diff --git a/examples/protocols/http_request/example_test.py b/examples/protocols/http_request/example_test.py
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+#!/usr/bin/env python
+#
+# Copyright 2021 Espressif Systems (Shanghai) CO LTD
+#
+# Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+# you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+# You may obtain a copy of the License at
+#
+#     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+#
+# Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+# distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+# WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+# See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+# limitations under the License.
+
+import os
+import re
+
+import tiny_test_fw
+import ttfw_idf
+
+
+@ttfw_idf.idf_example_test(env_tag='Example_EthKitV1')
+def test_examples_protocol_http_request(env, extra_data):  # type: (tiny_test_fw.Env.Env, None) -> None # pylint: disable=unused-argument
+    """
+    steps: |
+      1. join AP
+      2. connect to example.com
+      3. check conneciton success
+    """
+    dut1 = env.get_dut('http_request', 'examples/protocols/http_request', dut_class=ttfw_idf.ESP32DUT)
+    # check and log bin size
+    binary_file = os.path.join(dut1.app.binary_path, 'http-request.bin')
+    bin_size = os.path.getsize(binary_file)
+    ttfw_idf.log_performance('http_request_bin_size', '{}KB'.format(bin_size // 1024))
+    # start test
+    dut1.start_app()
+    dut1.expect(re.compile(r'DNS lookup succeeded.'))
+    # check if connected or not
+    dut1.expect(' ... connected', timeout=60)
+    dut1.expect(' ... socket send success')
+    dut1.expect(' ... set socket receiving timeout success')
+    # check server response
+    dut1.expect(re.compile(r'HTTP/1.0 200 OK'))
+    # read from the socket completed
+    dut1.expect('... done reading from socket. Last read return=0 errno=128')
+    dut1.expect(re.compile(r'(\d)...'))
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    test_examples_protocol_http_request()  # pylint: disable=no-value-for-parameter
diff --git a/examples/protocols/http_request/sdkconfig.ci b/examples/protocols/http_request/sdkconfig.ci
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+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_ETHERNET=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_WIFI=n
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_USE_INTERNAL_ETHERNET=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_PHY_IP101=y
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_MDC_GPIO=23
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_MDIO_GPIO=18
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_PHY_RST_GPIO=5
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_ETH_PHY_ADDR=1
+CONFIG_EXAMPLE_CONNECT_IPV6=y