We’re excited to announce the [3rd Annual Kong Hackathon](https://konghq.com/conferences/kong-summit/hackathon)3rd Annual Kong Hackathon in conjunction with [API Summit 2023](https://konghq.com/conferences/kong-summit)API Summit 2023!

This year, the Hackathon will focus on API innovation using Artificial Intelligence.

AI is revolutionizing the world, and we want to create an opportunity for the Kong community to experiment with AI applications specifically around APIs.

Individuals and teams of up to four from Kong's community will earn prizes, digital badges, and recognition by competing in this month-long virtual Hackathon opening for submissions today!

Innovate on AI applications applied to business, technical, and operational processes by adding new features to existing projects, or start from scratch. Submissions are open to your creativity and ideas. Here are just a few submission suggestions to get you started:

• - APIOps / Automation Hacks
• - Unique uses of OpenAPI specifications
• - Innovative uses of an API
• - Combine many APIs to produce a useful product
• - End-to-end workflow using Kong products

All approved contributions will receive a digital 2023 API Summit Hackathon contributor badge. A $500 gift card will be awarded to the top overall contribution and $250 gift cards will be awarded to the 2nd-5th place contributions.

In addition, Kong will donate $20 to the [Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund](https://gorillafund.org/)Diane Fossey Gorilla Fund for each submission.

The submission period is open through September 27th, the first day of [API Summit 2023](https://konghq.com/conferences/kong-summit)API Summit 2023. Winners will be announced during the event on September 28, 2023.

Need inspiration or help? Head to our [Kong Community Slack Channel](http://kongcommunity.slack.com)Kong Community Slack Channel to brainstorm with the community and connect with experts. Also, check out some of our past Kong Hackathon winning contributions:

• - 2022 Top Overall Contribution: Marcelo Bezerra, Mateus Fonseca, Robson Camanducci. [See their](https://github.com/mateuslima90/kong-plugin-totp-validator)See their Lua-based Kong Gateway plugin to add one-time password (OTP) protection to services and routes.
• - 2022 Best Kong Gateway Plugin: Matthias Bertschy, Ludovic Pourrat. [See their](https://github.com/ludovic-pourrat/kong-api-catalog-harvester)See their Go plugin to generate OpenAPI Specs from gateway traffic for legacy APIs built without specifications.
• - 2021 Insomnia Plugin winner: Scott Harwell. Read the [blog post](https://konghq.com/blog/engineering/insomnia-dynamic-signatures)blog post to see how Scott generated dynamic signatures for API authentication with Insomnia.
• - 2021 Kong Gateway Plugin winner: Narendra Patel. Read the [blog post](https://konghq.com/blog/engineering/api-bandwidth-limit)blog post to see how Narendra created his API bandwidth-limiting plugin.

Go to the [2023 Kong Hackathon page](https://konghq.com/conferences/kong-summit/hackathon)2023 Kong Hackathon page now for more information, FAQs, and to submit your contribution!