diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/eslint-suppressions.json b/ui/litellm-dashboard/eslint-suppressions.json
index 107f66b8f1a..2602b8fa7ad 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/eslint-suppressions.json
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/eslint-suppressions.json
@@ -4142,11 +4142,6 @@
       "count": 1
     }
   },
-  "src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/prettyMessagesUtils.ts": {
-    "no-nested-ternary": {
-      "count": 1
-    }
-  },
   "src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/useKeyboardNavigation.ts": {
     "react-hooks/immutability": {
       "count": 2
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/PrettyMessagesView.test.tsx b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/PrettyMessagesView.test.tsx
index e7295ed7a72..104c421acbf 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/PrettyMessagesView.test.tsx
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/PrettyMessagesView.test.tsx
@@ -76,6 +76,126 @@ describe("PrettyMessagesView", () => {
     expect(modelElements.length).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(1);
   });
 
+  it("renders a Responses API log, whose body uses input/output instead of messages/choices", () => {
+    const request = {
+      model: "gpt-5.6",
+      input: [{ role: "user", content: "Reply with exactly: hello from responses api" }],
+    };
+    const response = {
+      output: [
+        {
+          id: "msg_070989277645d4ae",
+          role: "assistant",
+          type: "message",
+          status: "completed",
+          content: [{ text: "hello from responses api", type: "output_text", annotations: [] }],
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+
+    render(<PrettyMessagesView request={request} response={response} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("Reply with exactly: hello from responses api")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("hello from responses api")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("No response data available")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("renders a Responses API tool call, whose output item is a function_call", () => {
+    const request = {
+      model: "gpt-5.6",
+      input: [{ role: "user", content: "What is the weather in San Francisco? Use the tool." }],
+    };
+    const response = {
+      output: [
+        {
+          id: "fc_08edf6c2312f1485",
+          name: "get_weather",
+          type: "function_call",
+          status: "completed",
+          call_id: "call_AtO0J9eNy5jgECXzBicMJM8W",
+          arguments: '{"city":"San Francisco"}',
+        },
+      ],
+    };
+
+    render(<PrettyMessagesView request={request} response={response} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("What is the weather in San Francisco? Use the tool.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("get_weather")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("No response data available")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("renders instructions as the system turn and a bare string input", () => {
+    const request = { model: "gpt-5.6", instructions: "You are terse.", input: "Say A" };
+    const response = {
+      output: [{ type: "message", role: "assistant", content: [{ type: "output_text", text: "A" }] }],
+    };
+
+    render(<PrettyMessagesView request={request} response={response} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("You are terse.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("Say A")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("A")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("skips reasoning output items rather than rendering them as empty turns", () => {
+    const request = { input: [{ role: "user", content: "Think then answer" }] };
+    const response = {
+      output: [
+        { type: "reasoning", id: "rs_1", summary: [] },
+        { type: "message", role: "assistant", content: [{ type: "output_text", text: "answered" }] },
+      ],
+    };
+
+    render(<PrettyMessagesView request={request} response={response} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("answered")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("No response data available")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("renders a Responses API follow-up turn carrying a prior function_call and its output", () => {
+    const request = {
+      input: [
+        { role: "user", content: "What is the weather in San Francisco? Use the tool." },
+        {
+          type: "function_call",
+          name: "get_weather",
+          call_id: "call_AtO0J9eNy5jgECXzBicMJM8W",
+          arguments: '{"city":"San Francisco"}',
+        },
+        { type: "function_call_output", call_id: "call_AtO0J9eNy5jgECXzBicMJM8W", output: '{"temp":18}' },
+      ],
+    };
+    const response = {
+      output: [{ type: "message", role: "assistant", content: [{ type: "output_text", text: "It is 18 degrees." }] }],
+    };
+
+    render(<PrettyMessagesView request={request} response={response} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("It is 18 degrees.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText('{"temp":18}')).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("TOOL")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("maps the developer and legacy function roles onto the roles the drawer renders", () => {
+    const request = {
+      messages: [
+        { role: "developer", content: "Stay terse." },
+        { role: "user", content: "Weather?" },
+        { role: "function", name: "get_weather", content: '{"temp":18}' },
+      ],
+    };
+    const response = { choices: [{ message: { role: "assistant", content: "18 degrees." } }] };
+
+    render(<PrettyMessagesView request={request} response={response} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("Stay terse.")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("TOOL")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.queryByText("FUNCTION")).not.toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
+  it("still reports missing output when a Responses API log has an empty output array", () => {
+    const request = { input: [{ role: "user", content: "Hello" }] };
+
+    render(<PrettyMessagesView request={request} response={{ output: [] }} />);
+    expect(screen.getByText("Hello")).toBeInTheDocument();
+    expect(screen.getByText("No response data available")).toBeInTheDocument();
+  });
+
   it("should render standard view when response has results but no realtime events", () => {
     const request = {
       messages: [{ role: "user", content: "Test" }],
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/prettyMessagesTypes.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/prettyMessagesTypes.ts
index da5c492e60f..463ba65d6ff 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/prettyMessagesTypes.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/prettyMessagesTypes.ts
@@ -2,17 +2,29 @@
  * Type definitions for pretty messages view
  */
 
