diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl
index 29f8de0d3..02bb8662c 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt.erl
@@ -87,7 +87,6 @@
 %% Listeners
 -export([ list_listeners/0
         , list_listeners/1
-        , list_listeners/2
         , list_listeners_by_id/1
         , get_listener/2
         , manage_listener/2
@@ -473,9 +472,6 @@ reload_plugin(Node, Plugin) ->
 list_listeners() ->
     lists:append([list_listeners(Node) || Node <- ekka_mnesia:running_nodes()]).
 
-list_listeners(Node, Identifier) ->
-    listener_id_filter(Identifier, list_listeners(Node)).
-
 list_listeners(Node) when Node =:= node() ->
     [{Id, maps:put(node, Node, Conf)} || {Id, Conf} <- emqx_listeners:list()];
 
diff --git a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_listeners.erl b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_listeners.erl
index fb098634f..e13549a86 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_listeners.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_management/src/emqx_mgmt_api_listeners.erl
@@ -20,14 +20,15 @@
 
 -export([api_spec/0]).
 
--export([ listeners/2
-        , listener/2
+-export([ list_listeners/2
+        , list_listeners_by_id/2
+        , list_listeners_on_node/2
+        , get_listener_by_id_on_node/2
         , manage_listeners/2]).
 
 -import(emqx_mgmt_util, [ schema/1
                         , object_schema/2
                         , object_array_schema/2
-                        , error_schema/1
                         , error_schema/2
                         , properties/1
                         ]).
@@ -36,15 +37,18 @@
 
 -include_lib("emqx/include/emqx.hrl").
 
+-define(NODE_LISTENER_NOT_FOUND, <<"Node name or listener id not found">>).
+-define(LISTENER_NOT_FOUND, <<"Listener id not found">>).
+
 api_spec() ->
     {
         [
-            listeners_api(),
-            listener_api(),
-            nodes_listeners_api(),
-            nodes_listener_api(),
-            manage_listeners_api(),
-            manage_nodes_listeners_api()
+            api_list_listeners(),
+            api_list_listeners_by_id(),
+            api_manage_listeners(),
+            api_list_listeners_on_node(),
+            api_get_listener_by_id_on_node(),
+            api_manage_listeners_on_node()
         ],
         []
     }.
@@ -61,86 +65,74 @@ properties() ->
         {auth, boolean, <<"Has auth">>}
     ]).
 
-listeners_api() ->
+api_list_listeners() ->
     Metadata = #{
         get => #{
-            description => <<"List listeners in cluster">>,
+            description => <<"List listeners from all nodes in the cluster">>,
             responses => #{
                 <<"200">> =>
-                    object_array_schema(properties(), <<"List all listeners">>)}}},
-    {"/listeners", Metadata, listeners}.
+                    object_array_schema(properties(), <<"List listeners successfully">>)}}},
+    {"/listeners", Metadata, list_listeners}.
 
-listener_api() ->
+api_list_listeners_by_id() ->
     Metadata = #{
         get => #{
-            description => <<"List listeners by listener ID">>,
+            description => <<"List listeners by a given Id from all nodes in the cluster">>,
             parameters => [param_path_id()],
             responses => #{
                 <<"404">> =>
-                    error_schema(<<"Listener id not found">>, ['BAD_LISTENER_ID']),
+                    error_schema(?LISTENER_NOT_FOUND, ['BAD_LISTENER_ID']),
                 <<"200">> =>
-                    object_array_schema(properties(), <<"List listener info ok">>)}}},
-    {"/listeners/:id", Metadata, listener}.
+                    object_array_schema(properties(), <<"List listeners successfully">>)}}},
+    {"/listeners/:id", Metadata, list_listeners_by_id}.
 
