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diff --git a/packages/otel-upstash-queues/CHANGELOG.md b/packages/otel-upstash-queues/CHANGELOG.md
index 366bd2b..4035284 100644
--- a/packages/otel-upstash-queues/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/packages/otel-upstash-queues/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -14,11 +14,23 @@
     - Retries configuration
     - Callback URLs
     - Custom HTTP methods
+  - Optional configuration support:
+    - `captureBody`: Enable/disable request body capture (default: false)
+    - `maxBodyLength`: Limit captured body size (default: 1024)
 - **Consumer Instrumentation** (`instrumentConsumer`):
   - Instrumentation for message handler functions
   - Extracts QStash headers (message ID, retry count, schedule ID, caller IP)
   - Tracks HTTP response status codes
   - Works seamlessly with `verifySignatureAppRouter` from `@upstash/qstash/nextjs`
-- Comprehensive test coverage (19 tests)
+  - Optional configuration support:
+    - `captureBody`: Enable/disable request and response body capture (default: false)
+    - `maxBodyLength`: Limit captured body size (default: 1024)
+- **Body Capture Features**:
+  - Safe serialization with error handling
+  - Automatic truncation of large bodies
+  - Disabled by default for security
+  - Captured as `qstash.request.body` and `qstash.response.body` attributes
+- Comprehensive test coverage (27 tests)
 - Full TypeScript support with proper types from @upstash/qstash SDK
-- No `any` or `unknown` types - fully type-safe
\ No newline at end of file
+- No `any` or `unknown` types - fully type-safe
+- Exported `InstrumentationConfig` type for TypeScript users
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diff --git a/packages/otel-upstash-queues/README.md b/packages/otel-upstash-queues/README.md
index 8ba82bd..7ef213f 100644
--- a/packages/otel-upstash-queues/README.md
+++ b/packages/otel-upstash-queues/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,10 @@ OpenTelemetry instrumentation for the [Upstash QStash](https://upstash.com/docs/
 Capture spans for every QStash API call, enrich them with operation metadata,
 and keep an eye on message queue operations from your traces.
 
+![Upstash QStash Trace Visualization](https://github.com/kubiks-inc/otel/blob/main/images/otel-upstash-queue-trace.png)
+
+_Visualize your message queue operations with detailed span information including message publishing, callbacks, and delivery tracking._
+
 ## Installation
 
 ```bash
@@ -33,6 +37,20 @@ await client.publishJSON({
 `instrumentUpstash` wraps the QStash client instance you already use — no configuration changes
 needed. Every SDK call creates a client span with useful attributes.
 
+### With Body Capture
+
+Optionally capture request/response bodies for debugging:
+
+```ts
+const client = instrumentUpstash(
+  new Client({ token: process.env.QSTASH_TOKEN! }),
+  {
+    captureBody: true,      // Enable body capture (default: false)
+    maxBodyLength: 2048,    // Max characters to capture (default: 1024)
+  }
+);
+```
+
 ## What Gets Traced
 
 This instrumentation provides two main functions:
@@ -82,7 +100,16 @@ The `instrumentConsumer` function wraps your message handler, creating a span wi
 | `qstash.caller_ip`             | IP address of the caller                    | `192.168.1.1`                                |
 | `http.status_code`             | HTTP response status code                   | `200`                                        |
 
-The instrumentation captures message metadata and configuration to help with debugging and monitoring, while avoiding sensitive message content.
+### Body/Payload Attributes (Optional)
+
+When `captureBody` is enabled in configuration:
+
+| Attribute                      | Description                                 | Captured By                                  |
+| ------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------- | -------------------------------------------- |
+| `qstash.request.body`          | Request/message body content                | Both publisher and consumer                  |
+| `qstash.response.body`         | Response body content                       | Consumer only                                |
+
+The instrumentation captures message metadata and configuration to help with debugging and monitoring. Body capture is **disabled by default** to protect sensitive data.
 
 ## Usage Examples
 
@@ -181,11 +208,23 @@ async function handler(request: Request) {
 export const POST = verifySignatureAppRouter(instrumentConsumer(handler));
 ```
 
+**With body capture:**
+
+```ts
+export const POST = verifySignatureAppRouter(
+  instrumentConsumer(handler, {
+    captureBody: true,
+    maxBodyLength: 2048,
+  })
+);
+```
+
 The `instrumentConsumer` function:
 - Extracts QStash headers (message ID, retry count, schedule ID, caller IP)
 - Creates a SERVER span for the message processing
 - Tracks response status codes
 - Captures errors during processing
+- Optionally captures request and response bodies (when configured)
 
 ### Complete Next.js Integration Example
 
@@ -280,6 +319,20 @@ All of this happens automatically once you wrap your client and handlers with th
 
 4. **Monitor Retry Patterns**: Use the `qstash.retried` attribute to track retry patterns and identify problematic messages.
 
