diff --git a/protocol/common/endpoints.go b/protocol/common/endpoints.go
index afd4fe9256..06c95ba5f9 100644
--- a/protocol/common/endpoints.go
+++ b/protocol/common/endpoints.go
@@ -27,6 +27,7 @@ const (
 	ERRORED_PROVIDERS_HEADER_NAME                   = "Lava-Errored-Providers"
 	NODE_ERRORS_PROVIDERS_HEADER_NAME               = "Lava-Node-Errors-providers"
 	REPORTED_PROVIDERS_HEADER_NAME                  = "Lava-Reported-Providers"
+	USER_REQUEST_TYPE                               = "lava-user-request-type"
 	LAVAP_VERSION_HEADER_NAME                       = "Lavap-Version"
 	LAVA_CONSUMER_PROCESS_GUID                      = "lava-consumer-process-guid"
 	// these headers need to be lowercase
diff --git a/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer_server.go b/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer_server.go
index 9005ff0ac1..611b9489b3 100644
--- a/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer_server.go
+++ b/protocol/rpcconsumer/rpcconsumer_server.go
@@ -394,7 +394,7 @@ func (rpccs *RPCConsumerServer) SendParsedRelay(
 	}
 
 	returnedResult, err := relayProcessor.ProcessingResult()
-	rpccs.appendHeadersToRelayResult(ctx, returnedResult, relayProcessor.ProtocolErrors(), relayProcessor, protocolMessage.GetDirectiveHeaders())
+	rpccs.appendHeadersToRelayResult(ctx, returnedResult, relayProcessor.ProtocolErrors(), relayProcessor, protocolMessage.GetDirectiveHeaders(), protocolMessage.GetApi().GetName())
 	if err != nil {
 		return returnedResult, utils.LavaFormatError("failed processing responses from providers", err, utils.Attribute{Key: "GUID", Value: ctx}, utils.LogAttr("endpoint", rpccs.listenEndpoint.Key()))
 	}
@@ -1359,7 +1359,7 @@ func (rpccs *RPCConsumerServer) HandleDirectiveHeadersForMessage(chainMessage ch
 	chainMessage.SetForceCacheRefresh(ok)
 }
 
-func (rpccs *RPCConsumerServer) appendHeadersToRelayResult(ctx context.Context, relayResult *common.RelayResult, protocolErrors uint64, relayProcessor *RelayProcessor, directiveHeaders map[string]string) {
+func (rpccs *RPCConsumerServer) appendHeadersToRelayResult(ctx context.Context, relayResult *common.RelayResult, protocolErrors uint64, relayProcessor *RelayProcessor, directiveHeaders map[string]string, apiName string) {
 	if relayResult == nil {
 		return
 	}
@@ -1404,6 +1404,13 @@ func (rpccs *RPCConsumerServer) appendHeadersToRelayResult(ctx context.Context,
 			})
 	}
 
+	// add user requested API
+	metadataReply = append(metadataReply,
+		pairingtypes.Metadata{
+			Name:  common.USER_REQUEST_TYPE,
+			Value: apiName,
+		})
+
 	// fetch trailer information from the provider by using the provider trailer field.
 	providerNodeExtensions := relayResult.ProviderTrailer.Get(chainlib.RPCProviderNodeExtension)
 	if len(providerNodeExtensions) > 0 {