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Aave is a decentralized lending protocol enabling you to supply assets and earn variable interest. Yield.xyz integrates Aave v3 across multiple networks.

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What this yield is

  • Protocol: Aave v3
  • Mechanism: Supply assets to lending pools, receive aTokens
  • Rewards: Interest accrues via aToken balance appreciation (rebase)
  • Withdrawals: Instant (subject to pool liquidity)
  • Networks: Ethereum, Base, Arbitrum, Optimism, Polygon, Avalanche, BNB Chain, Gnosis, Linea, Sonic

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Required inputs

ArgumentRequiredDescription
amountYesAmount to supply (in token decimals)

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Actions & lifecycle

  • Approval transaction (if needed)
  • Supply transaction
  • Receive aTokens immediately
  • Interest begins accruing

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Example flow

curl --request GET \
  --url https://api.yield.xyz/v1/yields/base-usdc-aave-v3-lending \
  --header 'accept: application/json' \
  --header 'x-api-key: <API_KEY>'

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Operational notes

aTokens are 1:1 pegged to underlying assets. Your aToken balance increases automatically as interest accrues.
Aave uses variable interest rates based on pool utilization. Rates change as supply/demand shifts.
Aave lending has no pending actions — supply and withdraw are instant.

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Yield IDs for this protocol

Aave v3 yield IDs follow the pattern: {network}-{token}-aave-v3-lendingExamples:
  • ethereum-usdc-aave-v3-lending
  • base-usdc-aave-v3-lending
  • arbitrum-weth-aave-v3-lending
  • polygon-usdt-aave-v3-lending
  • avalanche-c-wavax-aave-v3-lending
Use the Discovery API with ?protocol=aave to get the full list.

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See also

Lending Overview

All lending protocols

Compound

Alternative lending protocol