diff --git a/internal/cri/io/container_io.go b/internal/cri/io/container_io.go
index c0d60e486..9fc554534 100644
--- a/internal/cri/io/container_io.go
+++ b/internal/cri/io/container_io.go
@@ -73,6 +73,17 @@ func WithNewFIFOs(root string, tty, stdin bool) ContainerIOOpts {
 }
 
 // WithStreams creates new streams for the container io.
+// The stream address is in format of `protocol://address?stream_id=xyz`.
+// It allocates ContainerID-stdin, ContainerID-stdout and ContainerID-stderr as streaming IDs.
+// For example, that advertiser address of shim is `ttrpc+unix:///run/demo.sock` and container ID is `app`.
+// There are three streams if stdin is enabled and TTY is disabled.
+//
+//   - Stdin: ttrpc+unix:///run/demo.sock?stream_id=app-stdin
+//   - Stdout: ttrpc+unix:///run/demo.sock?stream_id=app-stdout
+//   - stderr: ttrpc+unix:///run/demo.sock?stream_id=app-stderr
+//
+// The streaming IDs will be used as unique key to establish stream tunnel.
+// And it should support reconnection with the same streaming ID if containerd restarts.
 func WithStreams(address string, tty, stdin bool) ContainerIOOpts {
 	return func(c *ContainerIO) error {
 		if address == "" {
diff --git a/internal/cri/io/exec_io.go b/internal/cri/io/exec_io.go
index 495a40abc..bf31bc00e 100644
--- a/internal/cri/io/exec_io.go
+++ b/internal/cri/io/exec_io.go
@@ -55,6 +55,17 @@ func NewFifoExecIO(id, root string, tty, stdin bool) (*ExecIO, error) {
 }
 
 // NewStreamExecIO creates exec io with streaming.
+// The stream address is in format of `protocol://address?stream_id=xyz`.
+// It allocates ExecID-stdin, ExecID-stdout and ExecID-stderr as streaming IDs.
+// For example, that advertiser address of shim is `ttrpc+unix:///run/demo.sock` and exec ID is `app`.
+// There are three streams if stdin is enabled and TTY is disabled.
+//
+//   - Stdin: ttrpc+unix:///run/demo.sock?stream_id=app-stdin
+//   - Stdout: ttrpc+unix:///run/demo.sock?stream_id=app-stdout
+//   - stderr: ttrpc+unix:///run/demo.sock?stream_id=app-stderr
+//
+// The streaming IDs will be used as unique key to establish stream tunnel.
+// And it should support reconnection with the same streaming ID if containerd restarts.
 func NewStreamExecIO(id, address string, tty, stdin bool) (*ExecIO, error) {
 	fifos, err := newStreams(address, id, tty, stdin)
 	if err != nil {
diff --git a/internal/cri/io/helpers.go b/internal/cri/io/helpers.go
index 64344dd1f..6e148e8c1 100644
--- a/internal/cri/io/helpers.go
+++ b/internal/cri/io/helpers.go
@@ -105,13 +105,13 @@ func newStreams(address, id string, tty, stdin bool) (*cio.FIFOSet, error) {
 	fifos := cio.NewFIFOSet(cio.Config{}, func() error { return nil })
 	if stdin {
 		streamID := id + "-stdin"
-		fifos.Stdin = fmt.Sprintf("%s/streaming?id=%s", address, streamID)
+		fifos.Stdin = fmt.Sprintf("%s?streaming_id=%s", address, streamID)
 	}
 	stdoutStreamID := id + "-stdout"
-	fifos.Stdout = fmt.Sprintf("%s/streaming?id=%s", address, stdoutStreamID)
+	fifos.Stdout = fmt.Sprintf("%s?streaming_id=%s", address, stdoutStreamID)
 	if !tty {
 		stderrStreamID := id + "-stderr"
-		fifos.Stderr = fmt.Sprintf("%s/streaming?id=%s", address, stderrStreamID)
+		fifos.Stderr = fmt.Sprintf("%s?streaming_id=%s", address, stderrStreamID)
 	}
 	fifos.Terminal = tty
 	return fifos, nil
@@ -209,6 +209,8 @@ func openOutputStream(ctx context.Context, url string) (io.ReadCloser, error) {
 }
 
 func openStream(ctx context.Context, urlStr string) (streamingapi.Stream, error) {
+	// urlStr should be in the form of:
+	// <ttrpc|grpc>+<unix|vsock|hvsock>://<uds-path|vsock-cid:vsock-port|uds-path:hvsock-port>?streaming_id=<stream-id>
 	u, err := url.Parse(urlStr)
 	if err != nil {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("address url parse error: %v", err)
@@ -221,12 +223,7 @@ func openStream(ctx context.Context, urlStr string) (streamingapi.Stream, error)
 			" the form of <protocol>+<unix|vsock|tcp>, i.e. ttrpc+unix or grpc+vsock")
 	}
 
-	if u.Path != "streaming" {
-		// TODO, support connect stream other than streaming api
-		return nil, fmt.Errorf("only <address>/streaming?id=xxx supported")
-	}
-
-	id := u.Query().Get("id")
+	id := u.Query().Get("streaming_id")
 	if id == "" {
 		return nil, fmt.Errorf("no stream id in url queries")
 	}