-manage_listeners_api() ->
-    Metadata = #{
-        get => #{
-            description => <<"Restart listeners in cluster">>,
-            parameters => [
-                param_path_id(),
-                param_path_operation()],
-            responses => #{
-                <<"500">> =>
-                    error_schema(<<"Operation  Failed">>, ['INTERNAL_ERROR']),
-                <<"404">> =>
-                    error_schema(<<"Listener id not found">>, ['BAD_LISTENER_ID']),
-                <<"400">> =>
-                    error_schema(<<"Listener id not found">>, ['BAD_REQUEST']),
-                <<"200">> => schema(<<"Operation success">>)}}},
-    {"/listeners/:id/:operation", Metadata, manage_listeners}.
-
-manage_nodes_listeners_api() ->
-    Metadata = #{
-        put => #{
-            description => <<"Restart listeners in cluster">>,
-            parameters => [
-                param_path_node(),
-                param_path_id(),
-                param_path_operation()],
-            responses => #{
-                <<"500">> =>
-                    error_schema(<<"Operation Failed">>, ['INTERNAL_ERROR']),
-                <<"404">> =>
-                    error_schema(<<"Bad node or Listener id not found">>,
-                        ['BAD_NODE_NAME','BAD_LISTENER_ID']),
-                <<"400">> =>
-                    error_schema(<<"Listener id not found">>, ['BAD_REQUEST']),
-                <<"200">> =>
-                    schema(<<"Operation success">>)}}},
-    {"/node/:node/listeners/:id/:operation", Metadata, manage_listeners}.
-
-nodes_listeners_api() ->
-    Metadata = #{
-        get => #{
-            description => <<"Get listener info in one node">>,
-            parameters => [param_path_node(), param_path_id()],
-            responses => #{
-                <<"404">> =>
-                    error_schema(<<"Node name or listener id not found">>,
-                        ['BAD_NODE_NAME', 'BAD_LISTENER_ID']),
-                <<"200">> =>
-                    object_schema(properties(), <<"Get listener info ok">>)}}},
-    {"/nodes/:node/listeners/:id", Metadata, listener}.
-
-nodes_listener_api() ->
+api_list_listeners_on_node() ->
     Metadata = #{
         get => #{
             description => <<"List listeners in one node">>,
             parameters => [param_path_node()],
             responses => #{
-                <<"404">> => error_schema(<<"Listener id not found">>),
-                <<"200">> => object_schema(properties(), <<"Get listener info ok">>)}}},
-    {"/nodes/:node/listeners", Metadata, listeners}.
+                <<"200">> => object_schema(properties(), <<"List listeners successfully">>)}}},
+    {"/nodes/:node/listeners", Metadata, list_listeners_on_node}.
+
+api_get_listener_by_id_on_node() ->
+    Metadata = #{
+        get => #{
+            description => <<"Get a listener by a given Id on a specific node">>,
+            parameters => [param_path_node(), param_path_id()],
+            responses => #{
+                <<"404">> =>
+                    error_schema(?NODE_LISTENER_NOT_FOUND,
+                        ['BAD_NODE_NAME', 'BAD_LISTENER_ID']),
+                <<"200">> =>
+                    object_schema(properties(), <<"Get listener successfully">>)}}},
+    {"/nodes/:node/listeners/:id", Metadata, get_listener_by_id_on_node}.
+
+api_manage_listeners() ->
+    Metadata = #{
+        get => #{
+            description => <<"Restart listeners on all nodes in the cluster">>,
+            parameters => [
+                param_path_id(),
+                param_path_operation()],
+            responses => #{
+                <<"500">> => error_schema(<<"Operation Failed">>, ['INTERNAL_ERROR']),
+                <<"200">> => schema(<<"Operation success">>)}}},
+    {"/listeners/:id/:operation", Metadata, manage_listeners}.
+
+api_manage_listeners_on_node() ->
+    Metadata = #{
+        put => #{
+            description => <<"Restart listeners on all nodes in the cluster">>,
+            parameters => [
+                param_path_node(),
+                param_path_id(),
+                param_path_operation()],
+            responses => #{
+                <<"500">> => error_schema(<<"Operation Failed">>, ['INTERNAL_ERROR']),
+                <<"200">> => schema(<<"Operation success">>)}}},
+    {"/nodes/:node/listeners/:id/:operation", Metadata, manage_listeners}.
+
 %%%==============================================================================================
 %% parameters
 param_path_node() ->
@@ -173,102 +165,80 @@ param_path_operation()->
 
 %%%==============================================================================================
 %% api
-listeners(get, _Request) ->
-    list().
-
-listener(get, #{bindings := Bindings}) ->
-    get_listeners(Bindings).
-
-manage_listeners(_, #{bindings := Bindings}) ->
-    manage(Bindings).
-
-%%%==============================================================================================
-
-%% List listeners in the cluster.
-list() ->
+list_listeners(get, _Request) ->
     {200, format(emqx_mgmt:list_listeners())}.
 
