diff --git a/apisix/discovery/nacos/init.lua b/apisix/discovery/nacos/init.lua
index d850d06cced8..86e9d4125a83 100644
--- a/apisix/discovery/nacos/init.lua
+++ b/apisix/discovery/nacos/init.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ local require            = require
 local local_conf         = require('apisix.core.config_local').local_conf()
 local http               = require('resty.http')
 local core               = require('apisix.core')
-local connection_util = require("apisix.utils.connection-util")
 local ipairs             = ipairs
 local type               = type
 local math               = math
@@ -90,9 +89,6 @@ local function request(request_uri, path, body, method, basic_auth)
         body = body,
         ssl_verify = true,
     })
-
-    connection_util.close_http_connection(httpc)
-
     if not res then
         return nil, err
     end
diff --git a/apisix/plugins/authz-casdoor.lua b/apisix/plugins/authz-casdoor.lua
index 2cc3247515f1..c496ab6b1b45 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/authz-casdoor.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/authz-casdoor.lua
@@ -15,7 +15,6 @@
 -- limitations under the License.
 --
 local core = require("apisix.core")
-local connection_util = require("apisix.utils.connection-util")
 local http = require("resty.http")
 local session = require("resty.session")
 local ngx = ngx
@@ -61,7 +60,7 @@ local function fetch_access_token(code, conf)
             ["Content-Type"] = "application/x-www-form-urlencoded"
         }
     })
-    connection_util.close_http_connection(client)
+
     if not res then
         return nil, nil, err
     end
diff --git a/apisix/plugins/batch-requests.lua b/apisix/plugins/batch-requests.lua
index 6a538f3fa4e4..53a7b9f87f2f 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/batch-requests.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/batch-requests.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 local core      = require("apisix.core")
 local http      = require("resty.http")
 local plugin    = require("apisix.plugin")
-local connection_util = require("apisix.utils.connection-util")
 local ngx       = ngx
 local ipairs    = ipairs
 local pairs     = pairs
@@ -250,6 +249,7 @@ local function batch_requests(ctx)
     httpc:set_timeout(data.timeout)
     local ok, err = httpc:connect("127.0.0.1", ngx.var.server_port)
     if not ok then
+        httpc:close()
         return 500, {error_msg = "connect to apisix failed: " .. err}
     end
 
@@ -259,7 +259,7 @@ local function batch_requests(ctx)
 
     local responses, err = httpc:request_pipeline(data.pipeline)
     if not responses then
-        connection_util.close_http_connection(httpc)
+        httpc:close()
         return 400, {error_msg = "request failed: " .. err}
     end
 
@@ -288,7 +288,7 @@ local function batch_requests(ctx)
         end
         core.table.insert(aggregated_resp, sub_resp)
     end
-    connection_util.close_http_connection(httpc)
+    httpc:close()
     return 200, aggregated_resp
 end
 
diff --git a/apisix/plugins/cas-auth.lua b/apisix/plugins/cas-auth.lua
index 64becb07f0de..d949636f5c75 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/cas-auth.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/cas-auth.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 ----
 local core = require("apisix.core")
 local http = require("resty.http")
-local connection_util = require("apisix.utils.connection-util")
 local ngx = ngx
 local ngx_re_match = ngx.re.match
 
@@ -131,8 +130,6 @@ local function validate(conf, ctx, ticket)
         core.log.error("validate ticket failed: status=", (res and res.status),
             ", has_body=", (res and res.body ~= nil or false), ", err=", err)
     end
-
-    connection_util.close_http_connection(httpc)
     return nil
 end
 
diff --git a/apisix/plugins/elasticsearch-logger.lua b/apisix/plugins/elasticsearch-logger.lua
index 3db5a0914546..2b126c434b3e 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/elasticsearch-logger.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/elasticsearch-logger.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 local core            = require("apisix.core")
 local http            = require("resty.http")
 local log_util        = require("apisix.utils.log-util")
-local connection_util = require("apisix.utils.connection-util")
 local bp_manager_mod  = require("apisix.utils.batch-processor-manager")
 
