diff --git a/docs/en/protocols/HTTP-API-Protocol.md b/docs/en/protocols/HTTP-API-Protocol.md
index 3b42a4223b9c64884900062c201dcb71906d62f0..0100850621f7ed1f2ac14d1d9ac1b7d37e298b5e 100644
--- a/docs/en/protocols/HTTP-API-Protocol.md
+++ b/docs/en/protocols/HTTP-API-Protocol.md
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ Input:
       "parentSpanId": 0,
       "componentId": 6000,
       "peer": "User Service Name-nginx:upstream_ip:port",
-      "spanLayer": "HTTP"
+      "spanLayer": "Http"
     },
     {
       "operationName": "/tier2/lb",
@@ -170,7 +170,7 @@ Input:
           "entryEndpoint": "/ingress"
         }
       ],
-      "spanLayer": "HTTP"
+      "spanLayer": "Http"
     }
   ],
   "serviceInstanceId": 1,
diff --git a/oap-server/server-receiver-plugin/skywalking-trace-receiver-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/skywalking/oap/server/receiver/trace/provider/parser/listener/segment/ProtoBufJsonUtilsTest.java b/oap-server/server-receiver-plugin/skywalking-trace-receiver-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/skywalking/oap/server/receiver/trace/provider/parser/listener/segment/ProtoBufJsonUtilsTest.java
index 559a90876e09c4c86e10e5615c4232108c549a33..2feb9611f35ef4a760a0d710b3088ebf77ff4ba2 100644
--- a/oap-server/server-receiver-plugin/skywalking-trace-receiver-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/skywalking/oap/server/receiver/trace/provider/parser/listener/segment/ProtoBufJsonUtilsTest.java
+++ b/oap-server/server-receiver-plugin/skywalking-trace-receiver-plugin/src/test/java/org/apache/skywalking/oap/server/receiver/trace/provider/parser/listener/segment/ProtoBufJsonUtilsTest.java
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ package org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.receiver.trace.provider.parser.listener
 import java.io.IOException;
 import org.apache.skywalking.apm.network.common.Command;
 import org.apache.skywalking.apm.network.common.Commands;
+import org.apache.skywalking.apm.network.language.agent.SpanLayer;
 import org.apache.skywalking.apm.network.language.agent.UpstreamSegment;
 import org.apache.skywalking.apm.network.language.agent.v2.SegmentObject;
 import org.apache.skywalking.oap.server.library.util.ProtoBufJsonUtils;
@@ -42,7 +43,7 @@ public class ProtoBufJsonUtilsTest {
             "      \"parentSpanId\": 0,\n" +
             "      \"componentId\": 6000,\n" +
             "      \"peer\": \"User Service Name-nginx:upstream_ip:port\",\n" +
-            "      \"spanLayer\": \"HTTP\"\n" +
+            "      \"spanLayer\": \"Http\"\n" +
             "    },\n" +
             "    {\n" +
             "      \"operationName\": \"/tier2/lb\",\n" +
@@ -83,7 +84,7 @@ public class ProtoBufJsonUtilsTest {
             "          \"entryEndpoint\": \"/ingress\"\n" +
             "        }\n" +
             "      ],\n" +
-            "      \"spanLayer\": \"HTTP\"\n" +
+            "      \"spanLayer\": \"Http\"\n" +
             "    }\n" +
             "  ],\n" +
             "  \"serviceInstanceId\": 1,\n" +
@@ -116,6 +117,7 @@ public class ProtoBufJsonUtilsTest {
             ProtoBufJsonUtils.fromJSON(json, segBuilder);
             SegmentObject segmentObject = segBuilder.build();
             Assert.assertEquals(2, segmentObject.getSpansCount());
+            Assert.assertEquals(SpanLayer.Http, segmentObject.getSpans(0).getSpanLayer());
         } catch (IOException e) {
             e.printStackTrace();
         }