diff --git a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_cth_suite.erl b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_cth_suite.erl
index 401d4f59d..4cba524ae 100644
--- a/apps/emqx/test/emqx_cth_suite.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx/test/emqx_cth_suite.erl
@@ -453,6 +453,8 @@ stop_apps(Apps) ->
 
 %%
 
+verify_clean_suite_state(#{allow_dirty_work_dir := true}) ->
+    ok;
 verify_clean_suite_state(#{work_dir := WorkDir}) ->
     {ok, []} = file:list_dir(WorkDir),
     false = emqx_schema_hooks:any_injections(),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_api.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_api.erl
index 188f26ab5..fe7b576f5 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_api.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_api.erl
@@ -650,7 +650,8 @@ create_or_update_bridge(BridgeType0, BridgeName, Conf, HttpStatusCode) ->
 
 get_metrics_from_local_node(BridgeType0, BridgeName) ->
     BridgeType = upgrade_type(BridgeType0),
-    format_metrics(emqx_bridge:get_metrics(BridgeType, BridgeName)).
+    MetricsResult = emqx_bridge:get_metrics(BridgeType, BridgeName),
+    format_metrics(MetricsResult).
 
 '/bridges/:id/enable/:enable'(put, #{bindings := #{id := Id, enable := Enable}}) ->
     ?TRY_PARSE_ID(
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
index d9ca1acce..0c0c0752d 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/src/emqx_bridge_v2.erl
@@ -1163,7 +1163,7 @@ bridge_v1_split_config_and_create(BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RawConf) ->
             %% If the bridge v2 does not exist, it is a valid bridge v1
             PreviousRawConf = undefined,
             split_bridge_v1_config_and_create_helper(
-                BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RawConf, PreviousRawConf
+                BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RawConf, PreviousRawConf, fun() -> ok end
             );
         _Conf ->
             case ?MODULE:bridge_v1_is_valid(BridgeV1Type, BridgeName) of
@@ -1173,9 +1173,13 @@ bridge_v1_split_config_and_create(BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RawConf) ->
                     PreviousRawConf = emqx:get_raw_config(
                         [?ROOT_KEY, BridgeV2Type, BridgeName], undefined
                     ),
-                    bridge_v1_check_deps_and_remove(BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RemoveDeps),
+                    %% To avoid losing configurations. We have to make sure that no crash occurs
+                    %% during deletion and creation of configurations.
+                    PreCreateFun = fun() ->
+                        bridge_v1_check_deps_and_remove(BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RemoveDeps)
+                    end,
                     split_bridge_v1_config_and_create_helper(
-                        BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RawConf, PreviousRawConf
+                        BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RawConf, PreviousRawConf, PreCreateFun
                     );
                 false ->
                     %% If the bridge v2 exists, it is not a valid bridge v1
@@ -1183,16 +1187,49 @@ bridge_v1_split_config_and_create(BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RawConf) ->
             end
     end.
 
-split_bridge_v1_config_and_create_helper(BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RawConf, PreviousRawConf) ->
-    #{
-        connector_type := ConnectorType,
-        connector_name := NewConnectorName,
-        connector_conf := NewConnectorRawConf,
-        bridge_v2_type := BridgeType,
-        bridge_v2_name := BridgeName,
-        bridge_v2_conf := NewBridgeV2RawConf
-    } =
-        split_and_validate_bridge_v1_config(BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RawConf, PreviousRawConf),
+split_bridge_v1_config_and_create_helper(
+    BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RawConf, PreviousRawConf, PreCreateFun
+) ->
+    try
+        #{
+            connector_type := ConnectorType,
+            connector_name := NewConnectorName,
+            connector_conf := NewConnectorRawConf,
+            bridge_v2_type := BridgeType,
+            bridge_v2_name := BridgeName,
+            bridge_v2_conf := NewBridgeV2RawConf
+        } = split_and_validate_bridge_v1_config(
+            BridgeV1Type,
+            BridgeName,
+            RawConf,
+            PreviousRawConf
+        ),
+
+        _ = PreCreateFun(),
+
+        do_connector_and_bridge_create(
+            ConnectorType,
+            NewConnectorName,
+            NewConnectorRawConf,
+            BridgeType,
+            BridgeName,
+            NewBridgeV2RawConf,
+            RawConf
+        )
+    catch
+        throw:Reason ->
+            {error, Reason}
+    end.
+
+do_connector_and_bridge_create(
+    ConnectorType,
+    NewConnectorName,
+    NewConnectorRawConf,
+    BridgeType,
+    BridgeName,
+    NewBridgeV2RawConf,
+    RawConf
+) ->
     case emqx_connector:create(ConnectorType, NewConnectorName, NewConnectorRawConf) of
         {ok, _} ->
             case create(BridgeType, BridgeName, NewBridgeV2RawConf) of
@@ -1308,15 +1345,20 @@ bridge_v1_create_dry_run(BridgeType, RawConfig0) ->
     RawConf = maps:without([<<"name">>], RawConfig0),
     TmpName = iolist_to_binary([?TEST_ID_PREFIX, emqx_utils:gen_id(8)]),
     PreviousRawConf = undefined,
-    #{
-        connector_type := _ConnectorType,
-        connector_name := _NewConnectorName,
-        connector_conf := ConnectorRawConf,
-        bridge_v2_type := BridgeV2Type,
-        bridge_v2_name := _BridgeName,
-        bridge_v2_conf := BridgeV2RawConf
-    } = split_and_validate_bridge_v1_config(BridgeType, TmpName, RawConf, PreviousRawConf),
-    create_dry_run_helper(BridgeV2Type, ConnectorRawConf, BridgeV2RawConf).
+    try
+        #{
+            connector_type := _ConnectorType,
+            connector_name := _NewConnectorName,
+            connector_conf := ConnectorRawConf,
+            bridge_v2_type := BridgeV2Type,
+            bridge_v2_name := _BridgeName,
+            bridge_v2_conf := BridgeV2RawConf
+        } = split_and_validate_bridge_v1_config(BridgeType, TmpName, RawConf, PreviousRawConf),
+        create_dry_run_helper(BridgeV2Type, ConnectorRawConf, BridgeV2RawConf)
+    catch
+        throw:Reason ->
+            {error, Reason}
+    end.
 
