diff --git a/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.erl b/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.erl
index 6f0c8334a..53b661ea8 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard.erl
@@ -41,8 +41,6 @@
 -include_lib("emqx/include/http_api.hrl").
 -include_lib("emqx/include/emqx_release.hrl").
 
--define(BASE_PATH, "/api/v5").
-
 -define(EMQX_MIDDLE, emqx_dashboard_middleware).
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -61,7 +59,7 @@ start_listeners(Listeners) ->
     GlobalSpec = #{
         openapi => "3.0.0",
         info => #{title => "EMQX API", version => ?EMQX_API_VERSION},
-        servers => [#{url => ?BASE_PATH}],
+        servers => [#{url => emqx_dashboard_swagger:base_path()}],
         components => #{
             schemas => #{},
             'securitySchemes' => #{
@@ -78,11 +76,11 @@ start_listeners(Listeners) ->
         {"/", cowboy_static, {priv_file, emqx_dashboard, "www/index.html"}},
         {"/static/[...]", cowboy_static, {priv_dir, emqx_dashboard, "www/static"}},
         {emqx_mgmt_api_status:path(), emqx_mgmt_api_status, []},
-        {?BASE_PATH ++ "/[...]", emqx_dashboard_bad_api, []},
+        {emqx_dashboard_swagger:relative_uri("/[...]"), emqx_dashboard_bad_api, []},
         {'_', cowboy_static, {priv_file, emqx_dashboard, "www/index.html"}}
     ],
     BaseMinirest = #{
-        base_path => ?BASE_PATH,
+        base_path => emqx_dashboard_swagger:base_path(),
         modules => minirest_api:find_api_modules(apps()),
         authorization => Authorization,
         security => [#{'basicAuth' => []}, #{'bearerAuth' => []}],
diff --git a/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_swagger.erl b/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_swagger.erl
index e2872c0d7..95f28e387 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_swagger.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_dashboard/src/emqx_dashboard_swagger.erl
@@ -19,12 +19,16 @@
 -include_lib("typerefl/include/types.hrl").
 -include_lib("hocon/include/hoconsc.hrl").
 
+-define(BASE_PATH, "/api/v5").
+
 %% API
 -export([spec/1, spec/2]).
 -export([namespace/0, namespace/1, fields/1]).
 -export([schema_with_example/2, schema_with_examples/2]).
 -export([error_codes/1, error_codes/2]).
 -export([file_schema/1]).
+-export([base_path/0]).
+-export([relative_uri/1]).
 
 -export([filter_check_request/2, filter_check_request_and_translate_body/2]).
 
@@ -177,6 +181,14 @@ error_codes(Codes = [_ | _], MsgDesc) ->
             })}
     ].
 
+-spec base_path() -> uri_string:uri_string().
+base_path() ->
+    ?BASE_PATH.
+
+-spec relative_uri(uri_string:uri_string()) -> uri_string:uri_string().
+relative_uri(Uri) ->
+    base_path() ++ Uri.
+
 file_schema(FileName) ->
     #{
         content => #{