Aave

Aave v3 lending across 10+ networks

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

Argument	Required	Description
amount	Yes	Amount to supply (in token decimals)

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Actions & lifecycle

Enter

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

Exit

• Withdraw transaction
• Receive underlying tokens instantly
• Subject to pool liquidity

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Example flow

Get yield metadata

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

aToken mechanics

aTokens are 1:1 pegged to underlying assets. Your aToken balance increases automatically as interest accrues.

Variable rates

Aave uses variable interest rates based on pool utilization. Rates change as supply/demand shifts.

No pending actions

Aave lending has no pending actions — supply and withdraw are instant.

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Yield IDs for this protocol

Show yield IDs

Aave v3 yield IDs follow the pattern: {network}-{token}-aave-v3-lending

Examples:

• 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