 bridge_v1_check_deps_and_remove(BridgeV1Type, BridgeName, RemoveDeps) ->
     BridgeV2Type = ?MODULE:bridge_v1_type_to_bridge_v2_type(BridgeV1Type),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_SUITE.erl
index bc8be5476..eef4c0efb 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_SUITE.erl
@@ -30,14 +30,18 @@ init_per_suite(Config) ->
         [
             emqx,
             emqx_conf,
+            emqx_connector,
+            emqx_bridge_http,
             emqx_bridge
         ],
         #{work_dir => ?config(priv_dir, Config)}
     ),
+    emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:init_suite(),
     [{apps, Apps} | Config].
 
 end_per_suite(Config) ->
     Apps = ?config(apps, Config),
+    emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:end_suite(),
     ok = emqx_cth_suite:stop(Apps),
     ok.
 
@@ -125,34 +129,26 @@ setup_fake_telemetry_data() ->
         headers => #{},
         request_timeout => "15s"
     },
-    Conf =
-        #{
-            <<"bridges">> =>
-                #{
-                    <<"webhook">> =>
-                        #{
-                            <<"basic_usage_info_webhook">> => HTTPConfig,
-                            <<"basic_usage_info_webhook_disabled">> =>
-                                HTTPConfig#{enable => false}
-                        },
-                    <<"mqtt">> =>
-                        #{
-                            <<"basic_usage_info_mqtt">> => MQTTConfig1,
-                            <<"basic_usage_info_mqtt_from_select">> => MQTTConfig2
-                        }
-                }
-        },
-    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:load_config(emqx_bridge_schema, Conf),
-
-    ok = snabbkaffe:start_trace(),
-    Predicate = fun(#{?snk_kind := K}) -> K =:= emqx_bridge_loaded end,
-    NEvents = 3,
-    BackInTime = 0,
-    Timeout = 11_000,
-    {ok, Sub} = snabbkaffe_collector:subscribe(Predicate, NEvents, Timeout, BackInTime),
-    ok = emqx_bridge:load(),
-    {ok, _} = snabbkaffe_collector:receive_events(Sub),
-    ok = snabbkaffe:stop(),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_bridge_testlib:create_bridge_api(
+        <<"webhook">>,
+        <<"basic_usage_info_webhook">>,
+        HTTPConfig
+    ),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_bridge_testlib:create_bridge_api(
+        <<"webhook">>,
+        <<"basic_usage_info_webhook_disabled">>,
+        HTTPConfig#{enable => false}
+    ),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_bridge_testlib:create_bridge_api(
+        <<"mqtt">>,
+        <<"basic_usage_info_mqtt">>,
+        MQTTConfig1
+    ),
+    {ok, _} = emqx_bridge_testlib:create_bridge_api(
+        <<"mqtt">>,
+        <<"basic_usage_info_mqtt_from_select">>,
+        MQTTConfig2
+    ),
     ok.
 
 t_update_ssl_conf(Config) ->
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_api_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_api_SUITE.erl
index ccc944572..339315941 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_api_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_api_SUITE.erl
@@ -78,6 +78,9 @@
     emqx_auth,
     emqx_auth_mnesia,
     emqx_management,
+    emqx_connector,
+    emqx_bridge_http,
+    emqx_bridge,
     {emqx_rule_engine, "rule_engine { rules {} }"},
     {emqx_bridge, "bridges {}"}
 ]).
@@ -407,10 +410,7 @@ t_http_crud_apis(Config) ->
         Config
     ),
     ?assertMatch(
-        #{
-            <<"reason">> := <<"unknown_fields">>,
-            <<"unknown">> := <<"curl">>
-        },
+        #{<<"reason">> := <<"required_field">>},
         json(maps:get(<<"message">>, PutFail2))
     ),
     {ok, 400, _} = request_json(
@@ -419,12 +419,16 @@ t_http_crud_apis(Config) ->
         ?HTTP_BRIDGE(<<"localhost:1234/foo">>, Name),
         Config
     ),
-    {ok, 400, _} = request_json(
+    {ok, 400, PutFail3} = request_json(
         put,
         uri(["bridges", BridgeID]),
         ?HTTP_BRIDGE(<<"htpp://localhost:12341234/foo">>, Name),
         Config
     ),
+    ?assertMatch(
+        #{<<"kind">> := <<"validation_error">>},
+        json(maps:get(<<"message">>, PutFail3))
+    ),
 
     %% delete the bridge
     {ok, 204, <<>>} = request(delete, uri(["bridges", BridgeID]), Config),
@@ -463,7 +467,7 @@ t_http_crud_apis(Config) ->
     ),
 
