diff --git a/metrics/client.go b/metrics/client.go
index 74d823b..77865cd 100644
--- a/metrics/client.go
+++ b/metrics/client.go
@@ -39,6 +39,7 @@ const rpcCallLatencyBeholder = "rpc_call_latency"
 type RPCClientMetrics interface {
 	// RecordRequest records latency for an RPC call (observed in nanoseconds for Prometheus and Beholder).
 	// Failures use success="false"; derive error rate from rpc_call_latency_count{success="false"} (or equivalent).
+	// rpcURL is sanitized before export (userinfo and query removed; path hashed).
 	RecordRequest(ctx context.Context, rpcURL string, isSendOnly bool, callName string, latency time.Duration, err error)
 }
 
@@ -76,13 +77,14 @@ func (m *rpcClientMetrics) RecordRequest(ctx context.Context, rpcURL string, isS
 	}
 	sendStr := strconv.FormatBool(isSendOnly)
 	latencyNs := float64(latency)
+	safeRPCURL := SanitizeRPCURL(rpcURL)
 
-	RPCCallLatency.WithLabelValues(m.chainFamily, m.chainID, rpcURL, sendStr, successStr, callName).Observe(latencyNs)
+	RPCCallLatency.WithLabelValues(m.chainFamily, m.chainID, safeRPCURL, sendStr, successStr, callName).Observe(latencyNs)
 
 	latAttrs := metric.WithAttributes(
 		attribute.String("chainFamily", m.chainFamily),
 		attribute.String("chainID", m.chainID),
-		attribute.String("rpcUrl", rpcURL),
+		attribute.String("rpcUrl", safeRPCURL),
 		attribute.String("isSendOnly", sendStr),
 		attribute.String("success", successStr),
 		attribute.String("rpcCallName", callName),
diff --git a/metrics/sanitize_rpc_url.go b/metrics/sanitize_rpc_url.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..6083901
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics/sanitize_rpc_url.go
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"crypto/sha1" //nolint:gosec // sha1 used only for URL anonymisation, not security
+	"fmt"
+	"net/url"
+	"strings"
+)
+
+// SanitizeRPCURL either strips user:passwd or replaces path and params with their sha1-hex, excluding leading / if present
+func SanitizeRPCURL(raw string) string {
+	u, err := url.Parse(raw)
+	if err != nil {
+		return "invalid_rpc_url"
+	}
+
+	if u.User != nil {
+		// Strip credentials and leave everything else intact.
+		u.User = nil
+		return u.String()
+	}
+
+	// Build the sensitive portion: path (without leading /) plus optional query.
+	sensitive := strings.TrimPrefix(u.Path, "/")
+	if u.RawQuery != "" {
+		if sensitive != "" {
+			sensitive += "?" + u.RawQuery
+		} else {
+			sensitive = u.RawQuery
+		}
+	}
+
+	if sensitive == "" {
+		// Nothing to redact.
+		return u.String()
+	}
+
+	//nolint:gosec
+	h := sha1.Sum([]byte(sensitive))
+	u.Path = "/" + fmt.Sprintf("%x", h)
+	u.RawQuery = ""
+	return u.String()
+}
diff --git a/metrics/sanitize_rpc_url_test.go b/metrics/sanitize_rpc_url_test.go
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..b37bab5
--- /dev/null
+++ b/metrics/sanitize_rpc_url_test.go
@@ -0,0 +1,64 @@
+package metrics
+
+import (
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/assert"
+)
+
+func TestSanitizeRPCURL_RedactsSecrets(t *testing.T) {
+	cases := []struct {
+		input string
+		want  string
+	}{
+		// simple path
+		{"https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/MjcwMDk3ZGFhMDA5NjJjMDM1", "https://bsc-mainnet.core.chainstack.com/b0b99e8b33b401b05251f91aec08b6a9581c86dd"},
+		// less simple path
+		{"http://172.16.156.14:8000/MmZmNTJmOWRiNzg0NTgxNDYyNzJjMTYzNDlmNGJ/iYWEwOTVmYWE0OQ/bsc/mainnet/", "http://172.16.156.14:8000/bd161d616d46b90a248de0f0a3ebc2daf2b8bb20"},
+		// path with no / is excluded from sha
+		{"https://anyblocks-01.mainnet.bnb.bdnodes.net?auth=MDcwMTgzODk3NzIyMjU4YzY2MTQzNGMyNTU2OWE2NGEzYjhlODM0NA", "https://anyblocks-01.mainnet.bnb.bdnodes.net/7c87697e63d8f9c049183bb4f8c171af40715b2b"},
+		// path with leading / is included in sha
+		{"https://anyblocks-02.mainnet.bnb.bdnodes.net/somepath/?auth=2Dc8bNAqCC0X74zZfi_4ra6XzuBY8lmXcTE1ic9EO5o", "https://anyblocks-02.mainnet.bnb.bdnodes.net/22c028ea2d53fd106e2bb93bc61d838ed6b01c19"},
+		// strip creds keep path
+		{"https://myLittleNop:YjY5MjAwOGJkMzBjNW@broadcast-mirror.fiews.io/?chain_id=56", "https://broadcast-mirror.fiews.io/?chain_id=56"},
+		// even if no creds, sacrifice path for uniformity
+		{"https://eu-bsc.rpc.linkriver.internal/rpc", "https://eu-bsc.rpc.linkriver.internal/e64b40f2bd5c8a9560773d16476a86ede7e7c1ba"},
+		// keeps protocol too
+		{"wss://bsc-mainnet-proxy.internal.linkpool.io/ws", "wss://bsc-mainnet-proxy.internal.linkpool.io/1457b75dc8c5500c0f1d4503cf801b60deb045a4"},
+	}
+
+	for _, tc := range cases {
+		t.Run(tc.input, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, tc.want, SanitizeRPCURL(tc.input))
+		})
+	}
+}
+
+func TestSanitizeRPCURL_AlreadySanitized(t *testing.T) {
+	urls := []string{
+		"http://10.0.1.191:8545",
+		"http://144.178.241.22:8545",
+		"http://222.106.187.14:12001",
+		"http://at2-bsc-main03.blockchain.fiews.net:8545",
+		"http://berlioz.stakesystems.io:8745",
+		"http://blockchains-1.shultzpro.com:8545",
+		"http://dfw3-bsc-main01.blockchain.fiews.net:8545",
+		"http://sylvester.stakesystems.io:8745",
+		"https://bsc-dataseed.binance.org/",
+		"https://chainlink-bsc.rpc.blxrbdn.com",
+		"https://puissant-builder.48.club",
+		"ws://10.0.1.191:8546",
+		"ws://144.76.108.206:8546",
+		"ws://172.16.152.140:8546",
+		"ws://bsc-rpc-2.piertwo.prod:8546",
+		"ws://bsc.rpc.cinternal.com",
+		"ws://sylvester.stakesystems.io:8746",
+		"wss://bsc-rpc.o1.wtf",
+	}
+
+	for _, u := range urls {
+		t.Run(u, func(t *testing.T) {
+			assert.Equal(t, u, SanitizeRPCURL(u))
+		})
+	}
+}