 local ngx             = ngx
@@ -179,8 +178,6 @@ local function send_to_elasticsearch(conf, entries)
         headers = headers,
         body = body
     })
-
-    connection_util.close_http_connection(httpc)
     if not resp then
         return false, err
     end
diff --git a/apisix/plugins/error-log-logger.lua b/apisix/plugins/error-log-logger.lua
index 9917ade5daf0..88eca65ca04e 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/error-log-logger.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/error-log-logger.lua
@@ -18,7 +18,6 @@
 local core = require("apisix.core")
 local errlog = require("ngx.errlog")
 local batch_processor = require("apisix.utils.batch-processor")
-local connection_util = require("apisix.utils.connection-util")
 local plugin = require("apisix.plugin")
 local timers = require("apisix.timers")
 local http = require("resty.http")
@@ -274,7 +273,6 @@ local function send_to_skywalking(log_message)
         }
     )
 
-    connection_util.close_http_connection(httpc)
     if not httpc_res then
         return false, "error while sending data to skywalking["
             .. config.skywalking.endpoint_addr .. "] " .. httpc_err
@@ -326,8 +324,6 @@ local function send_to_clickhouse(log_message)
         }
     )
 
-    connection_util.close_http_connection(httpc)
-
     if not httpc_res then
         return false, "error while sending data to clickhouse["
             .. config.clickhouse.endpoint_addr .. "] " .. httpc_err
diff --git a/apisix/plugins/google-cloud-logging.lua b/apisix/plugins/google-cloud-logging.lua
index bd2b9d854b7b..74360e9b3984 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/google-cloud-logging.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/google-cloud-logging.lua
@@ -19,7 +19,6 @@ local core            = require("apisix.core")
 local tostring        = tostring
 local http            = require("resty.http")
 local log_util        = require("apisix.utils.log-util")
-local connection_util = require("apisix.utils.connection-util")
 local bp_manager_mod  = require("apisix.utils.batch-processor-manager")
 local google_oauth    = require("apisix.plugins.google-cloud-logging.oauth")
 
@@ -127,7 +126,6 @@ local function send_to_google(oauth, entries)
         },
     })
 
-    connection_util.close_http_connection(http_new)
     if not res then
         return nil, "failed to write log to google, " .. err
     end
diff --git a/apisix/plugins/google-cloud-logging/oauth.lua b/apisix/plugins/google-cloud-logging/oauth.lua
index 2b0c11feff90..9913f8e0bf2d 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/google-cloud-logging/oauth.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/google-cloud-logging/oauth.lua
@@ -16,7 +16,6 @@
 --
 
 local core = require("apisix.core")
-local connection_util = require("apisix.utils.connection-util")
 local type = type
 local setmetatable = setmetatable
 
@@ -59,7 +58,6 @@ function _M:refresh_access_token()
         },
     })
 
-    connection_util.close_http_connection(http_new)
 
     if not res then
         core.log.error("failed to refresh google oauth access token, ", err)
diff --git a/apisix/plugins/http-logger.lua b/apisix/plugins/http-logger.lua
index f7522e66667c..33f028420c58 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/http-logger.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/http-logger.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 local bp_manager_mod  = require("apisix.utils.batch-processor-manager")
 local log_util        = require("apisix.utils.log-util")
-local connection_util = require("apisix.utils.connection-util")
 local core            = require("apisix.core")
 local http            = require("resty.http")
 local url             = require("net.url")
@@ -34,6 +33,9 @@ local schema = {
         uri = core.schema.uri_def,
         auth_header = {type = "string"},
         timeout = {type = "integer", minimum = 1, default = 3},
+        keepalive = {type = "boolean", default = true},
+        keepalive_timeout = {type = "integer", minimum = 1, default = 60},
+        keepalive_pool = {type = "integer", minimum = 1, default = 5},
         log_format = {type = "object"},
         include_req_body = {type = "boolean", default = false},
         include_req_body_expr = {
@@ -134,20 +136,31 @@ local function send_http_data(conf, log_message)
         content_type = "text/plain"
     end
 