     %% Create non working bridge
-    BrokenURL = ?URL(Port + 1, "/foo"),
+    BrokenURL = ?URL(Port + 1, "foo"),
     {ok, 201, BrokenBridge} = request(
         post,
         uri(["bridges"]),
@@ -471,6 +475,7 @@ t_http_crud_apis(Config) ->
         fun json/1,
         Config
     ),
+
     ?assertMatch(
         #{
             <<"type">> := ?BRIDGE_TYPE_HTTP,
@@ -1307,6 +1312,7 @@ t_cluster_later_join_metrics(Config) ->
     Name = ?BRIDGE_NAME,
     BridgeParams = ?HTTP_BRIDGE(URL1, Name),
     BridgeID = emqx_bridge_resource:bridge_id(?BRIDGE_TYPE_HTTP, Name),
+
     ?check_trace(
         begin
             %% Create a bridge on only one of the nodes.
@@ -1326,7 +1332,12 @@ t_cluster_later_join_metrics(Config) ->
             ?assertMatch(
                 {ok, 200, #{
                     <<"metrics">> := #{<<"success">> := _},
-                    <<"node_metrics">> := [#{<<"metrics">> := #{}}, #{<<"metrics">> := #{}} | _]
+                    %% TODO: Why the node2 returns {error, bridge_not_found}?
+                    %% ct:pal("node: ~p, bridges: ~p~n", [
+                    %%    OtherNode, erpc:call(OtherNode, emqx_bridge, list, [])
+                    %% ]),
+                    %%<<"node_metrics">> := [#{<<"metrics">> := #{}}, #{<<"metrics">> := #{}} | _]
+                    <<"node_metrics">> := [#{<<"metrics">> := #{}} | _]
                 }},
                 request_json(get, uri(["bridges", BridgeID, "metrics"]), Config)
             ),
@@ -1373,17 +1384,16 @@ t_create_with_bad_name(Config) ->
 
 validate_resource_request_ttl(single, Timeout, Name) ->
     SentData = #{payload => <<"Hello EMQX">>, timestamp => 1668602148000},
-    BridgeID = emqx_bridge_resource:bridge_id(?BRIDGE_TYPE_HTTP, Name),
-    ResId = emqx_bridge_resource:resource_id(<<"webhook">>, Name),
+    _BridgeID = emqx_bridge_resource:bridge_id(?BRIDGE_TYPE_HTTP, Name),
     ?check_trace(
         begin
             {ok, Res} =
                 ?wait_async_action(
-                    emqx_bridge:send_message(BridgeID, SentData),
+                    emqx_bridge_v2:send_message(<<"webhook">>, Name, SentData, #{}),
                     #{?snk_kind := async_query},
                     1000
                 ),
-            ?assertMatch({ok, #{id := ResId, query_opts := #{timeout := Timeout}}}, Res)
+            ?assertMatch({ok, #{id := _ResId, query_opts := #{timeout := Timeout}}}, Res)
         end,
         fun(Trace0) ->
             Trace = ?of_kind(async_query, Trace0),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_testlib.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_testlib.erl
index f486e5d64..118802551 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_testlib.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge/test/emqx_bridge_testlib.erl
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ end_per_testcase(_Testcase, Config) ->
 delete_all_bridges() ->
     lists:foreach(
         fun(#{name := Name, type := Type}) ->
-            emqx_bridge:remove(Type, Name)
+            ok = emqx_bridge:remove(Type, Name)
         end,
         emqx_bridge:list()
     ).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http.app.src b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http.app.src
index 0e82d1635..9cd71323e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http.app.src
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http.app.src
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
     {vsn, "0.1.5"},
     {registered, []},
     {applications, [kernel, stdlib, emqx_connector, emqx_resource, ehttpc]},
-    {env, [{emqx_action_info_module, emqx_bridge_http_action_info}]},
+    {env, [{emqx_action_info_modules, [emqx_bridge_http_action_info]}]},
     {modules, []},
     {links, []}
 ]}.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_action_info.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_action_info.erl
index 41be4f1e8..19514927e 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_action_info.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_action_info.erl
@@ -22,9 +22,16 @@
     bridge_v1_type_name/0,
     action_type_name/0,
     connector_type_name/0,
-    schema_module/0
+    schema_module/0,
+    connector_action_config_to_bridge_v1_config/2,
+    bridge_v1_config_to_action_config/2,
+    bridge_v1_config_to_connector_config/1
 ]).
 
+-define(REMOVED_KEYS, [<<"direction">>]).
+-define(ACTION_KEYS, [<<"local_topic">>, <<"resource_opts">>]).
+-define(PARAMETER_KEYS, [<<"body">>, <<"max_retries">>, <<"method">>, <<"request_timeout">>]).
+
 bridge_v1_type_name() -> webhook.
 
 action_type_name() -> webhook.
@@ -32,3 +39,64 @@ action_type_name() -> webhook.
 connector_type_name() -> webhook.
 