-get_listeners(Param) ->
-    case list_listener(Param) of
-        {error, not_found} ->
-            ID = b2a(maps:get(id, Param)),
-            Reason = iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("Error listener id ~p", [ID])),
-            {404, #{code => 'BAD_LISTENER_ID', message => Reason}};
-        {error, nodedown} ->
-            Node = b2a(maps:get(node, Param)),
-            Reason = iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("Node ~p rpc failed", [Node])),
-            Response = #{code => 'BAD_NODE_NAME', message => Reason},
-            {404, Response};
+list_listeners_by_id(get, #{bindings := #{id := Id}}) ->
+    case [L || L = {Id0, _Conf} <- emqx_mgmt:list_listeners(),
+            atom_to_binary(Id0, latin1) =:= Id] of
         [] ->
-            ID = b2a(maps:get(id, Param)),
-            Reason = iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("Error listener id ~p", [ID])),
-            {404, #{code => 'BAD_LISTENER_ID', message => Reason}};
-        Data ->
-            {200, Data}
+            {400, #{code => 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND', message => ?LISTENER_NOT_FOUND}};
+        Listeners ->
+            {200, format(Listeners)}
     end.
 
-manage(Param) ->
-    OperationMap = #{start => start_listener,
-                     stop => stop_listener,
-                     restart => restart_listener},
-    Operation = maps:get(b2a(maps:get(operation, Param)), OperationMap),
-    case list_listener(Param) of
-        {error, not_found} ->
-            ID = b2a(maps:get(id, Param)),
-            Reason = iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("Error listener id ~p", [ID])),
-            {404, #{code => 'BAD_LISTENER_ID', message => Reason}};
-        {error, nodedown} ->
-            Node = b2a(maps:get(node, Param)),
-            Reason = iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("Node ~p rpc failed", [Node])),
-            Response = #{code => 'BAD_NODE_NAME', message => Reason},
-            {404, Response};
-        [] ->
-            ID = b2a(maps:get(id, Param)),
-            Reason = iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("Error listener id ~p", [ID])),
-            {404, #{code => 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND', message => Reason}};
-        ListenersOrSingleListener ->
-            manage_(Operation, ListenersOrSingleListener)
+list_listeners_on_node(get, #{bindings := #{node := Node}}) ->
+    case emqx_mgmt:list_listeners(atom(Node)) of
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            {500, #{code => 'UNKNOW_ERROR', message => err_msg(Reason)}};
+        Listener ->
+            {200, format(Listener)}
     end.
 
