diff --git a/core/common/http/AsynCurlRunner.cpp b/core/common/http/AsynCurlRunner.cpp
index f0647c4cd3..a8592f33d6 100644
--- a/core/common/http/AsynCurlRunner.cpp
+++ b/core/common/http/AsynCurlRunner.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,7 @@ bool AsynCurlRunner::AddRequestToClient(unique_ptr<AsynHttpRequest>&& request) {
                                    request->mBody,
                                    request->mResponse,
                                    headers,
+                                   request->mTimeout,
                                    AppConfig::GetInstance()->IsHostIPReplacePolicyEnabled(),
                                    AppConfig::GetInstance()->GetBindInterface());
     if (curl == nullptr) {
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ void AsynCurlRunner::HandleCompletedRequests() {
                 }
                 default:
                     // considered as network error
-                    if (++request->mTryCnt <= 3) {
+                    if (++request->mTryCnt <= request->mMaxTryCnt) {
                         LOG_WARNING(sLogger,
                                     ("failed to send request", "retry immediately")("retryCnt", request->mTryCnt)(
                                         "errMsg", curl_easy_strerror(msg->data.result)));
diff --git a/core/common/http/Curl.cpp b/core/common/http/Curl.cpp
index 5a45d4f48a..905ccf3a18 100644
--- a/core/common/http/Curl.cpp
+++ b/core/common/http/Curl.cpp
@@ -70,9 +70,9 @@ CURL* CreateCurlHandler(const std::string& method,
                         const std::string& body,
                         HttpResponse& response,
                         curl_slist*& headers,
+                        uint32_t timeout,
                         bool replaceHostWithIp,
-                        const std::string& intf,
-                        uint32_t timeout) {
+                        const std::string& intf) {
     static DnsCache* dnsCache = DnsCache::GetInstance();
 
     CURL* curl = curl_easy_init();
diff --git a/core/common/http/Curl.h b/core/common/http/Curl.h
index 109d3d0cd4..c9aa79f576 100644
--- a/core/common/http/Curl.h
+++ b/core/common/http/Curl.h
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@ CURL* CreateCurlHandler(const std::string& method,
                         const std::string& body,
                         HttpResponse& response,
                         curl_slist*& headers,
+                        uint32_t timeout,
                         bool replaceHostWithIp = true,
-                        const std::string& intf = "",
-                        uint32_t timeout = 15);
+                        const std::string& intf = "");
 
 } // namespace logtail
diff --git a/core/common/http/HttpRequest.h b/core/common/http/HttpRequest.h
index da4ae71cc5..c03d03a75d 100644
--- a/core/common/http/HttpRequest.h
+++ b/core/common/http/HttpRequest.h
@@ -24,6 +24,9 @@
 
 namespace logtail {
 
+static constexpr uint32_t sDefaultTimeoutSec = 15;
+static constexpr uint32_t sDefaultMaxTryCnt = 3;
+
 struct HttpRequest {
     std::string mMethod;
     // TODO: upgrade curl to 7.62, and replace the following 4 members
@@ -35,6 +38,8 @@ struct HttpRequest {
     std::map<std::string, std::string> mHeader;
     std::string mBody;
     std::string mHost;
+    uint32_t mTimeout = sDefaultTimeoutSec;
+    uint32_t mMaxTryCnt = sDefaultMaxTryCnt;
 
     uint32_t mTryCnt = 1;
     time_t mLastSendTime = 0;
@@ -45,14 +50,18 @@ struct HttpRequest {
                 const std::string& url,
                 const std::string& query,
                 const std::map<std::string, std::string>& header,
-                const std::string& body)
+                const std::string& body,
+                uint32_t timeout = sDefaultTimeoutSec,
+                uint32_t maxTryCnt = sDefaultMaxTryCnt)
         : mMethod(method),
           mHTTPSFlag(httpsFlag),
           mUrl(url),
           mQueryString(query),
           mHeader(header),
           mBody(body),
-          mHost(host) {}
+          mHost(host),
+          mTimeout(timeout),
+          mMaxTryCnt(maxTryCnt) {}
     virtual ~HttpRequest() = default;
 };
 
@@ -67,8 +76,10 @@ struct AsynHttpRequest : public HttpRequest {
                     const std::string& url,
                     const std::string& query,
                     const std::map<std::string, std::string>& header,
-                    const std::string& body)
-        : HttpRequest(method, httpsFlag, host, url, query, header, body) {}
+                    const std::string& body,
+                    uint32_t timeout = sDefaultTimeoutSec,
+                    uint32_t maxTryCnt = sDefaultMaxTryCnt)
+        : HttpRequest(method, httpsFlag, host, url, query, header, body, timeout, maxTryCnt) {}
 
     virtual bool IsContextValid() const = 0;
     virtual void OnSendDone(const HttpResponse& response) = 0;
diff --git a/core/sink/http/HttpSink.cpp b/core/sink/http/HttpSink.cpp
index da78ca46e6..3771a4fe39 100644
--- a/core/sink/http/HttpSink.cpp
+++ b/core/sink/http/HttpSink.cpp
@@ -84,6 +84,7 @@ bool HttpSink::AddRequestToClient(std::unique_ptr<HttpSinkRequest>&& request) {
                                    request->mBody,
                                    request->mResponse,
                                    headers,
+                                   request->mTimeout,
                                    AppConfig::GetInstance()->IsHostIPReplacePolicyEnabled(),
                                    AppConfig::GetInstance()->GetBindInterface());
     if (curl == nullptr) {
@@ -204,7 +205,7 @@ void HttpSink::HandleCompletedRequests() {
                 }
                 default:
                     // considered as network error
-                    if (++request->mTryCnt <= 3) {
+                    if (++request->mTryCnt <= request->mMaxTryCnt) {
                         LOG_WARNING(
                             sLogger,
                             ("failed to send request", "retry immediately")("item address", request->mItem)(