+### Configuration Best Practices
+
+1. **Body Capture in Development**: Enable `captureBody` in development environments for easier debugging:
+   ```ts
+   const config = {
+     captureBody: process.env.NODE_ENV === "development",
+     maxBodyLength: 2048,
+   };
+   ```
+
+2. **Protect Sensitive Data**: Be cautious about enabling body capture in production if your messages contain sensitive information (PII, credentials, etc.).
+
+3. **Set Appropriate Limits**: Use `maxBodyLength` to prevent excessively large spans. Bodies exceeding this limit will be truncated with `"... (truncated)"` appended.
+
 ### General Best Practices
 
 1. **Monitor Traces**: Use OpenTelemetry-compatible tracing backends (like Jaeger, Zipkin, or cloud providers) to visualize your message queues.
diff --git a/packages/otel-upstash-queues/package.json b/packages/otel-upstash-queues/package.json
index 84dbd55..5a1e872 100644
--- a/packages/otel-upstash-queues/package.json
+++ b/packages/otel-upstash-queues/package.json
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "@kubiks/otel-upstash-queues",
-  "version": "1.0.0",
+  "version": "1.0.1",
   "private": false,
   "publishConfig": {
     "access": "public"
@@ -50,4 +50,4 @@
     "@opentelemetry/api": ">=1.9.0 <2.0.0",
     "@upstash/qstash": ">=2.0.0"
   }
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/otel-upstash-queues/src/index.test.ts b/packages/otel-upstash-queues/src/index.test.ts
index 1be8cdf..2e58fc9 100644
--- a/packages/otel-upstash-queues/src/index.test.ts
+++ b/packages/otel-upstash-queues/src/index.test.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import {
   SEMATTRS_QSTASH_SCHEDULE_ID,
   SEMATTRS_QSTASH_CALLER_IP,
   SEMATTRS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE,
+  SEMATTRS_QSTASH_REQUEST_BODY,
+  SEMATTRS_QSTASH_RESPONSE_BODY,
 } from "./index";
 
 describe("instrumentUpstash", () => {
@@ -354,6 +356,100 @@ describe("instrumentUpstash", () => {
     expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_QSTASH_MESSAGE_ID]).toBe("msg_123");
     expect(span.status.code).toBe(SpanStatusCode.OK);
   });
+
+  it("captures request body when captureBody is enabled", async () => {
+    const client = createMockClient();
+    instrumentUpstash(client, { captureBody: true });
+
+    const request = {
+      url: "https://example.com/api/process",
+      body: { userId: "123", action: "process" },
+    };
+
+    await client.publishJSON(request);
+
+    const spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
+    expect(spans).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const span = spans[0];
+    if (!span) {
+      throw new Error("Expected a span to be recorded");
+    }
+
+    expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_QSTASH_REQUEST_BODY]).toBe(
+      JSON.stringify({ userId: "123", action: "process" })
+    );
+  });
+
+  it("does not capture request body when captureBody is disabled", async () => {
+    const client = createMockClient();
+    instrumentUpstash(client);
+
+    const request = {
+      url: "https://example.com/api/process",
+      body: { userId: "123", action: "process" },
+    };
+
+    await client.publishJSON(request);
+
+    const spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
+    expect(spans).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const span = spans[0];
+    if (!span) {
+      throw new Error("Expected a span to be recorded");
+    }
+
+    expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_QSTASH_REQUEST_BODY]).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("truncates long request body based on maxBodyLength", async () => {
+    const client = createMockClient();
+    instrumentUpstash(client, { captureBody: true, maxBodyLength: 50 });
+
+    const longBody = { data: "x".repeat(100) };
+    const request = {
+      url: "https://example.com/api/process",
+      body: longBody,
+    };
+
+    await client.publishJSON(request);
+
+    const spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
+    expect(spans).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const span = spans[0];
+    if (!span) {
+      throw new Error("Expected a span to be recorded");
+    }
+
+    const capturedBody = span.attributes[SEMATTRS_QSTASH_REQUEST_BODY] as string;
+    expect(capturedBody).toBeDefined();
+    expect(capturedBody.length).toBe(50 + "... (truncated)".length);
+    expect(capturedBody).toContain("... (truncated)");
+  });
+
+  it("handles string body in request", async () => {
+    const client = createMockClient();
+    instrumentUpstash(client, { captureBody: true });
+
+    const request = {
+      url: "https://example.com/api/process",
+      body: "plain text body",
+    };
+
+    await client.publishJSON(request);
+
+    const spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
+    expect(spans).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const span = spans[0];
+    if (!span) {
+      throw new Error("Expected a span to be recorded");
+    }
+
+    expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_QSTASH_REQUEST_BODY]).toBe("plain text body");
+  });
 });
 
