diff --git a/src/pipeline/src/error.rs b/src/pipeline/src/error.rs
index 2b621b7dba..b590e6847d 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/src/error.rs
+++ b/src/pipeline/src/error.rs
@@ -710,6 +710,12 @@ pub enum Error {
         #[snafu(implicit)]
         location: Location,
     },
+
+    #[snafu(display("Pipeline is required for this API."))]
+    PipelineMissing {
+        #[snafu(implicit)]
+        location: Location,
+    },
 }
 
 pub type Result<T> = std::result::Result<T, Error>;
@@ -819,7 +825,8 @@ impl ErrorExt for Error {
             | ValueRequiredForDispatcherRule
             | ReachedMaxNestedLevels { .. }
             | RequiredTableSuffixTemplate
-            | InvalidTableSuffixTemplate { .. } => StatusCode::InvalidArguments,
+            | InvalidTableSuffixTemplate { .. }
+            | PipelineMissing { .. } => StatusCode::InvalidArguments,
         }
     }
 
diff --git a/src/pipeline/src/manager.rs b/src/pipeline/src/manager.rs
index b10b22c983..b929cf3c23 100644
--- a/src/pipeline/src/manager.rs
+++ b/src/pipeline/src/manager.rs
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ use itertools::Itertools;
 use snafu::ensure;
 use util::to_pipeline_version;
 
-use crate::error::{CastTypeSnafu, InvalidCustomTimeIndexSnafu, Result};
+use crate::error::{CastTypeSnafu, InvalidCustomTimeIndexSnafu, PipelineMissingSnafu, Result};
 use crate::etl::value::time::{MS_RESOLUTION, NS_RESOLUTION, S_RESOLUTION, US_RESOLUTION};
 use crate::table::PipelineTable;
 use crate::{Pipeline, Value};
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ impl SelectInfo {
 }
 
 pub const GREPTIME_INTERNAL_IDENTITY_PIPELINE_NAME: &str = "greptime_identity";
+pub const GREPTIME_INTERNAL_TRACE_PIPELINE_V0_NAME: &str = "greptime_trace_v0";
 pub const GREPTIME_INTERNAL_TRACE_PIPELINE_V1_NAME: &str = "greptime_trace_v1";
 
 /// Enum for holding information of a pipeline, which is either pipeline itself,
@@ -114,11 +115,13 @@ impl PipelineWay {
     pub fn from_name_and_default(
         name: Option<&str>,
         version: Option<&str>,
-        default_pipeline: PipelineWay,
+        default_pipeline: Option<PipelineWay>,
     ) -> Result<PipelineWay> {
         if let Some(pipeline_name) = name {
             if pipeline_name == GREPTIME_INTERNAL_TRACE_PIPELINE_V1_NAME {
                 Ok(PipelineWay::OtlpTraceDirectV1)
+            } else if pipeline_name == GREPTIME_INTERNAL_TRACE_PIPELINE_V0_NAME {
+                Ok(PipelineWay::OtlpTraceDirectV0)
             } else {
                 Ok(PipelineWay::Pipeline(PipelineDefinition::from_name(
                     pipeline_name,
@@ -126,8 +129,10 @@ impl PipelineWay {
                     None,
                 )?))
             }
-        } else {
+        } else if let Some(default_pipeline) = default_pipeline {
             Ok(default_pipeline)
+        } else {
+            PipelineMissingSnafu.fail()
         }
     }
 }
diff --git a/src/servers/src/http/otlp.rs b/src/servers/src/http/otlp.rs
index 491e6e4868..90f97843f3 100644
--- a/src/servers/src/http/otlp.rs
+++ b/src/servers/src/http/otlp.rs
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ pub async fn traces(
     let pipeline = PipelineWay::from_name_and_default(
         pipeline_info.pipeline_name.as_deref(),
         pipeline_info.pipeline_version.as_deref(),
-        PipelineWay::OtlpTraceDirectV0,
+        None,
     )
     .context(PipelineSnafu)?;
 
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ pub async fn logs(
     let pipeline = PipelineWay::from_name_and_default(
         pipeline_info.pipeline_name.as_deref(),
         pipeline_info.pipeline_version.as_deref(),
-        PipelineWay::OtlpLogDirect(Box::new(select_info)),
+        Some(PipelineWay::OtlpLogDirect(Box::new(select_info))),
     )
     .context(PipelineSnafu)?;
     let pipeline_params = pipeline_info.pipeline_params;
diff --git a/tests-integration/tests/http.rs b/tests-integration/tests/http.rs
index 1d4e795c9e..018d4e2196 100644
--- a/tests-integration/tests/http.rs
+++ b/tests-integration/tests/http.rs
@@ -2337,10 +2337,16 @@ pub async fn test_otlp_traces_v0(store_type: StorageType) {
     // write traces data
     let res = send_req(
         &client,
-        vec![(
-            HeaderName::from_static("content-type"),
-            HeaderValue::from_static("application/x-protobuf"),
-        )],
+        vec![
+            (
+                HeaderName::from_static("content-type"),
+                HeaderValue::from_static("application/x-protobuf"),
+            ),
+            (
+                HeaderName::from_static("x-greptime-pipeline-name"),
+                HeaderValue::from_static("greptime_trace_v0"),
+            ),
+        ],
         "/v1/otlp/v1/traces",
         body.clone(),
         false,
@@ -2366,6 +2372,26 @@ pub async fn test_otlp_traces_v0(store_type: StorageType) {
     assert_eq!(res.status(), StatusCode::OK);
 
     // write traces data with gzip
+    let res = send_req(
+        &client,
+        vec![
+            (
+                HeaderName::from_static("content-type"),
+                HeaderValue::from_static("application/x-protobuf"),
+            ),
+            (
+                HeaderName::from_static("x-greptime-pipeline-name"),
+                HeaderValue::from_static("greptime_trace_v0"),
+            ),
+        ],
+        "/v1/otlp/v1/traces",
+        body.clone(),
+        true,
+    )
+    .await;
+    assert_eq!(StatusCode::OK, res.status());
+
+    // write traces data without pipeline
     let res = send_req(
         &client,
         vec![(
@@ -2377,7 +2403,7 @@ pub async fn test_otlp_traces_v0(store_type: StorageType) {
         true,
     )
     .await;
-    assert_eq!(StatusCode::OK, res.status());
+    assert_eq!(StatusCode::BAD_REQUEST, res.status());
 
     // select traces data again
     validate_data(
@@ -3045,10 +3071,16 @@ pub async fn test_jaeger_query_api(store_type: StorageType) {
     // write traces data.
     let res = send_req(
         &client,
-        vec![(
-            HeaderName::from_static("content-type"),
-            HeaderValue::from_static("application/x-protobuf"),
-        )],
+        vec![
+            (
+                HeaderName::from_static("content-type"),
+                HeaderValue::from_static("application/x-protobuf"),
+            ),
+            (
+                HeaderName::from_static("x-greptime-pipeline-name"),
+                HeaderValue::from_static("greptime_trace_v0"),
+            ),
+        ],
         "/v1/otlp/v1/traces",
         body.clone(),
         false,