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 ae1e727ca..4eef6968b 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_connector.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_connector.erl
@@ -128,8 +128,8 @@ fields("request") ->
                 desc => ?DESC("method"),
                 validator => fun ?MODULE:validate_method/1
             })},
-        {path, hoconsc:mk(binary(), #{required => false, desc => ?DESC("path")})},
-        {body, hoconsc:mk(binary(), #{required => false, desc => ?DESC("body")})},
+        {path, hoconsc:mk(emqx_schema:template(), #{required => false, desc => ?DESC("path")})},
+        {body, hoconsc:mk(emqx_schema:template(), #{required => false, desc => ?DESC("body")})},
         {headers, hoconsc:mk(map(), #{required => false, desc => ?DESC("headers")})},
         {max_retries,
             sc(
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 ef150adfc..8b33b1523 100644
--- a/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_schema.erl
+++ b/apps/emqx_bridge_http/src/emqx_bridge_http_schema.erl
@@ -114,7 +114,7 @@ fields("parameters_opts") ->
     [
         {path,
             mk(
-                binary(),
+                emqx_schema:template(),
                 #{
                     desc => ?DESC("config_path"),
                     required => false