diff --git a/lib/api_client/execute_request.js b/lib/api_client/execute_request.js
index 3958ef91..ee27c373 100644
--- a/lib/api_client/execute_request.js
+++ b/lib/api_client/execute_request.js
@@ -76,9 +76,12 @@ function execute_request(method, params, auth, api_url, callback, options = {})
     request_options.headers['Content-Length'] = Buffer.byteLength(query_params);
   }
   handle_response = function (res) {
-    const { hide_sensitive = false } = config();
+    const { hide_sensitive = false, debug = false } = config();
     const sanitizedOptions = { ...request_options };
 
+    // Capture X-Request-Id from response headers for debugging
+    const requestId = res.headers['x-request-id'];
+
     if (hide_sensitive === true) {
       if ("auth" in sanitizedOptions) { delete sanitizedOptions.auth; }
       if ("Authorization" in sanitizedOptions.headers) { delete sanitizedOptions.headers.Authorization; }
@@ -108,6 +111,10 @@ function execute_request(method, params, auth, api_url, callback, options = {})
 
         if (result.error) {
           result.error.http_code = res.statusCode;
+          // Include request_id in errors when debug mode is enabled
+          if (debug && requestId) {
+            result.error.request_id = requestId;
+          }
         } else {
           if (res.headers["x-featureratelimit-limit"]) {
             result.rate_limit_allowed = parseInt(res.headers["x-featureratelimit-limit"]);
@@ -118,6 +125,10 @@ function execute_request(method, params, auth, api_url, callback, options = {})
           if (res.headers["x-featureratelimit-remaining"]) {
             result.rate_limit_remaining = parseInt(res.headers["x-featureratelimit-remaining"]);
           }
+          // Include request_id in success responses when debug mode is enabled
+          if (debug && requestId) {
+            result.request_id = requestId;
+          }
         }
 