+export type MessageRole = "system" | "user" | "assistant" | "tool";
+
 export interface ParsedMessage {
-  role: "system" | "user" | "assistant" | "tool";
+  role: MessageRole;
   content: string;
   toolCalls?: ToolCall[];
   toolCallId?: string;
 }
 
+export type RequestPayload =
+  | { kind: "chat"; messages: readonly unknown[] }
+  | { kind: "responses"; instructions: string; input: string | readonly unknown[] }
+  | { kind: "unknown" };
+
+export type ResponsePayload =
+  | { kind: "chat"; choices: readonly unknown[] }
+  | { kind: "responses"; output: readonly unknown[] }
+  | { kind: "unknown" };
+
 export interface ToolCall {
   id: string;
   name: string;
-  arguments: Record<string, any>;
+  arguments: Record<string, unknown>;
 }
 
 export interface ParsedMessages {
diff --git a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/prettyMessagesUtils.ts b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/prettyMessagesUtils.ts
index 09b8f551c1d..1f73da1d30e 100644
--- a/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/prettyMessagesUtils.ts
+++ b/ui/litellm-dashboard/src/components/view_logs/LogDetailsDrawer/prettyMessagesUtils.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,15 @@
  * Utility functions for parsing and formatting messages for pretty view
  */
 
-import { ParsedMessage, ParsedMessages, RoleStyle } from "./prettyMessagesTypes";
+import {
+  MessageRole,
+  ParsedMessage,
+  ParsedMessages,
+  RequestPayload,
+  ResponsePayload,
+  RoleStyle,
+  ToolCall,
+} from "./prettyMessagesTypes";
 
 /**
  * Role color styles for message cards - minimal, professional design
@@ -35,102 +43,188 @@ export const ROLE_STYLES: Record<string, RoleStyle> = {
   },
 };
 
+type UnknownRecord = Record<string, unknown>;
+
+const isRecord = (value: unknown): value is UnknownRecord =>
+  typeof value === "object" && value !== null && !Array.isArray(value);
+
+const asString = (value: unknown): string => (typeof value === "string" ? value : "");
+
+const ROLES: readonly MessageRole[] = ["system", "user", "assistant", "tool"];
+
+const toRole = (value: unknown, fallback: MessageRole): MessageRole => {
+  if (value === "developer") return "system";
+  if (value === "function") return "tool";
+  return ROLES.includes(value as MessageRole) ? (value as MessageRole) : fallback;
+};
+
+const classifyRequest = (request: unknown): RequestPayload => {
+  if (Array.isArray(request)) return { kind: "chat", messages: request };
+  if (!isRecord(request)) return { kind: "unknown" };
+  if (Array.isArray(request.messages)) return { kind: "chat", messages: request.messages };
+  const { input } = request;
+  if (typeof input === "string" || Array.isArray(input)) {
+    return { kind: "responses", instructions: asString(request.instructions), input };
+  }
+  return { kind: "unknown" };
+};
+
+const classifyResponse = (response: unknown): ResponsePayload => {
+  if (!isRecord(response)) return { kind: "unknown" };
+  if (Array.isArray(response.choices)) return { kind: "chat", choices: response.choices };
+  if (Array.isArray(response.output)) return { kind: "responses", output: response.output };
+  return { kind: "unknown" };
+};
+
 /**
  * Parse request messages and response message from log data
  */
-export const parseMessages = (request: any, response: any): ParsedMessages => {
-  // Parse request messages. `request` is either the raw request body
-  // ({ messages: [...] }) or, when prompts come from cold storage, the bare
-  // messages array itself.
-  const requestMessages: ParsedMessage[] = [];
+export const parseMessages = (request: unknown, response: unknown): ParsedMessages => ({
+  requestMessages: parseRequestMessages(classifyRequest(request)),
+  responseMessage: parseResponseMessage(classifyResponse(response)),
+});
 
