInfo,
 		handler grpc.StreamHandler,
 	) error {
+		start := time.Now().UTC()
 		err := handler(srv, stream)
-		ti.record(stream.Context(), info.FullMethod, err)
+		ti.record(stream.Context(), info.FullMethod, time.Since(start), err)
 		return err
 	}
 }
 
-func (ti *TelemetryInterceptor) record(ctx context.Context, fullMethod string, err error) {
+func (ti *TelemetryInterceptor) record(ctx context.Context, fullMethod string, duration time.Duration, err error) {
 	serviceName, methodName := splitMethodName(fullMethod)
 	ri := apicontext.NewRequesterInfo(ctx)
 	fields := append(
@@ -85,7 +88,7 @@ func (ti *TelemetryInterceptor) record(ctx context.Context, fullMethod string, e
 	}
 
 	logFn("api request", fields...)
-	metrics.EmitAPIRequest(ctx, ti.log, fields)
+	metrics.EmitAPIRequest(ctx, ti.log, fields, duration)
 }
 
 func splitMethodName(fullMethodName string) (serviceName string, methodName string) {
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/api.go b/pkg/metrics/api.go
index ca9907f0..5eb95ee8 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/api.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/api.go
@@ -41,7 +41,16 @@ var apiRequests = prometheus.NewCounterVec(
 	apiRequestTagKeys,
 )
 
-func EmitAPIRequest(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, fields []zapcore.Field) {
+var apiRequestsDuration = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(
+	prometheus.HistogramOpts{
+		Name:    "xmtp_api_request_duration_ms",
+		Help:    "Duration of api request (ms)",
+		Buckets: []float64{1, 10, 100, 500, 1000, 5000, 10000, 50000, 100000},
+	},
+	apiRequestTagKeys,
+)
+
+func EmitAPIRequest(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, fields []zapcore.Field, duration time.Duration) {
 	labels := prometheus.Labels{}
 	for _, field := range fields {
 		if !apiRequestTagKeysByName[field.Key] {
@@ -55,6 +64,7 @@ func EmitAPIRequest(ctx context.Context, log *zap.Logger, fields []zapcore.Field
 		}
 	}
 	apiRequests.With(labels).Inc()
+	apiRequestsDuration.With(labels).Observe(float64(duration / time.Millisecond))
 }
 
 var subscribeTopicsLength = prometheus.NewHistogramVec(
diff --git a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
index 88018f65..4b005000 100644
--- a/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
+++ b/pkg/metrics/metrics.go
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ func registerCollectors(reg prometheus.Registerer) {
 		BootstrapPeers,
 		StoredMessages,
 		apiRequests,
+		apiRequestsDuration,
 		subscribeTopicsLength,
 		publishedEnvelopeSize,
 		publishedEnvelopeCount,