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# Deposit assets into vault

> **User Experience Function**: Allows users to deposit assets into a vault and receive vault shares in return.



## OpenAPI

````yaml POST /vault/{address}/deposit
openapi: 3.0.0
info:
  title: DeFindex API
  description: API documentation for DeFindex endpoints
  version: 1.0.0
  contact: {}
  x-logo:
    url: https://links.paltalabs.io/defindex-full.svg
    backgroundColor: '#0e0e0e'
    altText: DeFindex Logo
    href: https://defindex.io
servers: []
security: []
tags: []
paths:
  /vault/{address}/deposit:
    post:
      tags:
        - Vault
      summary: Deposit assets into vault
      description: >-
        **User Experience Function**: Allows users to deposit assets into a
        vault and receive vault shares in return.
      operationId: VaultController_deposit
      parameters:
        - name: address
          required: true
          in: path
          description: Stellar address of the vault contract
          schema:
            example: CBNKCU3HGFKHFOF7JTGXQCNKE3G3DXS5RDBQUKQMIIECYKXPIOUGB2S3
            type: string
        - name: network
          required: true
          in: query
          description: Stellar network to execute the transaction on (testnet or mainnet)
          schema:
            enum:
              - testnet
              - mainnet
            type: string
      requestBody:
        required: true
        description: >-
          Deposit parameters. Optional parameters: invest (defaults to true),
          slippageBps (defaults to 0)
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/DepositDto'
      responses:
        '400':
          description: Bad request - invalid parameters
        '403':
          description: Forbidden - caller is not authorized for this operation
components:
  schemas:
    DepositDto:
      type: object
      properties:
        amounts:
          description: >-
            Array of amounts to deposit for each asset in the vault. Must
            contain at least one positive amount.
          example:
            - 1000000
            - 2000000
          type: array
          items:
            type: number
            minimum: 0
        caller:
          type: string
          description: >-
            Stellar address of the user making the deposit. Must be a valid
            Stellar public key.
          example: GB7NTQG4EXB7NZEA5GNFHIHEQVTGQTZ6OWKWUD535FBEHNSEVCKZULIY
        invest:
          type: boolean
          description: >-
            Whether to invest the deposited assets immediately into the vault
            strategy. Defaults to true.
          example: true
          default: true
        slippageBps:
          type: number
          example: 100
          description: >-
            Slippage tolerance in basis points (bps). 10000 = 100%, 100 = 1%, 50
            = 0.5%. Default is 0 bps (0%)
          minimum: 0
          maximum: 10000
          default: 0
      required:
        - amounts
        - caller

````

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