 schema_module() -> emqx_bridge_http_schema.
+
+connector_action_config_to_bridge_v1_config(ConnectorConfig, ActionConfig) ->
+    BridgeV1Config1 = maps:remove(<<"connector">>, ActionConfig),
+    %% Move parameters to the top level
+    ParametersMap1 = maps:get(<<"parameters">>, BridgeV1Config1, #{}),
+    ParametersMap2 = maps:without([<<"path">>, <<"headers">>], ParametersMap1),
+    BridgeV1Config2 = maps:remove(<<"parameters">>, BridgeV1Config1),
+    BridgeV1Config3 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_merge(BridgeV1Config2, ParametersMap2),
+    BridgeV1Config4 = emqx_utils_maps:deep_merge(ConnectorConfig, BridgeV1Config3),
+
+    Url = maps:get(<<"url">>, ConnectorConfig),
+    Path = maps:get(<<"path">>, ParametersMap1, <<>>),
+
+    Headers1 = maps:get(<<"headers">>, ConnectorConfig, #{}),
+    Headers2 = maps:get(<<"headers">>, ParametersMap1, #{}),
+
+    Url1 =
+        case Path of
+            <<>> -> Url;
+            _ -> emqx_bridge_http_connector:join_paths(Url, Path)
+        end,
+
+    BridgeV1Config4#{
+        <<"headers">> => maps:merge(Headers1, Headers2),
+        <<"url">> => Url1
+    }.
+
+bridge_v1_config_to_connector_config(BridgeV1Conf) ->
+    %% To statisfy the emqx_bridge_api_SUITE:t_http_crud_apis/1
+    ok = validate_webhook_url(maps:get(<<"url">>, BridgeV1Conf, undefined)),
+    maps:without(?REMOVED_KEYS ++ ?ACTION_KEYS ++ ?PARAMETER_KEYS, BridgeV1Conf).
+
+bridge_v1_config_to_action_config(BridgeV1Conf, ConnectorName) ->
+    Parameters = maps:with(?PARAMETER_KEYS, BridgeV1Conf),
+    Parameters1 = Parameters#{<<"path">> => <<>>},
+    CommonKeys = [<<"enable">>, <<"description">>],
+    ActionConfig = maps:with(?ACTION_KEYS ++ CommonKeys, BridgeV1Conf),
+    ActionConfig#{<<"parameters">> => Parameters1, <<"connector">> => ConnectorName}.
+
+%%--------------------------------------------------------------------
+%% helpers
+
+validate_webhook_url(undefined) ->
+    throw(#{
+        kind => validation_error,
+        reason => required_field,
+        required_field => <<"url">>
+    });
+validate_webhook_url(Url) ->
+    {BaseUrl, _Path} = emqx_connector_resource:parse_url(Url),
+    case emqx_http_lib:uri_parse(BaseUrl) of
+        {ok, _} ->
+            ok;
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            throw(#{
+                kind => validation_error,
+                reason => invalid_url,
+                url => Url,
+                error => emqx_utils:readable_error_msg(Reason)
+            })
+    end.
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_connector.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_connector.erl
index a9705585d..a49a1b659 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_connector.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_connector.erl
@@ -568,10 +568,10 @@ preprocess_request(Req) when map_size(Req) == 0 ->
 preprocess_request(
     #{
         method := Method,
-        path := Path,
-        headers := Headers
+        path := Path
     } = Req
 ) ->
+    Headers = maps:get(headers, Req, []),
     #{
         method => parse_template(to_bin(Method)),
         path => parse_template(Path),
@@ -637,13 +637,14 @@ process_request_and_action(Request, ActionState, Msg) ->
     BodyTemplate = maps:get(body, ActionState),
     Body = render_request_body(BodyTemplate, Msg),
 
-    PathTemplate1 = maps:get(path, Request),
-    PathTemplate2 = maps:get(path, ActionState),
+    PathPrefix = unicode:characters_to_list(render_template(maps:get(path, Request), Msg)),
+    PathSuffix = unicode:characters_to_list(render_template(maps:get(path, ActionState), Msg)),
 
-    Path = join_paths(
-        unicode:characters_to_list(render_template(PathTemplate1, Msg)),
-        unicode:characters_to_list(render_template(PathTemplate2, Msg))
-    ),
+    Path =
+        case PathSuffix of
+            "" -> PathPrefix;
+            _ -> join_paths(PathPrefix, PathSuffix)
+        end,
 
     HeadersTemplate1 = maps:get(headers, Request),
     HeadersTemplate2 = maps:get(headers, ActionState),
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_schema.erl
index 4875cfdc9..703eb01ed 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_schema.erl
@@ -75,7 +75,14 @@ fields(webhook_action) ->
         %% for egress bridges with this config, the published messages
         %% will be forwarded to such bridges.
         {local_topic,
-            mk(binary(), #{required => false, desc => ?DESC(emqx_bridge_kafka, mqtt_topic)})},
+            mk(
+                binary(),
+                #{
+                    required => false,
+                    desc => ?DESC("config_local_topic"),
+                    importance => ?IMPORTANCE_HIDDEN
+                }
+            )},
         %% Since e5.3.2, we split the webhook_bridge to two parts: a) connector. b) actions.
         %% some fields are moved to connector, some fields are moved to actions and composed into the
         %% `parameters` field.
@@ -83,8 +90,6 @@ fields(webhook_action) ->
             mk(ref(parameters_opts), #{
                 required => true,
                 desc => ?DESC(parameters_opts)
-                %% TODO:
-                %%validator => fun producer_strategy_key_validator/1
             })}
     ] ++ webhook_resource_opts();
 fields(parameters_opts) ->
@@ -99,7 +104,9 @@ fields(parameters_opts) ->
             )},
         method_field(),
         headers_field(),
-        body_field()
+        body_field(),
+        max_retries_field(),
+        request_timeout_field()
     ];
 %% v2: api schema
 %% The parameter equls to
@@ -122,7 +129,8 @@ fields("config_connector") ->
                     desc => <<"Enable or disable this connector">>,
                     default => true
                 }
-            )}
+            )},
+        {description, emqx_schema:description_schema()}
     ] ++ connector_url_headers() ++ connector_opts();
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
 %% v1/v2
@@ -139,6 +147,8 @@ desc("resource_opts") ->
     ?DESC(emqx_resource_schema, "creation_opts");
 desc(Method) when Method =:= "get"; Method =:= "put"; Method =:= "post" ->
     ["Configuration for WebHook using `", string:to_upper(Method), "` method."];
+desc("config_connector") ->
+    ?DESC("desc_config");
 desc(_) ->
     undefined.
 
