diff --git a/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_management_endpoints.py b/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_management_endpoints.py
index d030fabe8b5..c0cd462d153 100644
--- a/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/spend_management_endpoints.py
@@ -2200,6 +2200,8 @@ async def ui_view_request_response_for_request_id(
     "/spend/logs",
     tags=["Budget & Spend Tracking"],
     dependencies=[Depends(user_api_key_auth)],
+    deprecated=True,
+    summary="Deprecated: use /spend/logs/ui for paginated spend logs",
     responses={
         200: {"model": List[LiteLLM_SpendLogs]},
     },
@@ -2233,7 +2235,7 @@ async def view_spend_logs(  # noqa: PLR0915
 ):
     """
     [DEPRECATED] This endpoint is not paginated and can cause performance issues.
-    Please use `/spend/logs/v2` instead for paginated access to spend logs.
+    Please use `/spend/logs/ui` instead for paginated access to spend logs.
 
     View all spend logs, if request_id is provided, only logs for that request_id will be returned
 
@@ -2241,34 +2243,14 @@ async def view_spend_logs(  # noqa: PLR0915
     - summarize=true (default): Returns aggregated spend data grouped by date (maintains backward compatibility)
     - summarize=false: Returns filtered individual log entries within the date range
 
-    Example Request for all logs
+    Recommended paginated UI spend logs request:
     ```
-    curl -X GET "http://0.0.0.0:8000/spend/logs" \
--H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"
-    ```
-
-    Example Request for specific request_id
-    ```
-    curl -X GET "http://0.0.0.0:8000/spend/logs?request_id=chatcmpl-6dcb2540-d3d7-4e49-bb27-291f863f112e" \
--H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"
-    ```
-
-    Example Request for specific api_key
-    ```
-    curl -X GET "http://0.0.0.0:8000/spend/logs?api_key=sk-test-example-key-123" \
--H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"
-    ```
-
-    Example Request for specific user_id
-    ```
-    curl -X GET "http://0.0.0.0:8000/spend/logs?user_id=ishaan@berri.ai" \
--H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"
-    ```
-
-    Example Request for date range with individual logs (unsummarized)
-    ```
-    curl -X GET "http://0.0.0.0:8000/spend/logs?start_date=2024-01-01&end_date=2024-01-02&summarize=false" \
--H "Authorization: Bearer sk-1234"
+    curl -G "http://0.0.0.0:4000/spend/logs/ui" \
+      -H "Authorization: Bearer <proxy-api-key>" \
+      --data-urlencode "start_date=2024-01-01 00:00:00" \
+      --data-urlencode "end_date=2024-01-02 00:00:00" \
+      --data-urlencode "page=1" \
+      --data-urlencode "page_size=50"
     ```
     """
     from litellm.proxy.proxy_server import prisma_client
diff --git a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_management_endpoints.py b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_management_endpoints.py
index 4bcabfe853a..6b8d28cc60a 100644
--- a/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_management_endpoints.py
+++ b/tests/test_litellm/proxy/spend_tracking/test_spend_management_endpoints.py
@@ -127,6 +127,20 @@ async def test_is_admin_view_safe_false():
     assert spend_management_endpoints._is_admin_view_safe(auth) is False
 
 
+def test_legacy_spend_logs_openapi_points_to_ui_endpoint(client):
+    response = client.get("/openapi.json")
+    assert response.status_code == 200
+
+    operation = response.json()["paths"]["/spend/logs"]["get"]
+    description = operation.get("description", "")
+
+    assert operation.get("deprecated") is True
+    assert "/spend/logs/ui" in description
+    assert "curl -G" in description
+    assert "page_size=50" in description
+    assert 'curl -X GET "http://0.0.0.0:8000/spend/logs"' not in description
+
+
 @pytest.mark.asyncio
 async def test_is_admin_view_safe_exception():
     # Ensure exceptions are swallowed and return False