# construct_type

> **Function** in `langsmith`

📖 [View in docs](https://reference.langchain.com/python/langsmith/_openapi_client/_models/construct_type)

Loose coercion to the expected type with construction of nested values.

If the given value does not match the expected type then it is returned as-is.

## Signature

```python
construct_type(
    *,
    value: object,
    type_: object,
    metadata: Optional[List[Any]] = None,
) -> object
```

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[View source on GitHub](https://github.com/langchain-ai/langsmith-sdk/blob/19d52419f47c93ca2c57a0d51c58d255f5949092/python/langsmith/_openapi_client/_models.py#L562)