 describe("instrumentConsumer", () => {
@@ -572,4 +668,120 @@ describe("instrumentConsumer", () => {
     expect(span.name).toBe("qstash.messages.receive");
     expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_QSTASH_MESSAGE_ID]).toBe("msg_wrapped");
   });
+
+  it("captures request body when captureBody is enabled", async () => {
+    const handler = vi.fn(async (req: Request) => {
+      return Response.json({ success: true });
+    });
+
+    const instrumentedHandler = instrumentConsumer(handler, { captureBody: true });
+
+    const mockHeaders = new Headers({
+      "content-type": "application/json",
+      "upstash-message-id": "msg_body_test",
+    });
+
+    const requestBody = JSON.stringify({ imageId: "123", action: "process" });
+    const request = {
+      headers: mockHeaders,
+      clone: () => ({
+        text: vi.fn(async () => requestBody),
+      }),
+      json: vi.fn(async () => JSON.parse(requestBody)),
+    } as unknown as Request;
+
+    await instrumentedHandler(request);
+
+    const spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
+    expect(spans).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const span = spans[0];
+    if (!span) {
+      throw new Error("Expected a span to be recorded");
+    }
+
+    expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_QSTASH_REQUEST_BODY]).toBe(requestBody);
+  });
+
+  it("captures response body when captureBody is enabled", async () => {
+    const responseBody = JSON.stringify({ success: true, messageId: "msg_456" });
+    const handler = vi.fn(async () => {
+      const response = new Response(responseBody, {
+        status: 200,
+        headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json" },
+      });
+      return response;
+    });
+
+    const instrumentedHandler = instrumentConsumer(handler, { captureBody: true });
+
+    const request = createMockRequest({
+      "upstash-message-id": "msg_response_test",
+    });
+
+    await instrumentedHandler(request);
+
+    const spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
+    expect(spans).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const span = spans[0];
+    if (!span) {
+      throw new Error("Expected a span to be recorded");
+    }
+
+    expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_QSTASH_RESPONSE_BODY]).toBe(responseBody);
+  });
+
+  it("does not capture bodies when captureBody is disabled", async () => {
+    const handler = vi.fn(async () => Response.json({ success: true }));
+    const instrumentedHandler = instrumentConsumer(handler);
+
+    const request = createMockRequest({
+      "upstash-message-id": "msg_no_capture",
+    });
+
+    await instrumentedHandler(request);
+
+    const spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
+    expect(spans).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const span = spans[0];
+    if (!span) {
+      throw new Error("Expected a span to be recorded");
+    }
+
+    expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_QSTASH_REQUEST_BODY]).toBeUndefined();
+    expect(span.attributes[SEMATTRS_QSTASH_RESPONSE_BODY]).toBeUndefined();
+  });
+
+  it("truncates long response body based on maxBodyLength", async () => {
+    const longResponse = JSON.stringify({ data: "y".repeat(200) });
+    const handler = vi.fn(async () => {
+      return new Response(longResponse, { status: 200 });
+    });
+
+    const instrumentedHandler = instrumentConsumer(handler, {
+      captureBody: true,
+      maxBodyLength: 50,
+    });
+
+    const request = createMockRequest({
+      "upstash-message-id": "msg_truncate",
+    });
+
+    await instrumentedHandler(request);
+
+    const spans = exporter.getFinishedSpans();
+    expect(spans).toHaveLength(1);
+
+    const span = spans[0];
+    if (!span) {
+      throw new Error("Expected a span to be recorded");
+    }
+
+    const capturedBody = span.attributes[SEMATTRS_QSTASH_RESPONSE_BODY] as string;
+    expect(capturedBody).toBeDefined();
+    expect(capturedBody.length).toBe(50 + "... (truncated)".length);
+    expect(capturedBody).toContain("... (truncated)");
+  });
 });
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diff --git a/packages/otel-upstash-queues/src/index.ts b/packages/otel-upstash-queues/src/index.ts
index d53649b..abd1b67 100644
--- a/packages/otel-upstash-queues/src/index.ts
+++ b/packages/otel-upstash-queues/src/index.ts
@@ -31,11 +31,41 @@ export const SEMATTRS_QSTASH_SCHEDULE_ID = "qstash.schedule_id" as const;
 export const SEMATTRS_QSTASH_CALLER_IP = "qstash.caller_ip" as const;
 export const SEMATTRS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE = "http.status_code" as const;
 
