diff --git a/cmd/api.go b/cmd/api.go
index 7e4e881..9f32eff 100644
--- a/cmd/api.go
+++ b/cmd/api.go
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ var method string
 var data string
 var format string
 var portal bool
+var debug bool
 
 // apiCmd represents the api command
 var apiCmd = &cobra.Command{
@@ -27,13 +28,18 @@ var apiCmd = &cobra.Command{
 
 		var client *api.Client
 		var err error
+		var opts []api.ClientOption
+
+		if debug {
+			opts = append(opts, api.WithDebug())
+		}
 
 		if portal {
-			client, err = api.NewPortalClient()
+			client, err = api.NewPortalClient(opts...)
 		} else if isMetalPath(path) {
-			client, err = api.NewMetalClient()
+			client, err = api.NewMetalClient(opts...)
 		} else {
-			client, err = api.NewStandardClient()
+			client, err = api.NewStandardClient(opts...)
 		}
 
 		if err != nil {
@@ -75,6 +81,7 @@ func init() {
 	apiCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&data, "data", "d", "", "Data to send with POST/PUT requests")
 	apiCmd.Flags().StringVarP(&format, "format", "f", "json", "Format to use for output (json or yaml)")
 	apiCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&portal, "portal", false, "Use Equinix Portal API (cookie auth)")
+	apiCmd.Flags().BoolVar(&debug, "debug", false, "Enable debug logging for HTTP requests and responses")
 }
 
 func isMetalPath(path string) bool {
diff --git a/docs/equinix_api.md b/docs/equinix_api.md
index 841a6ed..2161557 100644
--- a/docs/equinix_api.md
+++ b/docs/equinix_api.md
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ equinix api [url-path] [flags]
 
 ```
   -d, --data string     Data to send with POST/PUT requests
+      --debug           Enable debug logging for HTTP requests and responses
   -f, --format string   Format to use for output (json or yaml) (default "json")
   -h, --help            help for api
   -X, --method string   HTTP method to use (default "GET")
diff --git a/internal/api/api.go b/internal/api/api.go
index 6f09138..3152909 100644
--- a/internal/api/api.go
+++ b/internal/api/api.go
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ func WithDebug() ClientOption {
 
 // NewPortalClient creates a new Client for Equinix APIs that exist under
 // portal.equinix.com and rely on Cookies to transmit OAuth2 tokens
-func NewPortalClient() (*Client, error) {
+func NewPortalClient(options ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
 	client := &Client{
 		BaseURL:        "https://portal.equinix.com/api",
 		DefaultHeaders: standardHeaders,
@@ -127,11 +127,19 @@ func NewPortalClient() (*Client, error) {
 	client.DefaultHeaders["Accept"] = "*/*"
 	client.DefaultHeaders["Accept-Encoding"] = "*/*"
 
+	// Apply options to potentially wrap the transport
+	transport := http.RoundTripper(http.DefaultTransport)
+	for _, opt := range options {
+		transport = opt(transport)
+	}
+
+	client.HTTPClient.Transport = transport
+
 	return client, nil
 }
 
 // NewMetalClient creates a new Client for the Equinix Metal API
-func NewMetalClient() (*Client, error) {
+func NewMetalClient(options ...ClientOption) (*Client, error) {
 	client := &Client{
 		BaseURL:        "https://api.equinix.com",
 		DefaultHeaders: standardHeaders,
@@ -143,14 +151,19 @@ func NewMetalClient() (*Client, error) {
 		return nil, errors.New("metal_auth_token not found in env or config")
 	}
 	client.DefaultHeaders["X-Auth-Token"] = token
+
+	// Apply options to potentially wrap the transport
+	transport := http.RoundTripper(http.DefaultTransport)
+	for _, opt := range options {
+		transport = opt(transport)
+	}
+
+	client.HTTPClient.Transport = transport
+
 	return client, nil
 }
 
 // Request makes an HTTP request to the specified API path with the given method and data.
-//
-// TODO: May be useful to support debug logging of requests/responses.  That could
-// be done here but probably better to do it with a custom Transport that is shared
-// across generic and generated clients for a consistent debug experience.
 func (c *Client) Request(apiPath, method string, data string) ([]byte, error) {
 	url := c.BaseURL + "/" + apiPath
 	var body io.Reader