diff --git a/src/lib/api.ts b/src/lib/api.ts
index 2289a5d..40dd3a1 100644
--- a/src/lib/api.ts
+++ b/src/lib/api.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,5 @@
-const API_BASE = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL || "http://localhost:8100";
+// API proxied through nginx on same domain
+const API_BASE = process.env.NEXT_PUBLIC_API_URL || "";
 
 function getAuthHeaders(): Record<string, string> {
   if (typeof window !== "undefined") {
@@ -9,13 +10,24 @@ function getAuthHeaders(): Record<string, string> {
 }
 
 async function request<T>(path: string, opts?: RequestInit): Promise<T> {
-  const res = await fetch(`${API_BASE}${path}`, {
+  const url = `${API_BASE}${path}`;
+  console.log(`[API] ${opts?.method || "GET"} ${url}`);
+
+  const res = await fetch(url, {
     headers: { "Content-Type": "application/json", ...getAuthHeaders(), ...opts?.headers },
     ...opts,
   });
-  if (!res.ok) throw new Error(`API ${res.status}: ${await res.text()}`);
+
+  if (!res.ok) {
+    const body = await res.text();
+    console.error(`[API] ${res.status} ${url}`, body);
+    throw new Error(`API ${res.status}: ${body}`);
+  }
+
   if (res.status === 204) return undefined as T;
-  return res.json();
+  const data = await res.json();
+  console.log(`[API] ${res.status} ${url}`, data);
+  return data;
 }
 
 // Types