# convert_to_messages

> **Function** in `langchain_core`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langchain-core/messages/utils/convert_to_messages)

Convert a sequence of messages to a list of messages.

## Signature

```python
convert_to_messages(
    messages: Iterable[MessageLikeRepresentation] | PromptValue,
) -> list[BaseMessage]
```

## Parameters

| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|------|------|----------|-------------|
| `messages` | `Iterable[MessageLikeRepresentation] \| PromptValue` | Yes | Sequence of messages to convert. |

## Returns

`list[BaseMessage]`

list of messages (BaseMessages).

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langchain/blob/6fb37dba71da807af60aa7b909f71f0625a666bf/libs/core/langchain_core/messages/utils.py#L735)