diff --git a/tests/e2e/v3_curl_cluster_test.go b/tests/e2e/v3_curl_cluster_test.go
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+// Copyright 2023 The etcd Authors
+//
+// Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+// you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+// You may obtain a copy of the License at
+//
+//     http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+//
+// Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+// distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+// WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+// See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+// limitations under the License.
+
+package e2e
+
+import (
+	"encoding/json"
+	"fmt"
+	"strconv"
+	"testing"
+
+	"github.com/stretchr/testify/require"
+
+	pb "go.etcd.io/etcd/api/v3/etcdserverpb"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/pkg/v3/expect"
+	"go.etcd.io/etcd/tests/v3/framework/e2e"
+)
+
+func TestCurlV3ClusterOperations(t *testing.T) {
+	testCtl(t, testCurlV3ClusterOperations, withCfg(*e2e.NewConfig(e2e.WithClusterSize(1))))
+}
+
+func testCurlV3ClusterOperations(cx ctlCtx) {
+	var (
+		peerURL        = "http://127.0.0.1:22380"
+		updatedPeerURL = "http://127.0.0.1:32380"
+	)
+
+	// add member
+	cx.t.Logf("Adding member %q", peerURL)
+	addMemberReq, err := json.Marshal(&pb.MemberAddRequest{PeerURLs: []string{peerURL}, IsLearner: true})
+	require.NoError(cx.t, err)
+
+	if err = e2e.CURLPost(cx.epc, e2e.CURLReq{
+		Endpoint: "/v3/cluster/member/add",
+		Value:    string(addMemberReq),
+		Expected: expect.ExpectedResponse{Value: peerURL},
+	}); err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatalf("testCurlV3ClusterOperations failed to add member (%v)", err)
+	}
+
+	// list members and get the new member's ID
+	cx.t.Log("Listing members after adding a member")
+	members := mustListMembers(cx)
+	require.Equal(cx.t, 2, len(members))
+	cx.t.Logf("members: %+v", members)
+
+	var newMemberIDStr string
+	for _, m := range members {
+		mObj := m.(map[string]interface{})
+		pURLs, _ := mObj["peerURLs"]
+		pURL := pURLs.([]interface{})[0].(string)
+		if pURL == peerURL {
+			newMemberIDStr = mObj["ID"].(string)
+			break
+		}
+	}
+	require.True(cx.t, len(newMemberIDStr) > 0)
+
+	// update member
+	cx.t.Logf("Update peerURL from %q to %q for member %q", peerURL, updatedPeerURL, newMemberIDStr)
+	newMemberID, err := strconv.ParseUint(newMemberIDStr, 10, 64)
+	updateMemberReq, err := json.Marshal(&pb.MemberUpdateRequest{ID: newMemberID, PeerURLs: []string{updatedPeerURL}})
+	require.NoError(cx.t, err)
+
+	if err = e2e.CURLPost(cx.epc, e2e.CURLReq{
+		Endpoint: "/v3/cluster/member/update",
+		Value:    string(updateMemberReq),
+		Expected: expect.ExpectedResponse{Value: updatedPeerURL},
+	}); err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatalf("testCurlV3ClusterOperations failed to update member (%v)", err)
+	}
+
+	// promote member
+	cx.t.Logf("Promoting the member %d", newMemberID)
+	if err = e2e.CURLPost(cx.epc, e2e.CURLReq{
+		Endpoint: "/v3/cluster/member/promote",
+		Value:    fmt.Sprintf(`{"ID": %d}`, newMemberID),
+		Expected: expect.ExpectedResponse{Value: "etcdserver: can only promote a learner member which is in sync with leader"},
+	}); err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatalf("testCurlV3ClusterOperations failed to promote member (%v)", err)
+	}
+
+	// remove member
+	cx.t.Logf("Removing the member %d", newMemberID)
+	if err = e2e.CURLPost(cx.epc, e2e.CURLReq{
+		Endpoint: "/v3/cluster/member/remove",
+		Value:    fmt.Sprintf(`{"ID": %d}`, newMemberID),
+		Expected: expect.ExpectedResponse{Value: "members"},
+	}); err != nil {
+		cx.t.Fatalf("testCurlV3ClusterOperations failed to remove member (%v)", err)
+	}
+
+	// list members again after deleting a member
+	cx.t.Log("Listing members again after deleting a member")
+	members = mustListMembers(cx)
+	require.Equal(cx.t, 1, len(members))
+}
+
+func mustListMembers(cx ctlCtx) []interface{} {
+	clus := cx.epc
+	args := e2e.CURLPrefixArgsCluster(clus.Cfg, clus.Procs[0], "POST", e2e.CURLReq{
+		Endpoint: "/v3/cluster/member/list",
+		Value:    "{}",
+	})
+	resp, err := runCommandAndReadJsonOutput(args)
+	require.NoError(cx.t, err)
+
+	members, ok := resp["members"]
+	require.True(cx.t, ok)
+	return members.([]interface{})
+}