diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
index 02f6ebce24..080c66285d 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/esp_http_client.c
@@ -278,7 +278,7 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_delete_header(esp_http_client_handle_t client, const c
     return http_header_delete(client->request->headers, key);
 }
 
-static esp_err_t _set_config(esp_http_client_handle_t client, esp_http_client_config_t *config)
+static esp_err_t _set_config(esp_http_client_handle_t client, const esp_http_client_config_t *config)
 {
     client->connection_info.method = config->method;
     client->connection_info.port = config->port;
@@ -416,7 +416,7 @@ static esp_err_t esp_http_client_prepare(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
     return ESP_OK;
 }
 
-esp_http_client_handle_t esp_http_client_init(esp_http_client_config_t *config)
+esp_http_client_handle_t esp_http_client_init(const esp_http_client_config_t *config)
 {
 
     esp_http_client_handle_t client;
@@ -1011,3 +1011,14 @@ bool esp_http_client_is_chunked_response(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
 {
     return client->response->is_chunked;
 }
+
+esp_http_client_transport_t esp_http_client_get_transport_type(esp_http_client_handle_t client)
+{
+    if (!strcmp(client->connection_info.scheme, "https") ) {
+        return HTTP_TRANSPORT_OVER_SSL;
+    } else if (!strcmp(client->connection_info.scheme, "http")) {
+        return HTTP_TRANSPORT_OVER_TCP;
+    } else {
+        return HTTP_TRANSPORT_UNKNOWN;
+    }
+}
diff --git a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
index b47f9263ad..0ede881f3f 100644
--- a/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
+++ b/components/esp_http_client/include/esp_http_client.h
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ typedef struct {
  *     - `esp_http_client_handle_t`
  *     - NULL if any errors
  */
-esp_http_client_handle_t esp_http_client_init(esp_http_client_config_t *config);
+esp_http_client_handle_t esp_http_client_init(const esp_http_client_config_t *config);
 
 /**
  * @brief      Invoke this function after `esp_http_client_init` and all the options calls are made, and will perform the
@@ -350,6 +350,17 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_close(esp_http_client_handle_t client);
  */
 esp_err_t esp_http_client_cleanup(esp_http_client_handle_t client);
 
+/**
+ * @brief      Get transport type
+ *
+ * @param[in]  client   The esp_http_client handle
+ *
+ * @return
+ *     - HTTP_TRANSPORT_UNKNOWN
+ *     - HTTP_TRANSPORT_OVER_TCP
+ *     - HTTP_TRANSPORT_OVER_SSL
+ */
+esp_http_client_transport_t esp_http_client_get_transport_type(esp_http_client_handle_t client);
 
 
 #ifdef __cplusplus
@@ -357,4 +368,4 @@ esp_err_t esp_http_client_cleanup(esp_http_client_handle_t client);
 #endif
 
 
-#endif
+#endif
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