-  const requestMessageList = Array.isArray(request)
-    ? request
-    : Array.isArray(request?.messages)
-      ? request.messages
-      : [];
-
-  requestMessageList.forEach((msg: any) => {
-    requestMessages.push({
-      role: msg.role || "user",
-      content: parseMessageContent(msg.content),
-      toolCallId: msg.tool_call_id,
-    });
-  });
-
-  // Parse response message
-  let responseMessage: ParsedMessage | null = null;
-  const responseMsg = response?.choices?.[0]?.message;
-
-  if (responseMsg) {
-    responseMessage = {
-      role: responseMsg.role || "assistant",
-      content: responseMsg.content || "",
-      toolCalls: parseToolCalls(responseMsg.tool_calls),
-    };
+const parseRequestMessages = (payload: RequestPayload): ParsedMessage[] => {
+  switch (payload.kind) {
+    case "chat":
+      return payload.messages.map(parseChatMessage);
+    case "responses": {
+      const instructions: ParsedMessage[] = payload.instructions
+        ? [{ role: "system", content: payload.instructions }]
+        : [];
+      const input: ParsedMessage[] =
+        typeof payload.input === "string"
+          ? [{ role: "user", content: payload.input }]
+          : payload.input.flatMap(parseResponsesInputItem);
+      return [...instructions, ...input];
+    }
+    case "unknown":
+      return [];
   }
-
-  return { requestMessages, responseMessage };
 };
 