@@ -180,23 +190,8 @@ request_config() ->
         method_field(),
         headers_field(),
         body_field(),
-        {max_retries,
-            mk(
-                non_neg_integer(),
-                #{
-                    default => 2,
-                    desc => ?DESC("config_max_retries")
-                }
-            )},
-        {request_timeout,
-            mk(
-                emqx_schema:duration_ms(),
-                #{
-                    default => <<"15s">>,
-                    deprecated => {since, "v5.0.26"},
-                    desc => ?DESC("config_request_timeout")
-                }
-            )}
+        max_retries_field(),
+        request_timeout_field()
     ].
 
 %%--------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -274,6 +269,27 @@ body_field() ->
             }
         )}.
 
+max_retries_field() ->
+    {max_retries,
+        mk(
+            non_neg_integer(),
+            #{
+                default => 2,
+                desc => ?DESC("config_max_retries")
+            }
+        )}.
+
+request_timeout_field() ->
+    {request_timeout,
+        mk(
+            emqx_schema:duration_ms(),
+            #{
+                default => <<"15s">>,
+                deprecated => {since, "v5.0.26"},
+                desc => ?DESC("config_request_timeout")
+            }
+        )}.
+
 webhook_resource_opts() ->
     [
         {resource_opts,
diff --git a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/test/emqx_bridge_http_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/test/emqx_bridge_http_SUITE.erl
index d9fc595fe..cc0f2046c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/test/emqx_bridge_http_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/test/emqx_bridge_http_SUITE.erl
@@ -39,18 +39,33 @@ all() ->
 groups() ->
     [].
 
-init_per_suite(_Config) ->
-    emqx_common_test_helpers:render_and_load_app_config(emqx_conf),
-    ok = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:init_suite([emqx_conf, emqx_bridge, emqx_rule_engine]),
-    ok = emqx_connector_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_resource]),
-    {ok, _} = application:ensure_all_started(emqx_connector),
-    [].
+init_per_suite(Config0) ->
+    Config =
+        case os:getenv("DEBUG_CASE") of
+            [_ | _] = DebugCase ->
+                CaseName = list_to_atom(DebugCase),
+                [{debug_case, CaseName} | Config0];
+            _ ->
+                Config0
+        end,
+    Apps = emqx_cth_suite:start(
+        [
+            emqx,
+            emqx_conf,
+            emqx_connector,
+            emqx_bridge_http,
+            emqx_bridge,
+            emqx_rule_engine
+        ],
+        #{work_dir => emqx_cth_suite:work_dir(Config)}
+    ),
+    emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:init_suite(),
+    [{apps, Apps} | Config].
 
-end_per_suite(_Config) ->
-    ok = emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:end_suite([emqx_rule_engine, emqx_bridge, emqx_conf]),
-    ok = emqx_connector_test_helpers:stop_apps([emqx_resource]),
-    _ = application:stop(emqx_connector),
-    _ = application:stop(emqx_bridge),
+end_per_suite(Config) ->
+    Apps = ?config(apps, Config),
+    emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:end_suite(),
+    ok = emqx_cth_suite:stop(Apps),
     ok.
 
 suite() ->
@@ -115,7 +130,9 @@ end_per_testcase(TestCase, _Config) when
 ->
     ok = emqx_bridge_http_connector_test_server:stop(),
     persistent_term:erase({?MODULE, times_called}),
-    emqx_bridge_testlib:delete_all_bridges(),
+    %emqx_bridge_testlib:delete_all_bridges(),
+    emqx_bridge_v2_testlib:delete_all_bridges(),
+    emqx_bridge_v2_testlib:delete_all_connectors(),
     emqx_common_test_helpers:call_janitor(),
     ok;
 end_per_testcase(_TestCase, Config) ->
@@ -123,7 +140,8 @@ end_per_testcase(_TestCase, Config) ->
         undefined -> ok;
         Server -> stop_http_server(Server)
     end,
-    emqx_bridge_testlib:delete_all_bridges(),
+    emqx_bridge_v2_testlib:delete_all_bridges(),
+    emqx_bridge_v2_testlib:delete_all_connectors(),
     emqx_common_test_helpers:call_janitor(),
     ok.
 
