diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/i18n/emqx_bridge_api.conf b/apps/emqx_bridge/i18n/emqx_bridge_api.conf
index ed71a9ba6..e8bb2403a 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/i18n/emqx_bridge_api.conf
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/i18n/emqx_bridge_api.conf
@@ -24,12 +24,12 @@ emqx_bridge_api {
 
     desc_param_path_node {
                    desc {
-                         en: """The bridge Id. Must be of format {type}:{name}"""
-                         zh: """Bridge ID ， 格式为 {type}:{name}"""
+                         en: """The node name, e.g. emqx@127.0.0.1"""
+                         zh: """节点名，比如 emqx@127.0.0.1"""
                         }
                    label: {
-                           en: "Bridge ID"
-                           zh: "Bridge ID"
+                           en: "The node name"
+                           zh: "节点名"
                           }
                   }
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/i18n/emqx_bridge_schema.conf b/apps/emqx_bridge/i18n/emqx_bridge_schema.conf
index ff7239cef..b1a8e56f9 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/i18n/emqx_bridge_schema.conf
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/i18n/emqx_bridge_schema.conf
@@ -14,12 +14,13 @@ emqx_bridge_schema {
     desc_connector {
                    desc {
                          en: """
-The connector ID to be used for this bridge. Connector IDs must be of format:
+The ID or the configs of the connector to be used for this bridge. Connector IDs must be of format:
 <code>{type}:{name}</code>.</br>
 In config files, you can find the corresponding config entry for a connector by such path:
 'connectors.{type}.{name}'.</br>
 """
-                         zh: """Bridge 使用的 Connector 的 ID。Connector ID 的格式必须为：<code>{type}:{name}</code>.</br>
+                         zh: """
+Bridge 使用的 Connector 的 ID 或者配置。Connector ID 的格式必须为：<code>{type}:{name}</code>.</br>
 在配置文件中，您可以通过以下路径找到 Connector 的相应配置条目：'connector.{type}.{name}'。</br>"""
                         }
                    label: {
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_schema.erl
index 15e24024a..9fc06ec0e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_mqtt_schema.erl
@@ -13,11 +13,11 @@ roots() -> [].
 
 fields("ingress") ->
     [emqx_bridge_schema:direction_field(ingress, emqx_connector_mqtt_schema:ingress_desc())] ++
-        emqx_bridge_schema:common_bridge_fields() ++
+        emqx_bridge_schema:common_bridge_fields(mqtt_connector_ref()) ++
         proplists:delete(hookpoint, emqx_connector_mqtt_schema:fields("ingress"));
 fields("egress") ->
     [emqx_bridge_schema:direction_field(egress, emqx_connector_mqtt_schema:egress_desc())] ++
-        emqx_bridge_schema:common_bridge_fields() ++
+        emqx_bridge_schema:common_bridge_fields(mqtt_connector_ref()) ++
         emqx_connector_mqtt_schema:fields("egress");
 fields("post_ingress") ->
     [
@@ -63,3 +63,6 @@ name_field() ->
                 desc => ?DESC("desc_name")
             }
         )}.
+
+mqtt_connector_ref() ->
+    ?R_REF(emqx_connector_mqtt_schema, "connector").
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_schema.erl
index 584c67b85..d512df323 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_schema.erl
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@
 ]).
 
 -export([
-    common_bridge_fields/0,
+    common_bridge_fields/1,
     metrics_status_fields/0,
     direction_field/2
 ]).
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ http_schema(Method) ->
         | Schemas
     ]).
 
-common_bridge_fields() ->
+common_bridge_fields(ConnectorRef) ->
     [
         {enable,
             mk(
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ common_bridge_fields() ->
             )},
         {connector,
             mk(
-                binary(),
+                hoconsc:union([binary(), ConnectorRef]),
                 #{
                     required => true,
                     example => <<"mqtt:my_mqtt_connector">>,