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+# API Log Design
+
+**Date:** 2026-04-04
+**Scope:** Outbound HTTP request logging only. Inbound request logging is out of scope (separate table `request_logs` when needed).
+
+## Purpose
+
+Log every outbound HTTP request made by this application to external APIs. Provides an audit trail for debugging failed polls, tracking latency, and monitoring API health over time.
+
+## Table: `api_logs`
+
+| Column | Type | Nullable | Notes |
+|---|---|---|---|
+| `id` | BIGINT UNSIGNED | no | Auto-increment PK |
+| `service` | VARCHAR(32) | no | Identifies the external service: `fuel_finder`, `fred`, `postcodes_io`, `vonage`, `onesignal` |
+| `method` | VARCHAR(8) | no | HTTP method: `GET`, `POST` |
+| `url` | VARCHAR(512) | no | Full URL including query string |
+| `status_code` | SMALLINT UNSIGNED | yes | HTTP response status code; null if request threw an exception |
+| `duration_ms` | SMALLINT UNSIGNED | no | Round-trip response time in milliseconds |
+| `error` | TEXT | yes | Exception message if the request failed; null on success |
+| `created_at` | DATETIME | no | When the request was made |
+
+No `updated_at` — rows are write-once.
+
+## ApiLogger Service
+
+A thin `ApiLogger` service wraps Laravel's `Http::` facade. It:
+
+1. Records start time
+2. Makes the HTTP request inside a try/catch
+3. Writes an `api_logs` row with URL, status, duration, and error (if any) — always, via try/finally
+4. Re-throws any exception so the calling service retains full control over error handling
+
+`FuelPriceService` (and future services hitting external APIs) inject `ApiLogger` and use it instead of calling `Http::` directly.
+
+## What Gets Logged
+
+Every outbound GET and POST — including:
+- Fuel Finder OAuth token requests (`POST /oauth/generate_access_token`)
+- Fuel Finder price batch fetches (`GET /pfs/fuel-prices?batch-number=N`)
+- Fuel Finder station metadata fetches (`GET /pfs?batch-number=N`)
+- Future: FRED Brent crude fetch, Postcodes.io lookups, Vonage, OneSignal
+
+## Out of Scope
+
+- Response body storage (not logged — too large, not needed)
+- Request headers or credentials (never logged)
+- Inbound request logging (`request_logs` — separate feature)
+- Relation between `api_logs` and `station_prices` rows
+
+## Pruning
+
+Old rows can be pruned on a schedule (e.g. keep 30 days). Not in scope for this implementation but the table should support it via `created_at` index.