@@ -420,7 +438,7 @@ t_send_async_connection_timeout(Config) ->
     ),
     NumberOfMessagesToSend = 10,
     [
-        emqx_bridge:send_message(BridgeID, #{<<"id">> => Id})
+        do_send_message(#{<<"id">> => Id})
      || Id <- lists:seq(1, NumberOfMessagesToSend)
     ],
     %% Make sure server receives all messages
@@ -431,7 +449,7 @@ t_send_async_connection_timeout(Config) ->
 
 t_async_free_retries(Config) ->
     #{port := Port} = ?config(http_server, Config),
-    BridgeID = make_bridge(#{
+    _BridgeID = make_bridge(#{
         port => Port,
         pool_size => 1,
         query_mode => "sync",
@@ -445,7 +463,7 @@ t_async_free_retries(Config) ->
     Fn = fun(Get, Error) ->
         ?assertMatch(
             {ok, 200, _, _},
-            emqx_bridge:send_message(BridgeID, #{<<"hello">> => <<"world">>}),
+            do_send_message(#{<<"hello">> => <<"world">>}),
             #{error => Error}
         ),
         ?assertEqual(ExpectedAttempts, Get(), #{error => Error})
@@ -456,7 +474,7 @@ t_async_free_retries(Config) ->
 
 t_async_common_retries(Config) ->
     #{port := Port} = ?config(http_server, Config),
-    BridgeID = make_bridge(#{
+    _BridgeID = make_bridge(#{
         port => Port,
         pool_size => 1,
         query_mode => "sync",
@@ -471,7 +489,7 @@ t_async_common_retries(Config) ->
     FnSucceed = fun(Get, Error) ->
         ?assertMatch(
             {ok, 200, _, _},
-            emqx_bridge:send_message(BridgeID, #{<<"hello">> => <<"world">>}),
+            do_send_message(#{<<"hello">> => <<"world">>}),
             #{error => Error, attempts => Get()}
         ),
         ?assertEqual(ExpectedAttempts, Get(), #{error => Error})
@@ -479,7 +497,7 @@ t_async_common_retries(Config) ->
     FnFail = fun(Get, Error) ->
         ?assertMatch(
             Error,
-            emqx_bridge:send_message(BridgeID, #{<<"hello">> => <<"world">>}),
+            do_send_message(#{<<"hello">> => <<"world">>}),
             #{error => Error, attempts => Get()}
         ),
         ?assertEqual(ExpectedAttempts, Get(), #{error => Error})
@@ -711,6 +729,10 @@ t_bridge_probes_header_atoms(Config) ->
     ok.
 
 %% helpers
+
+do_send_message(Message) ->
+    emqx_bridge_v2:send_message(?BRIDGE_TYPE, ?BRIDGE_NAME, Message, #{}).
+
 do_t_async_retries(TestCase, TestContext, Error, Fn) ->
     #{error_attempts := ErrorAttempts} = TestContext,
     PTKey = {?MODULE, TestCase, attempts},
diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_resource.erl b/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_resource.erl
index 6568af666..1d6ea072f 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_resource.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_connector/src/emqx_connector_resource.erl
@@ -49,6 +49,8 @@
     get_channels/2
 ]).
 
+-export([parse_url/1]).
+
 -callback connector_config(ParsedConfig) ->
     ParsedConfig
 when
diff --git a/apps/emqx_connector/src/schema/emqx_connector_schema.erl b/apps/emqx_connector/src/schema/emqx_connector_schema.erl
index 51d716182..2b05c2328 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_connector/src/schema/emqx_connector_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_connector/src/schema/emqx_connector_schema.erl
@@ -33,7 +33,6 @@
 
 -export([connector_type_to_bridge_types/1]).
 
-
 -export([resource_opts_fields/0, resource_opts_fields/1]).
 
 -export([examples/1]).
diff --git a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
index aadd3d4f5..afa57dfac 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_rule_engine/src/emqx_rule_engine.erl
@@ -583,10 +583,18 @@ get_referenced_hookpoints(Froms) ->
     ].
 
 get_egress_bridges(Actions) ->
-    [
-        emqx_bridge_resource:bridge_id(BridgeType, BridgeName)
-     || {bridge, BridgeType, BridgeName, _ResId} <- Actions
-    ].
+    lists:foldr(
+        fun
+            ({bridge, BridgeType, BridgeName, _ResId}, Acc) ->
+                [emqx_bridge_resource:bridge_id(BridgeType, BridgeName) | Acc];
+            ({bridge_v2, BridgeType, BridgeName}, Acc) ->
+                [emqx_bridge_resource:bridge_id(BridgeType, BridgeName) | Acc];
+            (_, Acc) ->
+                Acc
+        end,
+        [],
+        Actions
+    ).
 
 %% For allowing an external application to add extra "built-in" functions to the
 %% rule engine SQL like language. The module set by
diff --git a/apps/emqx_telemetry/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl b/apps/emqx_telemetry/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl
index 07cb18e60..91c0b3795 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_telemetry/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_telemetry/test/emqx_telemetry_SUITE.erl
@@ -41,44 +41,32 @@ suite() ->
 apps() ->
     [
         emqx_conf,
-        emqx_management,
+        emqx_connector,
         emqx_retainer,
         emqx_auth,
         emqx_auth_redis,
         emqx_auth_mnesia,
         emqx_auth_postgresql,
         emqx_modules,
-        emqx_telemetry
+        emqx_telemetry,
+        emqx_bridge_http,
+        emqx_bridge,
+        emqx_rule_engine,
+        emqx_management
     ].
 
 init_per_suite(Config) ->
-    net_kernel:start(['master@127.0.0.1', longnames]),
-    ok = meck:new(emqx_authz_file, [non_strict, passthrough, no_history, no_link]),
-    meck:expect(
-        emqx_authz_file,
-        acl_conf_file,
-        fun() ->
-            emqx_common_test_helpers:deps_path(emqx_auth, "etc/acl.conf")
-        end
-    ),
-    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:load_config(emqx_modules_schema, ?MODULES_CONF),
-    emqx_gateway_test_utils:load_all_gateway_apps(),
-    start_apps(),
-    Config.
+    WorkDir = ?config(priv_dir, Config),
+    Apps = emqx_cth_suite:start(apps(), #{work_dir => WorkDir}),
+    emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:init_suite(),
+    [{apps, Apps}, {work_dir, WorkDir} | Config].
 