+// Body/payload attributes
+export const SEMATTRS_QSTASH_REQUEST_BODY = "qstash.request.body" as const;
+export const SEMATTRS_QSTASH_RESPONSE_BODY = "qstash.response.body" as const;
+
+export interface InstrumentationConfig {
+  /**
+   * Whether to capture request/response bodies in spans.
+   * @default false
+   */
+  captureBody?: boolean;
+  
+  /**
+   * Maximum length of the body to capture. Bodies longer than this will be truncated.
+   * @default 1024
+   */
+  maxBodyLength?: number;
+}
+
 interface InstrumentedClient extends Client {
   [INSTRUMENTED_FLAG]?: true;
 }
 
-function annotatePublishSpan(span: Span, request: PublishRequest<string>): void {
+function serializeBody(body: unknown, maxLength: number): string {
+  try {
+    const serialized = typeof body === "string" ? body : JSON.stringify(body);
+    if (serialized.length > maxLength) {
+      return serialized.substring(0, maxLength) + "... (truncated)";
+    }
+    return serialized;
+  } catch (error) {
+    return "[Unable to serialize body]";
+  }
+}
+
+function annotatePublishSpan(span: Span, request: PublishRequest<string>, config?: InstrumentationConfig): void {
   // Set base attributes
   span.setAttributes({
     [SEMATTRS_MESSAGING_SYSTEM]: "qstash",
@@ -86,6 +116,13 @@ function annotatePublishSpan(span: Span, request: PublishRequest<string>): void
   if (request.failureCallback) {
     span.setAttribute(SEMATTRS_QSTASH_FAILURE_CALLBACK_URL, request.failureCallback);
   }
+
+  // Capture request body if enabled
+  if (config?.captureBody && request.body !== undefined) {
+    const maxLength = config.maxBodyLength ?? 1024;
+    const bodyString = serializeBody(request.body, maxLength);
+    span.setAttribute(SEMATTRS_QSTASH_REQUEST_BODY, bodyString);
+  }
 }
 
 function annotatePublishResponse(
@@ -111,7 +148,7 @@ function finalizeSpan(span: Span, error?: unknown): void {
   span.end();
 }
 
-export function instrumentUpstash(client: Client): Client {
+export function instrumentUpstash(client: Client, config?: InstrumentationConfig): Client {
   // Check if already instrumented
   if ((client as InstrumentedClient)[INSTRUMENTED_FLAG]) {
     return client;
@@ -130,7 +167,7 @@ export function instrumentUpstash(client: Client): Client {
     });
 
     // Annotate span with request details
-    annotatePublishSpan(span, request as PublishRequest<string>);
+    annotatePublishSpan(span, request as PublishRequest<string>, config);
 
     // Set the span as active
     const activeContext = trace.setSpan(context.active(), span);
@@ -200,7 +237,7 @@ function extractQStashHeaders(request: Request): Record<string, string | number>
   return attributes;
 }
 
-export function instrumentConsumer(handler: RouteHandler): RouteHandler {
+export function instrumentConsumer(handler: RouteHandler, config?: InstrumentationConfig): RouteHandler {
   const tracer = trace.getTracer(DEFAULT_TRACER_NAME);
 
   return async function instrumentedConsumer(request: Request): Promise<Response> {
@@ -220,6 +257,21 @@ export function instrumentConsumer(handler: RouteHandler): RouteHandler {
     const qstashHeaders = extractQStashHeaders(request);
     span.setAttributes(qstashHeaders);
 
+    // Capture request body if enabled
+    if (config?.captureBody) {
+      try {
+        const clonedRequest = request.clone();
+        const body = await clonedRequest.text();
+        if (body) {
+          const maxLength = config.maxBodyLength ?? 1024;
+          const bodyString = serializeBody(body, maxLength);
+          span.setAttribute(SEMATTRS_QSTASH_REQUEST_BODY, bodyString);
+        }
+      } catch (error) {
+        // Ignore errors when capturing request body
+      }
+    }
+
     // Set the span as active
     const activeContext = trace.setSpan(context.active(), span);
 
@@ -230,6 +282,21 @@ export function instrumentConsumer(handler: RouteHandler): RouteHandler {
       // Capture response status
       span.setAttribute(SEMATTRS_HTTP_STATUS_CODE, response.status);
 
+      // Capture response body if enabled
+      if (config?.captureBody) {
+        try {
+          const clonedResponse = response.clone();
+          const responseBody = await clonedResponse.text();
+          if (responseBody) {
+            const maxLength = config.maxBodyLength ?? 1024;
+            const bodyString = serializeBody(responseBody, maxLength);
+            span.setAttribute(SEMATTRS_QSTASH_RESPONSE_BODY, bodyString);
+          }
+        } catch (error) {
+          // Ignore errors when capturing response body
+        }
+      }
+
       // Mark as successful if status is 2xx
       if (response.status >= 200 && response.status < 300) {
         finalizeSpan(span);