> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.ecotone.tech/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.ecotone.tech/messaging/conversion.md).

# Method Invocation And Conversion

Method invocation and message conversion in Ecotone PHP

Ecotone resolves handler arguments, payload types, and headers through a unified method-invocation pipeline. Conversion turns serialized payloads (JSON, XML, or framework-native formats) into the PHP types your handler signatures declare — and back again when messages cross channel boundaries.

{% content-ref url="/pages/-LwiixUrgqNF3ZbrnBYV" %}
[Method Invocation](/messaging/conversion/method-invocation.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}

{% content-ref url="/pages/-M2i-zDW5OcAcBOToKe0" %}
[Conversion](/messaging/conversion/conversion.md)
{% endcontent-ref %}


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