+const parseResponseMessage = (payload: ResponsePayload): ParsedMessage | null => {
+  switch (payload.kind) {
+    case "chat": {
+      const choice = payload.choices[0];
+      const message = isRecord(choice) ? choice.message : undefined;
+      if (!isRecord(message)) return null;
+      return {
+        role: toRole(message.role, "assistant"),
+        content: parseMessageContent(message.content),
+        toolCalls: parseChatToolCalls(message.tool_calls),
+      };
+    }
+    case "responses": {
+      const content = payload.output
+        .filter((item): item is UnknownRecord => isRecord(item) && item.type === "message")
+        .map((item) => parseMessageContent(item.content))
+        .filter((text) => text.length > 0)
+        .join("\n");
+      const toolCalls = payload.output.filter(isResponsesFunctionCall).map(parseResponsesFunctionCall);
+      if (content.length === 0 && toolCalls.length === 0) return null;
+      return { role: "assistant", content, toolCalls: toolCalls.length > 0 ? toolCalls : undefined };
+    }
+    case "unknown":
+      return null;
+  }
+};
+
+const parseChatMessage = (message: unknown): ParsedMessage => {
+  if (!isRecord(message)) return { role: "user", content: parseMessageContent(message) };
+  return {
+    role: toRole(message.role, "user"),
+    content: parseMessageContent(message.content),
+    toolCalls: parseChatToolCalls(message.tool_calls),
+    toolCallId: typeof message.tool_call_id === "string" ? message.tool_call_id : undefined,
+  };
+};
+
+const parseResponsesInputItem = (item: unknown): ParsedMessage[] => {
+  if (typeof item === "string") return [{ role: "user", content: item }];
+  if (!isRecord(item)) return [];
+  if (item.type === "function_call") {
+    return [{ role: "assistant", content: "", toolCalls: [parseResponsesFunctionCall(item)] }];
+  }
+  if (item.type === "function_call_output") {
+    return [{ role: "tool", content: parseMessageContent(item.output), toolCallId: asString(item.call_id) }];
+  }
+  if (item.type === "reasoning") return [];
+  if ("role" in item || "content" in item) {
+    return [{ role: toRole(item.role, "user"), content: parseMessageContent(item.content) }];
+  }
+  return [];
+};
+
+const isResponsesFunctionCall = (item: unknown): item is UnknownRecord =>
+  isRecord(item) && item.type === "function_call";
+
+const parseResponsesFunctionCall = (item: UnknownRecord): ToolCall => ({
+  id: asString(item.call_id) || asString(item.id),
+  name: asString(item.name) || "unknown",
+  arguments: parseToolArguments(item.arguments),
+});
+
 /**
  * Parse message content - handle strings and content arrays (for vision, etc.)
  */
-const parseMessageContent = (content: any): string => {
-  if (typeof content === "string") {
-    return content;
-  }
-
-  if (Array.isArray(content)) {
-    // Handle content arrays (vision API format)
-    return content
-      .map((item) => {
-        if (typeof item === "string") return item;
-        if (item.type === "text") return item.text;
-        if (item.type === "image_url") return "[Image]";
-        return JSON.stringify(item);
-      })
-      .join("\n");
-  }
-
-  // Fallback to JSON string for complex content
+const parseMessageContent = (content: unknown): string => {
+  if (typeof content === "string") return content;
+  if (content === null || content === undefined) return "";
+  if (Array.isArray(content)) return content.map(parseContentPart).join("\n");
   return JSON.stringify(content);
 };
 
+const parseContentPart = (part: unknown): string => {
+  if (typeof part === "string") return part;
+  if (!isRecord(part)) return JSON.stringify(part);
+  switch (part.type) {
+    case "text":
+    case "input_text":
+    case "output_text":
+      return asString(part.text);
+    case "refusal":
+      return asString(part.refusal);
+    case "image_url":
+    case "input_image":
+      return "[Image]";
+    case "input_file":
+      return "[File]";
+    case "input_audio":
+      return "[Audio]";
+    default:
+      return JSON.stringify(part);
+  }
+};
+
 /**
  * Parse tool calls from response message
  */
-const parseToolCalls = (
-  toolCalls: any[],
-):
-  | Array<{
-      id: string;
-      name: string;
-      arguments: Record<string, any>;
-    }>
-  | undefined => {
-  if (!toolCalls || !Array.isArray(toolCalls)) return undefined;
-
-  return toolCalls.map((tc) => ({
-    id: tc.id || "",
-    name: tc.function?.name || "unknown",
-    arguments: parseToolArguments(tc.function?.arguments),
-  }));
+const parseChatToolCalls = (toolCalls: unknown): ToolCall[] | undefined => {
+  if (!Array.isArray(toolCalls)) return undefined;
+  return toolCalls.map((toolCall) => {
+    const call = isRecord(toolCall) ? toolCall : {};
+    const fn = isRecord(call.function) ? call.function : {};
+    return {
+      id: asString(call.id),
+      name: asString(fn.name) || "unknown",
+      arguments: parseToolArguments(fn.arguments),
+    };
+  });
 };
 
 /**
  * Parse tool arguments - handle both string and object formats
  */
-const parseToolArguments = (args: any): Record<string, any> => {
+const parseToolArguments = (args: unknown): Record<string, unknown> => {
   if (!args) return {};
-
   if (typeof args === "string") {
     try {
-      return JSON.parse(args);
+      const parsed: unknown = JSON.parse(args);
+      return isRecord(parsed) ? parsed : { raw: args };
     } catch {
       return { raw: args };
     }
   }
-
-  return args;
+  return isRecord(args) ? args : {};
 };