diff --git a/routstr/core/admin.py b/routstr/core/admin.py
index d5eba742..cc140f6c 100644
--- a/routstr/core/admin.py
+++ b/routstr/core/admin.py
@@ -1760,6 +1760,34 @@ async def get_logs_api(
     }
 
 
+@admin_router.get(
+    "/api/logs/request/{request_id}", dependencies=[Depends(require_admin_api)]
+)
+async def get_logs_by_request_id_api(
+    request: Request,
+    request_id: str,
+    date: str | None = None,
+    limit: int = Query(default=200, ge=1, le=1000),
+) -> dict[str, object]:
+    """
+    Get every log entry belonging to a single request ID, oldest first.
+    """
+    log_entries = log_manager.search_logs(
+        date=date,
+        request_id=request_id,
+        limit=limit,
+    )
+    log_entries.sort(key=lambda entry: str(entry.get("asctime", "")))
+
+    return {
+        "logs": log_entries,
+        "total": len(log_entries),
+        "request_id": request_id,
+        "date": date,
+        "limit": limit,
+    }
+
+
 @admin_router.get("/api/logs/dates", dependencies=[Depends(require_admin_api)])
 async def get_log_dates_api(request: Request) -> dict[str, object]:
     logs_dir = Path("logs")
diff --git a/tests/unit/test_admin_logs_by_request_id.py b/tests/unit/test_admin_logs_by_request_id.py
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..5391654a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tests/unit/test_admin_logs_by_request_id.py
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+from typing import Any
+from unittest.mock import Mock, patch
+
+import pytest
+
+from routstr.core.admin import get_logs_by_request_id_api
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_returns_entries_for_request_id_oldest_first() -> None:
+    entries = [
+        {"asctime": "2026-01-01 10:00:02", "message": "done", "request_id": "req-1"},
+        {"asctime": "2026-01-01 10:00:01", "message": "start", "request_id": "req-1"},
+    ]
+
+    with patch("routstr.core.admin.log_manager") as log_manager:
+        log_manager.search_logs.return_value = entries
+        result: dict[str, Any] = await get_logs_by_request_id_api(
+            request=Mock(), request_id="req-1", date=None, limit=200
+        )
+
+    log_manager.search_logs.assert_called_once_with(
+        date=None, request_id="req-1", limit=200
+    )
+    assert result["total"] == 2
+    assert result["request_id"] == "req-1"
+    assert [entry["message"] for entry in result["logs"]] == ["start", "done"]  # type: ignore[index,union-attr]
+
+
+@pytest.mark.asyncio
+async def test_returns_empty_list_for_unknown_request_id() -> None:
+    with patch("routstr.core.admin.log_manager") as log_manager:
+        log_manager.search_logs.return_value = []
+        result = await get_logs_by_request_id_api(
+            request=Mock(), request_id="missing", date="2026-01-01", limit=10
+        )
+
+    assert result["logs"] == []
+    assert result["total"] == 0