# How to configure kong to pass through soap request **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** kong-gateway\ **Created:** [February 14, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/how-to-configure-kong-to-pass-through-soap-request/2825 "2019-02-14T03:50:51Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![lilan123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@lilan123](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/lilan123)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 3:50am UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/how-to-configure-kong-to-pass-through-soap-request/2825/1 "2019-02-14T03:50:52Z")
we need to consume soap service via kong api gateway. does kong api gateway allow to pass through soap request? we just need to pass through. ---
**Author:** ![jeremyjpj0916](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/discuss.konghq.com/jeremyjpj0916/32/1388_2.png) [@jeremyjpj0916](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/jeremyjpj0916)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 4:02am UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/how-to-configure-kong-to-pass-through-soap-request/2825/2 "2019-02-14T04:02:49Z")
yes it can, soap is just an HTTP post of xml. ---
**Author:** ![lilan123](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/ea666f/32.png) [@lilan123](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/lilan123)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2019, 4:22am UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/how-to-configure-kong-to-pass-through-soap-request/2825/3 "2019-02-14T04:22:04Z")
thank you anyway can you share me any guideline to configure this in kong api gateway. ---
**Author:** ![mohitd648](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8e7dd6/32.png) [@mohitd648](https://discuss.konghq.com/u/mohitd648)\ **Post date:** [April 23, 2020, 2:21pm UTC](https://discuss.konghq.com/t/how-to-configure-kong-to-pass-through-soap-request/2825/4 "2020-04-23T14:21:23Z")
Hi @lilan123, I have started exploring Kong and i have same requirement. If you were able to add SOAP response service to Kong please let me konw