-manage_(Operation, Listener) when is_map(Listener) ->
-    manage_(Operation, [Listener]);
-manage_(Operation, Listeners) when is_list(Listeners) ->
-    Results = [emqx_mgmt:manage_listener(Operation, Listener) || Listener <- Listeners],
-    case lists:filter(fun(Result) -> Result =/= ok end, Results) of
-        [] ->
-            {200};
-        Errors ->
-            case lists:filter(fun({error, {already_started, _}}) -> false; (_) -> true end, Results) of
-                [] ->
-                    ID = maps:get(id, hd(Listeners)),
-                    Message = iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("Already Started: ~s", [ID])),
-                    {400, #{code => 'BAD_REQUEST', message => Message}};
-                _ ->
-                    case lists:filter(fun({error,not_found}) -> false; (_) -> true end, Results) of
-                        [] ->
-                            ID = maps:get(id, hd(Listeners)),
-                            Message = iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("Already Stopped: ~s", [ID])),
-                            {400, #{code => 'BAD_REQUEST', message => Message}};
-                        _ ->
-                            Reason = iolist_to_binary(io_lib:format("~p", [Errors])),
-                            {500, #{code => 'UNKNOW_ERROR', message => Reason}}
-                    end
-            end
+get_listener_by_id_on_node(get, #{bindings := #{id := Id, node := Node}}) ->
+    case emqx_mgmt:get_listener(atom(Node), atom(Id)) of
+        {error, not_found} ->
+            {404, #{code => 'RESOURCE_NOT_FOUND', message => ?NODE_LISTENER_NOT_FOUND}};
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            {500, #{code => 'UNKNOW_ERROR', message => err_msg(Reason)}};
+        Listener ->
+            {200, format(Listener)}
+    end.
+
+manage_listeners(_, #{bindings := #{id := Id, operation := Oper, node := Node}}) ->
+    {_, Result} = do_manage_listeners(Node, Id, Oper),
+    Result;
+
+manage_listeners(_, #{bindings := #{id := Id, operation := Oper}}) ->
+    Results = [do_manage_listeners(Node, Id, Oper) || Node <- ekka_mnesia:running_nodes()],
+    case lists:filter(fun({_, {200}}) -> false; (_) -> true end, Results) of
+        [] -> {200};
+        Errors -> {500, #{code => 'UNKNOW_ERROR', message => manage_listeners_err(Errors)}}
     end.
 
 %%%==============================================================================================
-%% util function
-list_listener(Params) ->
-    format(list_listener_(Params)).
+%% util functions
 
-list_listener_(#{node := Node, id := Identifier}) ->
-    emqx_mgmt:get_listener(b2a(Node), b2a(Identifier));
-list_listener_(#{id := Identifier}) ->
-    emqx_mgmt:list_listeners_by_id(b2a(Identifier));
-list_listener_(#{node := Node}) ->
-    emqx_mgmt:list_listeners(b2a(Node));
-list_listener_(#{}) ->
-    emqx_mgmt:list_listeners().
+do_manage_listeners(Node, Id, Oper) ->
+    Param = #{node => atom(Node), id => atom(Id)},
+    {Node, do_manage_listeners2(Oper, Param)}.
+
+do_manage_listeners2(<<"start">>, Param) ->
+    case emqx_mgmt:manage_listener(start_listener, Param) of
+        ok -> {200};
+        {error, {already_started, _}} -> {200};
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            {500, #{code => 'UNKNOW_ERROR', message => err_msg(Reason)}}
+    end;
+do_manage_listeners2(<<"stop">>, Param) ->
+    case emqx_mgmt:manage_listener(stop_listener, Param) of
+        ok -> {200};
+        {error, not_found} -> {200};
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            {500, #{code => 'UNKNOW_ERROR', message => err_msg(Reason)}}
+    end;
+do_manage_listeners2(<<"restart">>, Param) ->
+    case emqx_mgmt:manage_listener(restart_listener, Param) of
+        ok -> {200};
+        {error, not_found} -> do_manage_listeners2(<<"start">>, Param);
+        {error, Reason} ->
+            {500, #{code => 'UNKNOW_ERROR', message => err_msg(Reason)}}
+    end.
+
+manage_listeners_err(Errors) ->
+    list_to_binary(lists:foldl(fun({Node, Err}, Str) ->
+            err_msg_str(#{node => Node, error => Err}) ++ "; " ++ Str
+        end, "", Errors)).
 
 format(Listeners) when is_list(Listeners) ->
     [format(Listener) || Listener <- Listeners];
@@ -295,6 +265,12 @@ trans_running(Conf) ->
             Running
     end.
 
+atom(B) when is_binary(B) -> binary_to_atom(B, utf8);
+atom(S) when is_list(S) -> list_to_atom(S);
+atom(A) when is_atom(A) -> A.
 
-b2a(B) when is_binary(B) -> binary_to_atom(B, utf8);
-b2a(Any) -> Any.
+err_msg(Reason) ->
+    list_to_binary(err_msg_str(Reason)).
+
+err_msg_str(Reason) ->
+    io_lib:format("~p", [Reason]).