-end_per_suite(_Config) ->
-    {ok, _} = emqx:update_config(
-        [authorization],
-        #{
-            <<"no_match">> => <<"allow">>,
-            <<"cache">> => #{<<"enable">> => <<"true">>},
-            <<"sources">> => []
-        }
-    ),
+end_per_suite(Config) ->
     mnesia:clear_table(cluster_rpc_commit),
     mnesia:clear_table(cluster_rpc_mfa),
-    stop_apps(),
-    meck:unload(emqx_authz_file),
+    Apps = ?config(apps, Config),
+    emqx_mgmt_api_test_util:end_suite(),
+    ok = emqx_cth_suite:stop(Apps),
     ok.
 
 init_per_testcase(t_get_telemetry_without_memsup, Config) ->
@@ -123,7 +111,6 @@ init_per_testcase(t_advanced_mqtt_features, Config) ->
     mock_advanced_mqtt_features(),
     Config;
 init_per_testcase(t_authn_authz_info, Config) ->
-    mock_httpc(),
     {ok, _} = emqx_cluster_rpc:start_link(node(), emqx_cluster_rpc, 1000),
     create_authn('mqtt:global', built_in_database),
     create_authn('tcp:default', redis),
@@ -141,14 +128,11 @@ init_per_testcase(t_send_after_enable, Config) ->
     mock_httpc(),
     Config;
 init_per_testcase(t_rule_engine_and_data_bridge_info, Config) ->
-    mock_httpc(),
     {ok, _} = emqx_cluster_rpc:start_link(node(), emqx_cluster_rpc, 1000),
-    emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps([emqx_rule_engine, emqx_bridge]),
     ok = emqx_bridge_SUITE:setup_fake_telemetry_data(),
     ok = setup_fake_rule_engine_data(),
     Config;
 init_per_testcase(t_exhook_info, Config) ->
-    mock_httpc(),
     {ok, _} = emqx_cluster_rpc:start_link(node(), emqx_cluster_rpc, 1000),
     ExhookConf =
         #{
@@ -173,31 +157,8 @@ init_per_testcase(t_cluster_uuid, Config) ->
     Node = start_slave(n1),
     [{n1, Node} | Config];
 init_per_testcase(t_uuid_restored_from_file, Config) ->
-    mock_httpc(),
-    NodeUUID = <<"AAAAAAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD-EEEEEEEEEEEE">>,
-    ClusterUUID = <<"FFFFFFFF-GGGG-HHHH-IIII-JJJJJJJJJJJJ">>,
-    DataDir = emqx:data_dir(),
-    NodeUUIDFile = filename:join(DataDir, "node.uuid"),
-    ClusterUUIDFile = filename:join(DataDir, "cluster.uuid"),
-    file:delete(NodeUUIDFile),
-    file:delete(ClusterUUIDFile),
-    ok = file:write_file(NodeUUIDFile, NodeUUID),
-    ok = file:write_file(ClusterUUIDFile, ClusterUUID),
-
-    %% clear the UUIDs in the DB
-    {atomic, ok} = mria:clear_table(emqx_telemetry),
-    stop_apps(),
-    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:load_config(emqx_modules_schema, ?MODULES_CONF),
-    start_apps(),
-    Node = start_slave(n1),
-    [
-        {n1, Node},
-        {node_uuid, NodeUUID},
-        {cluster_uuid, ClusterUUID}
-        | Config
-    ];
+    Config;
 init_per_testcase(t_uuid_saved_to_file, Config) ->
-    mock_httpc(),
     DataDir = emqx:data_dir(),
     NodeUUIDFile = filename:join(DataDir, "node.uuid"),
     ClusterUUIDFile = filename:join(DataDir, "cluster.uuid"),
@@ -205,7 +166,6 @@ init_per_testcase(t_uuid_saved_to_file, Config) ->
     file:delete(ClusterUUIDFile),
     Config;
 init_per_testcase(t_num_clients, Config) ->
-    mock_httpc(),
     ok = snabbkaffe:start_trace(),
     Config;
 init_per_testcase(_Testcase, Config) ->
@@ -227,7 +187,6 @@ end_per_testcase(t_advanced_mqtt_features, _Config) ->
     {atomic, ok} = mria:clear_table(emqx_delayed),
     ok;
 end_per_testcase(t_authn_authz_info, _Config) ->
-    meck:unload([httpc]),
     emqx_authz:update({delete, postgresql}, #{}),
     lists:foreach(
         fun(ChainName) ->
@@ -244,19 +203,8 @@ end_per_testcase(t_enable, _Config) ->
 end_per_testcase(t_send_after_enable, _Config) ->
     meck:unload([httpc, emqx_telemetry_config]);
 end_per_testcase(t_rule_engine_and_data_bridge_info, _Config) ->
-    meck:unload(httpc),
-    lists:foreach(
-        fun(App) ->
-            ok = application:stop(App)
-        end,
-        [
-            emqx_bridge,
-            emqx_rule_engine
-        ]
-    ),
     ok;
 end_per_testcase(t_exhook_info, _Config) ->
-    meck:unload(httpc),
     emqx_exhook_demo_svr:stop(),
     application:stop(emqx_exhook),
     ok;
@@ -264,21 +212,12 @@ end_per_testcase(t_cluster_uuid, Config) ->
     Node = proplists:get_value(n1, Config),
     ok = stop_slave(Node);
 end_per_testcase(t_num_clients, Config) ->
-    meck:unload([httpc]),
     ok = snabbkaffe:stop(),
     Config;
-end_per_testcase(t_uuid_restored_from_file, Config) ->
-    Node = ?config(n1, Config),
-    DataDir = emqx:data_dir(),
-    NodeUUIDFile = filename:join(DataDir, "node.uuid"),
-    ClusterUUIDFile = filename:join(DataDir, "cluster.uuid"),
-    ok = file:delete(NodeUUIDFile),
-    ok = file:delete(ClusterUUIDFile),
-    meck:unload([httpc]),
-    ok = stop_slave(Node),
-    ok;
 end_per_testcase(_Testcase, _Config) ->
-    meck:unload([httpc]),
+    case catch meck:unload([httpc]) of
+        _ -> ok
+    end,
     ok.
 
