# get_cohere_chat_request

> **Function** in `langchain_cohere`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-cohere/chat_models/get_cohere_chat_request)

Get the request for the Cohere chat API.

## Signature

```python
get_cohere_chat_request(
    messages: List[BaseMessage],
    *,
    documents: Optional[List[Document]] = None,
    connectors: Optional[List[Dict[str, str]]] = None,
    stop_sequences: Optional[List[str]] = None,
    **kwargs: Any = {},
) -> Dict[str, Any]
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `messages` | `List[BaseMessage]` | Yes | The messages. |
| `connectors` | `Optional[List[Dict[str, str]]]` | No | The connectors. (default: `None`) |
| `**kwargs` | `Any` | No | The keyword arguments. (default: `{}`) |

## Returns

`Dict[str, Any]`

The request for the Cohere chat API.

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain-cohere/blob/24cfdaefd4e3c785f477ccfe491a4226a0dbe88c/libs/cohere/langchain_cohere/chat_models.py#L236)