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# Contribute to Vault

> Contribute funds to a vault in exchange for shares

**Function:**

```
{package}::dex_accounts_entry::contribute_to_vault
```

**ABI Object:**

```typescript theme={null}
const functionAbi: MoveFunction = {
  name: "contribute_to_vault",
  visibility: "private",
  is_entry: true,
  is_view: false,
  generic_type_params: [],
  params: [
    "&signer",
    "0x1::object::Object<{package}::dex_accounts::Subaccount>",
    "address",
    "0x1::object::Object<0x1::fungible_asset::Metadata>",
    "u64",
  ],
  return: [],
};
```

**Parameters:**

* `signer` - The account signer
* `subaccount` - The Trading Account object used to contribute
* `vault` - The vault address
* `metadata` - The fungible asset metadata for the contribution asset
* `amount` - Contribution amount (u64)

**Example:**

<CodeGroup>
  ```typescript Typescript theme={null}
  const transaction = await aptos.transaction.build.simple({
    sender: account.accountAddress,
    data: {
      function: `${PACKAGE}::dex_accounts_entry::contribute_to_vault`,
      typeArguments: [],
      functionArguments: [
        "0x123...abc", // subaccountAddr
        "0xdef...456", // vaultAddr (vault address)
        "0x789...ghi", // metadataAddr (USDC metadata object address)
        10000000, // amount (10 USDC with 6 decimals)
      ],
    },
  });
  ```

  ```python Python theme={null}
  transaction = rest_client.build_transaction(
      sender=account.address(),
      payload={
          "function": f"{PACKAGE}::dex_accounts_entry::contribute_to_vault",
          "type_arguments": [],
          "function_arguments": [
              "0x123...abc",  # subaccountAddr
              "0xdef...456",  # vaultAddr (vault address)
              "0x789...ghi",  # metadataAddr (USDC metadata object address)
              10000000,  # amount (10 USDC with 6 decimals)
          ],
      },
  )
  ```
</CodeGroup>