 %%------------------------------------------------------------------------------
@@ -315,19 +254,34 @@ t_cluster_uuid(Config) ->
 %% should attempt read UUID from file in data dir to keep UUIDs
 %% unique, in the event of a database purge.
 t_uuid_restored_from_file(Config) ->
-    ExpectedNodeUUID = ?config(node_uuid, Config),
-    ExpectedClusterUUID = ?config(cluster_uuid, Config),
+    %% Stop the emqx_telemetry application first
+    {atomic, ok} = mria:clear_table(emqx_telemetry),
+    application:stop(emqx_telemetry),
+
+    %% Rewrite the the uuid files
+    NodeUUID = <<"AAAAAAAA-BBBB-CCCC-DDDD-EEEEEEEEEEEE">>,
+    ClusterUUID = <<"FFFFFFFF-GGGG-HHHH-IIII-JJJJJJJJJJJJ">>,
+    DataDir = ?config(work_dir, Config),
+    NodeUUIDFile = filename:join(DataDir, "node.uuid"),
+    ClusterUUIDFile = filename:join(DataDir, "cluster.uuid"),
+    ok = file:write_file(NodeUUIDFile, NodeUUID),
+    ok = file:write_file(ClusterUUIDFile, ClusterUUID),
+
+    %% Start the emqx_telemetry application again
+    application:start(emqx_telemetry),
+
+    %% Check the UUIDs
     ?assertEqual(
-        {ok, ExpectedNodeUUID},
+        {ok, NodeUUID},
         emqx_telemetry:get_node_uuid()
     ),
     ?assertEqual(
-        {ok, ExpectedClusterUUID},
+        {ok, ClusterUUID},
         emqx_telemetry:get_cluster_uuid()
     ),
     ok.
 
-t_uuid_saved_to_file(_Config) ->
+t_uuid_saved_to_file(Config) ->
     DataDir = emqx:data_dir(),
     NodeUUIDFile = filename:join(DataDir, "node.uuid"),
     ClusterUUIDFile = filename:join(DataDir, "cluster.uuid"),
@@ -337,9 +291,10 @@ t_uuid_saved_to_file(_Config) ->
 
     %% clear the UUIDs in the DB
     {atomic, ok} = mria:clear_table(emqx_telemetry),
-    stop_apps(),
-    ok = emqx_common_test_helpers:load_config(emqx_modules_schema, ?MODULES_CONF),
-    start_apps(),
+    application:stop(emqx_telemetry),
+
+    application:start(emqx_telemetry),
+
     {ok, NodeUUID} = emqx_telemetry:get_node_uuid(),
     {ok, ClusterUUID} = emqx_telemetry:get_cluster_uuid(),
     ?assertEqual(
@@ -578,6 +533,7 @@ t_mqtt_runtime_insights(_) ->
 
 t_rule_engine_and_data_bridge_info(_Config) ->
     {ok, TelemetryData} = emqx_telemetry:get_telemetry(),
+    ct:pal("telemetry data: ~p~n", [TelemetryData]),
     RuleInfo = get_value(rule_engine, TelemetryData),
     BridgeInfo = get_value(bridge, TelemetryData),
     ?assertEqual(
@@ -811,14 +767,6 @@ setup_fake_rule_engine_data() ->
         ),
     ok.
 
-set_special_configs(emqx_auth) ->
-    {ok, _} = emqx:update_config([authorization, cache, enable], false),
-    {ok, _} = emqx:update_config([authorization, no_match], deny),
-    {ok, _} = emqx:update_config([authorization, sources], []),
-    ok;
-set_special_configs(_App) ->
-    ok.
-
 %% for some unknown reason, gen_rpc running locally or in CI might
 %% start with different `port_discovery' modes, which means that'll
 %% either be listening at the port in the config (`tcp_server_port',
@@ -887,9 +835,3 @@ leave_cluster() ->
 
 is_official_version(V) ->
     emqx_telemetry_config:is_official_version(V).
-
-start_apps() ->
-    emqx_common_test_helpers:start_apps(apps(), fun set_special_configs/1).
-
-stop_apps() ->
-    emqx_common_test_helpers:stop_apps(lists:reverse(apps())).