diff --git a/apps/emqx/src/bpapi/emqx_bpapi_trans.erl b/apps/emqx/src/bpapi/emqx_bpapi_trans.erl
index f39215069..eedaacd69 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/src/bpapi/emqx_bpapi_trans.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/src/bpapi/emqx_bpapi_trans.erl
@@ -150,6 +150,10 @@ extract_mfa(?BACKEND(emqx_rpc, CallOrCast), [_Node, M, F, A]) ->
 extract_mfa(?BACKEND(emqx_rpc, CallOrCast), [_Tag, _Node, M, F, A]) ->
     {call_or_cast(CallOrCast), M, F, A};
 %% (e)rpc:
+extract_mfa(?BACKEND(rpc, multicall), [M, F, A]) ->
+    {call_or_cast(multicall), M, F, A};
+extract_mfa(?BACKEND(rpc, multicall), [M, F, A, {integer, _, _Timeout}]) ->
+    {call_or_cast(multicall), M, F, A};
 extract_mfa(?BACKEND(RPC, CallOrCast), [_Node, M, F, A]) when ?IS_RPC(RPC) ->
     {call_or_cast(CallOrCast), M, F, A};
 extract_mfa(?BACKEND(RPC, CallOrCast), [_Node, M, F, A, _Timeout]) when ?IS_RPC(RPC) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf.erl
index 16d3b4a5d..26da6ac14 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/src/emqx_conf.erl
@@ -55,22 +55,22 @@ get_raw(KeyPath, Default) ->
 %% @doc Returns all values in the cluster.
 -spec get_all(emqx_map_lib:config_key_path()) -> #{node() => term()}.
 get_all(KeyPath) ->
-    {ResL, []} = rpc:multicall(?MODULE, get_node_and_config, [KeyPath], 5000),
+    {ResL, []} = emqx_conf_proto_v1:get_all(KeyPath),
     maps:from_list(ResL).
 
 %% @doc Returns the specified node's KeyPath, or exception if not found
 -spec get_by_node(node(), emqx_map_lib:config_key_path()) -> term().
-get_by_node(Node, KeyPath)when Node =:= node() ->
+get_by_node(Node, KeyPath) when Node =:= node() ->
     emqx:get_config(KeyPath);
 get_by_node(Node, KeyPath) ->
-    rpc:call(Node, ?MODULE, get_by_node, [Node, KeyPath]).
+    emqx_conf_proto_v1:get_config(Node, KeyPath).
 
 %% @doc Returns the specified node's KeyPath, or the default value if not found
 -spec get_by_node(node(), emqx_map_lib:config_key_path(), term()) -> term().
-get_by_node(Node, KeyPath, Default)when Node =:= node() ->
+get_by_node(Node, KeyPath, Default) when Node =:= node() ->
     emqx:get_config(KeyPath, Default);
 get_by_node(Node, KeyPath, Default) ->
-    rpc:call(Node, ?MODULE, get_by_node, [Node, KeyPath, Default]).
+    emqx_conf_proto_v1:get_config(Node, KeyPath, Default).
 
 %% @doc Returns the specified node's KeyPath, or config_not_found if key path not found
 -spec get_node_and_config(emqx_map_lib:config_key_path()) -> term().
@@ -88,11 +88,11 @@ update(KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts0) ->
 %% @doc Update the specified node's key path in local-override.conf.
 -spec update(node(), emqx_map_lib:config_key_path(), emqx_config:update_request(),
     emqx_config:update_opts()) ->
-    {ok, emqx_config:update_result()} | {error, emqx_config:update_error()}.
-update(Node, KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts0)when Node =:= node() ->
+    {ok, emqx_config:update_result()} | {error, emqx_config:update_error()} | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
+update(Node, KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts0) when Node =:= node() ->
     emqx:update_config(KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts0#{override_to => local});
-update(Node, KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts0) ->
-    rpc:call(Node, ?MODULE, update, [Node, KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts0], 5000).
+update(Node, KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts) ->
+    emqx_conf_proto_v1:update(Node, KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts).
 
 %% @doc remove all value of key path in cluster-override.conf or local-override.conf.
 -spec remove(emqx_map_lib:config_key_path(), emqx_config:update_opts()) ->
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@ remove(KeyPath, Opts0) ->
 remove(Node, KeyPath, Opts) when Node =:= node() ->
     emqx:remove_config(KeyPath, Opts#{override_to => local});
 remove(Node, KeyPath, Opts) ->
-    rpc:call(Node, ?MODULE, remove, [KeyPath, Opts]).
+    emqx_conf_proto_v1:remove_config(Node, KeyPath, Opts).
 
 %% @doc reset all value of key path in cluster-override.conf or local-override.conf.
 -spec reset(emqx_map_lib:config_key_path(), emqx_config:update_opts()) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_conf/src/proto/emqx_conf_proto_v1.erl b/apps/emqx_conf/src/proto/emqx_conf_proto_v1.erl
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..9e92c8c76
--- /dev/null
+++ b/apps/emqx_conf/src/proto/emqx_conf_proto_v1.erl
@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% Copyright (c) 2022 EMQ Technologies Co., Ltd. All Rights Reserved.
+%%
+%% Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+%% you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+%% You may obtain a copy of the License at
+%%
+%%     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+%%
+%% Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+%% distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+%% WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+%% See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+%% limitations under the License.
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+-module(emqx_conf_proto_v1).
+
+-behaviour(emqx_bpapi).
+
+-export([ introduced_in/0
+
+        , get_config/2
+        , get_config/3
+        , get_all/1
+
+        , update/4
+        , remove_config/3
+        ]).
+
+-include_lib("emqx/include/bpapi.hrl").
+
+-type update_config_key_path() :: [emqx_map_lib:config_key(), ...].
+
+introduced_in() ->
+    "5.0.0".
+
+-spec get_config(node(), emqx_map_lib:config_key_path()) ->
+          term() | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
+get_config(Node, KeyPath) ->
+    rpc:call(Node, emqx, get_config, [KeyPath]).
+
+-spec get_config(node(), emqx_map_lib:config_key_path(), _Default) ->
+          term() | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
+get_config(Node, KeyPath, Default) ->
+    rpc:call(Node, emqx, get_config, [KeyPath, Default]).
+
+-spec get_all(emqx_map_lib:config_key_path()) -> emqx_rpc:multicall_result().
+get_all(KeyPath) ->
+    rpc:multicall(emqx_conf, get_node_and_config, [KeyPath], 5000).
+
+-spec update(node(), update_config_key_path(), emqx_config:update_request(),
+             emqx_config:update_opts()) ->
+                {ok, emqx_config:update_result()}
+              | {error, emqx_config:update_error()}
+              | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
+update(Node, KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts) ->
+    rpc:call(Node, emqx, update_config, [KeyPath, UpdateReq, Opts], 5000).
+
+-spec remove_config(node(), update_config_key_path(), emqx_config:update_opts()) ->
+                {ok, emqx_config:update_result()}
+              | {error, emqx_config:update_error()}
+              | emqx_rpc:badrpc().
+remove_config(Node, KeyPath, Opts) ->
+    rpc:call(Node, emqx, remove_config, [KeyPath, Opts], 5000).