         if (result.error) {
@@ -142,6 +153,10 @@ function execute_request(method, params, auth, api_url, callback, options = {})
             query_params
           }
         };
+        // Include request_id in network errors when debug mode is enabled
+        if (debug && requestId) {
+          err_obj.error.request_id = requestId;
+        }
         deferred.reject(err_obj.error);
         if (typeof callback === "function") {
           callback(err_obj);
@@ -156,6 +171,10 @@ function execute_request(method, params, auth, api_url, callback, options = {})
           query_params
         }
       };
+      // Include request_id in unexpected status code errors when debug mode is enabled
+      if (debug && requestId) {
+        err_obj.error.request_id = requestId;
+      }
       deferred.reject(err_obj.error);
       if (typeof callback === "function") {
         callback(err_obj);
diff --git a/test/unit/debug_mode_spec.js b/test/unit/debug_mode_spec.js
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1e6b1b50
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/unit/debug_mode_spec.js
@@ -0,0 +1,195 @@
+const expect = require('expect.js');
+const sinon = require('sinon');
+const https = require('https');
+const { EventEmitter } = require('events');
+const cloudinary = require('../../lib/cloudinary');
+const createTestConfig = require('../testUtils/createTestConfig');
+
+describe('debug mode', function () {
+  let requestStub;
+  let mockResponse;
+
+  beforeEach(function () {
+    cloudinary.config(createTestConfig());
+    
+    // Create a mock response that extends EventEmitter
+    mockResponse = new EventEmitter();
+    mockResponse.statusCode = 200;
+    mockResponse.headers = {
+      'x-request-id': 'test-request-id-12345678',
+      'x-featureratelimit-limit': '500',
+      'x-featureratelimit-reset': new Date().toUTCString(),
+      'x-featureratelimit-remaining': '499'
+    };
+
+    // Stub the https.request method
+    requestStub = sinon.stub(https, 'request').callsFake(function (options, callback) {
+      // Call the callback with our mock response
+      setTimeout(() => callback(mockResponse), 0);
+      
+      // Return a mock request object
+      const mockRequest = new EventEmitter();
+      mockRequest.write = sinon.stub();
+      mockRequest.end = function () {
+        // Simulate response data after end() is called
+        setTimeout(() => {
+          mockResponse.emit('data', JSON.stringify({ status: 'ok' }));
+          mockResponse.emit('end');
+        }, 10);
+      };
+      mockRequest.setTimeout = sinon.stub();
+      
+      return mockRequest;
+    });
+  });
+
+  afterEach(function () {
+    requestStub.restore();
+  });
+
+  describe('when debug mode is enabled', function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      cloudinary.config({ debug: true });
+    });
+
+    it('should include request_id in successful responses', function (done) {
+      cloudinary.v2.api.ping()
+        .then((result) => {
+          expect(result.request_id).to.be('test-request-id-12345678');
+          expect(result.status).to.be('ok');
+          done();
+        })
+        .catch(done);
+    });
+
+    it('should include request_id in error responses', function (done) {
+      // Override the mock response to simulate an error
+      mockResponse.statusCode = 404;
+      requestStub.restore();
+      
+      requestStub = sinon.stub(https, 'request').callsFake(function (options, callback) {
+        setTimeout(() => callback(mockResponse), 0);
+        
+        const mockRequest = new EventEmitter();
+        mockRequest.write = sinon.stub();
+        mockRequest.end = function () {
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            mockResponse.emit('data', JSON.stringify({
+              error: {
+                message: 'Resource not found'
+              }
+            }));
+            mockResponse.emit('end');
+          }, 10);
+        };
+        mockRequest.setTimeout = sinon.stub();
+        
+        return mockRequest;
+      });
+
+      cloudinary.v2.api.resource('nonexistent').catch((error) => {
+        expect(error.error.request_id).to.be('test-request-id-12345678');
+        expect(error.error.message).to.be('Resource not found');
+        expect(error.error.http_code).to.be(404);
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+
+    it('should include request_id even when X-Request-Id header has different casing', function (done) {
+      // Test case insensitivity (Node.js lowercases headers)
+      mockResponse.headers = {
+        'x-request-id': 'case-insensitive-id'
+      };
+
+      cloudinary.v2.api.ping()
+        .then((result) => {
+          expect(result.request_id).to.be('case-insensitive-id');
+          done();
+        })
+        .catch(done);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when debug mode is disabled', function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      cloudinary.config({ debug: false });
+    });
+
+    it('should NOT include request_id in successful responses', function (done) {
+      cloudinary.v2.api.ping()
+        .then((result) => {
+          expect(result.request_id).to.be(undefined);
+          expect(result.status).to.be('ok');
+          done();
+        })
+        .catch(done);
+    });
+
+    it('should NOT include request_id in error responses', function (done) {
+      mockResponse.statusCode = 404;
+      requestStub.restore();
+      
+      requestStub = sinon.stub(https, 'request').callsFake(function (options, callback) {
+        setTimeout(() => callback(mockResponse), 0);
+        
+        const mockRequest = new EventEmitter();
+        mockRequest.write = sinon.stub();
+        mockRequest.end = function () {
+          setTimeout(() => {
+            mockResponse.emit('data', JSON.stringify({
+              error: {
+                message: 'Resource not found'
+              }
+            }));
+            mockResponse.emit('end');
+          }, 10);
+        };
+        mockRequest.setTimeout = sinon.stub();
+        
+        return mockRequest;
+      });
+
+      cloudinary.v2.api.resource('nonexistent').catch((error) => {
+        expect(error.error.request_id).to.be(undefined);
+        expect(error.error.message).to.be('Resource not found');
+        done();
+      });
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('when X-Request-Id header is missing', function () {
+    beforeEach(function () {
+      cloudinary.config({ debug: true });
+      // Remove the x-request-id header
+      delete mockResponse.headers['x-request-id'];
+    });
+
+    it('should not break when request_id is missing from headers', function (done) {
+      cloudinary.v2.api.ping()
+        .then((result) => {
+          expect(result.request_id).to.be(undefined);
+          expect(result.status).to.be('ok');
+          done();
+        })
+        .catch(done);
+    });
+  });
+
+  describe('config option', function () {
+    it('should accept debug option in config', function () {
+      cloudinary.config({ debug: true });
+      expect(cloudinary.config('debug')).to.be(true);
+      
+      cloudinary.config({ debug: false });
+      expect(cloudinary.config('debug')).to.be(false);
+    });
+
+    it('should be undefined when not explicitly set', function () {
+      const testConfig = createTestConfig();
+      delete testConfig.debug; // Ensure debug is not in the config
+      cloudinary.config(testConfig);
+      // When not set, it should be undefined (falsy)
+      expect(cloudinary.config('debug')).to.not.be.ok();
+    });
+  });
+});
diff --git a/types/index.d.ts b/types/index.d.ts
index 43dea0f8..e212d98d 100644
--- a/types/index.d.ts
+++ b/types/index.d.ts
@@ -360,6 +360,7 @@ declare module 'cloudinary' {
         provisioning_api_key?: string;
         provisioning_api_secret?: string;
         oauth_token?: string;
+        debug?: boolean;
 
         [futureKey: string]: any;
     }
@@ -633,6 +634,7 @@ declare module 'cloudinary' {
         rate_limit_allowed?: number;
         rate_limit_reset_at?: string;
         rate_limit_remaining?: number;
+        request_id?: string;
     }
 
     export interface UploadApiResponse {
@@ -667,6 +669,7 @@ declare module 'cloudinary' {
         message: string;
         name: string;
         http_code: number;
+        request_id?: string;
 
         [futureKey: string]: any;
     }