diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
index 95515f731a..bb14cc6f51 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request.h
@@ -167,8 +167,8 @@ class HttpRequestComponent : public Component {
   }
 
  protected:
-  virtual std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> perform(std::string url, std::string method, std::string body,
-                                                 std::list<Header> request_headers,
+  virtual std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> perform(const std::string &url, const std::string &method,
+                                                 const std::string &body, const std::list<Header> &request_headers,
                                                  std::set<std::string> collect_headers) = 0;
   const char *useragent_{nullptr};
   bool follow_redirects_{};
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.cpp b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.cpp
index c009b33c2d..dfdbbd3fab 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.cpp
@@ -14,8 +14,9 @@ namespace http_request {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "http_request.arduino";
 
-std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestArduino::perform(std::string url, std::string method, std::string body,
-                                                           std::list<Header> request_headers,
+std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestArduino::perform(const std::string &url, const std::string &method,
+                                                           const std::string &body,
+                                                           const std::list<Header> &request_headers,
                                                            std::set<std::string> collect_headers) {
   if (!network::is_connected()) {
     this->status_momentary_error("failed", 1000);
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.h b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.h
index 44744f8c78..c8208c74d8 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.h
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_arduino.h
@@ -31,8 +31,8 @@ class HttpContainerArduino : public HttpContainer {
 
 class HttpRequestArduino : public HttpRequestComponent {
  protected:
-  std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> perform(std::string url, std::string method, std::string body,
-                                         std::list<Header> request_headers,
+  std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> perform(const std::string &url, const std::string &method, const std::string &body,
+                                         const std::list<Header> &request_headers,
                                          std::set<std::string> collect_headers) override;
 };
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_host.cpp b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_host.cpp
index 0b4c998a40..c20ea552b7 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_host.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_host.cpp
@@ -17,8 +17,9 @@ namespace http_request {
 
 static const char *const TAG = "http_request.host";
 
-std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestHost::perform(std::string url, std::string method, std::string body,
-                                                        std::list<Header> request_headers,
+std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestHost::perform(const std::string &url, const std::string &method,
+                                                        const std::string &body,
+                                                        const std::list<Header> &request_headers,
                                                         std::set<std::string> response_headers) {
   if (!network::is_connected()) {
     this->status_momentary_error("failed", 1000);
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_host.h b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_host.h
index bbeed87f70..fdd72e7ea5 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_host.h
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_host.h
@@ -18,8 +18,8 @@ class HttpContainerHost : public HttpContainer {
 
 class HttpRequestHost : public HttpRequestComponent {
  public:
-  std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> perform(std::string url, std::string method, std::string body,
-                                         std::list<Header> request_headers,
+  std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> perform(const std::string &url, const std::string &method, const std::string &body,
+                                         const std::list<Header> &request_headers,
                                          std::set<std::string> response_headers) override;
   void set_ca_path(const char *ca_path) { this->ca_path_ = ca_path; }
 
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.cpp b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.cpp
index 89a0891b03..a91c0bfc25 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.cpp
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.cpp
@@ -52,8 +52,9 @@ esp_err_t HttpRequestIDF::http_event_handler(esp_http_client_event_t *evt) {
   return ESP_OK;
 }
 
-std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestIDF::perform(std::string url, std::string method, std::string body,
-                                                       std::list<Header> request_headers,
+std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> HttpRequestIDF::perform(const std::string &url, const std::string &method,
+                                                       const std::string &body,
+                                                       const std::list<Header> &request_headers,
                                                        std::set<std::string> collect_headers) {
   if (!network::is_connected()) {
     this->status_momentary_error("failed", 1000);
diff --git a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.h b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.h
index 5c5b784853..90dee0be68 100644
--- a/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.h
+++ b/esphome/components/http_request/http_request_idf.h
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@ class HttpRequestIDF : public HttpRequestComponent {
   void set_buffer_size_tx(uint16_t buffer_size_tx) { this->buffer_size_tx_ = buffer_size_tx; }
 
  protected:
-  std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> perform(std::string url, std::string method, std::string body,
-                                         std::list<Header> request_headers,
+  std::shared_ptr<HttpContainer> perform(const std::string &url, const std::string &method, const std::string &body,
+                                         const std::list<Header> &request_headers,
                                          std::set<std::string> collect_headers) override;
   // if zero ESP-IDF will use DEFAULT_HTTP_BUF_SIZE
   uint16_t buffer_size_rx_{};