-    local httpc_res, httpc_err = httpc:request({
+    local auth_headers = {
+         ["Host"] = host,
+         ["Content-Type"] = content_type,
+         ["Authorization"] = conf.auth_header
+    }
+
+    local params = {
+        headers = auth_headers,
+        keepalive = conf.keepalive,
+        ssl_verify = conf.ssl_verify,
         method = "POST",
-        path = #url_decoded.path ~= 0 and url_decoded.path or "/",
         query = url_decoded.query,
         body = log_message,
-        headers = {
-            ["Host"] = url_decoded.host,
-            ["Content-Type"] = content_type,
-            ["Authorization"] = conf.auth_header
-        }
-    })
+    }
+
+    local request_uri = url_decoded.scheme .. "://" .. host .. ":" .. tostring(port) .. (#url_decoded.path ~= 0 and url_decoded.path or "/")
+
+    if conf.keepalive then
+        params.keepalive_timeout = conf.keepalive_timeout * 1000
+        params.keepalive_pool = conf.keepalive_pool
+    end
+
+    local httpc_res, httpc_err = httpc:request_uri(request_uri, params)
 
     if not httpc_res then
-        connection_util.close_http_connection(httpc)
         return false, "error while sending data to [" .. host .. "] port["
             .. tostring(port) .. "] " .. httpc_err
     end
@@ -160,7 +173,6 @@ local function send_http_data(conf, log_message)
             .. "body[" .. httpc_res:read_body() .. "]"
     end
 
-    connection_util.close_http_connection(httpc)
     return res, err_msg
 end
 
diff --git a/apisix/plugins/skywalking-logger.lua b/apisix/plugins/skywalking-logger.lua
index 80c1df3c5ce4..6f4a2be35e81 100644
--- a/apisix/plugins/skywalking-logger.lua
+++ b/apisix/plugins/skywalking-logger.lua
@@ -17,7 +17,6 @@
 
 local bp_manager_mod  = require("apisix.utils.batch-processor-manager")
 local log_util        = require("apisix.utils.log-util")
-local connection_util = require("apisix.utils.connection-util")
 local core            = require("apisix.core")
 local http            = require("resty.http")
 local url             = require("net.url")
@@ -39,6 +38,10 @@ local schema = {
         service_instance_name = {type = "string", default = "APISIX Instance Name"},
         log_format = {type = "object"},
         timeout = {type = "integer", minimum = 1, default = 3},
+        keepalive = {type = "boolean", default = true},
+        keepalive_timeout = {type = "integer", minimum = 1, default = 60},
+        keepalive_pool = {type = "integer", minimum = 1, default = 5},
+        ssl_verify = {type = "boolean", default = false},
         include_req_body = {type = "boolean", default = false},
         include_req_body_expr = {
             type = "array",
@@ -98,8 +101,34 @@ local function send_http_data(conf, log_message)
 
     core.log.info("sending a batch logs to ", conf.endpoint_addr)
 
+    if ((not port) and url_decoded.scheme == "https") then
+        port = 443
+    elseif not port then
+        port = 80
+    end
+
+    local request_uri = url_decoded.scheme .. "://" .. host .. ":" .. tostring(port) .. "/v3/logs"
+
+    local auth_headers = {
+         ["Host"] = host,
+         ["Content-Type"] = "application/json",
+    }
+
+    local params = {
+        headers = auth_headers,
+        keepalive = conf.keepalive,
+        method = "POST",
+        body = log_message,
+    }
+
     local httpc = http.new()
     httpc:set_timeout(conf.timeout * 1000)
+
+    if conf.keepalive then
+        params.keepalive_timeout = conf.keepalive_timeout * 1000
+        params.keepalive_pool = conf.keepalive_pool
+    end
+
     local ok, err = httpc:connect(host, port)
 
     if not ok then
@@ -107,17 +136,16 @@ local function send_http_data(conf, log_message)
             .. tostring(port) .. "] " .. err
     end
 
-    local httpc_res, httpc_err = httpc:request({
-        method = "POST",
-        path = "/v3/logs",
-        body = log_message,
-        headers = {
-            ["Host"] = url_decoded.host,
-            ["Content-Type"] = "application/json",
-        }
-    })
+    if url_decoded.scheme == "https" then
+        ok, err = httpc:ssl_handshake(true, host, conf.ssl_verify)
+        if not ok then
+            return false, "failed to perform SSL with host[" .. host .. "] "
+                .. "port[" .. tostring(port) .. "] " .. err
+        end
+    end
+
+    local httpc_res, httpc_err = httpc:request_uri(request_uri, params)
 
-    connection_util.close_http_connection(httpc)
     if not httpc_res then
         return false, "error while sending data to [" .. host .. "] port["
             .. tostring(port) .. "] " .. httpc_err