In the context of modern API development, where REST, GraphQL, and gRPC dominate, the blog explores how Kong Konnect can effectively manage legacy SOAP/XML Web Services through the creation of custom plugins with the assistance of ChatGPT. As many organizations still rely on SOAP/XML for critical operations, the blog highlights the benefits of using ChatGPT to streamline the development of Lua custom plugins that handle XSD validation, XPath routing, and XSLT transformations for these services. By leveraging the extensive but complex GNOME C libraries, ChatGPT helps developers identify necessary functions, thereby expediting the coding process and enhancing plugin robustness. The deployment process for these plugins on the Kong Konnect platform involves configuration on both the Control Plane and Data Plane, facilitating efficient governance, security, and mediation of SOAP/XML services within a unified API management ecosystem.