diff --git a/.trunk/configs/.cspell.json b/.trunk/configs/.cspell.json
index 0d8bee15a..feea89f80 100644
--- a/.trunk/configs/.cspell.json
+++ b/.trunk/configs/.cspell.json
@@ -99,6 +99,7 @@
     "openmm",
     "equi",
     "Navid",
-    "ipykernel"
+    "ipykernel",
+    "levelname"
   ]
 }
diff --git a/src/cript/api/api.py b/src/cript/api/api.py
index caeef8c23..b83f7c6fd 100644
--- a/src/cript/api/api.py
+++ b/src/cript/api/api.py
@@ -1,5 +1,6 @@
 import copy
 import json
+import logging
 import os
 import uuid
 import warnings
@@ -52,8 +53,28 @@ class API:
     """
     ## Definition
     API Client class to communicate with the CRIPT API
+
+    Attributes
+    ----------
+    verbose : bool
+        A boolean flag that controls whether verbose logging is enabled or not.
+
+        When `verbose` is set to `True`, the class will provide additional detailed logging
+        to the terminal. This can be useful for debugging and understanding the internal
+        workings of the class.
+
+        When `verbose` is set to `False`, the class will only provide essential and concise
+        logging information, making the terminal output less cluttered and more user-friendly.
+
+        ```python
+        # turn off the terminal logs
+        api.verbose = False
+        ```
     """
 
+    # dictates whether the user wants to see terminal log statements or not
+    verbose: bool = True
+
     _host: str = ""
     _api_token: str = ""
     _storage_token: str = ""
@@ -490,6 +511,12 @@ def _is_node_schema_valid(self, node_json: str, is_patch: bool = False) -> bool:
         else:
             raise CRIPTJsonNodeError(node_list, str(node_list))
 
+        if self.verbose:
+            # logging out info to the terminal for the user feedback
+            # (improve UX because the program is currently slow)
+            logging.basicConfig(format="%(levelname)s: %(message)s", level=logging.INFO)
+            logging.info(f"Validating {node_type} graph...")
+
         # set the schema to test against http POST or PATCH of DB Schema
         schema_http_method: str