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# Claim vault manager

```
POST /api/v1/lake/claim_manager
```

The operation type for signing is `"claim_lake_manager"`.

This endpoint is only for fresh vaults that were created without a manager.

#### Request Body

<table><thead><tr><th width="180">Field</th><th width="110">Type</th><th width="90">Need</th><th>Description</th><th>Example</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>"account"</code></td><td>string</td><td>required</td><td>Claimer wallet address</td><td><code>42trU9A5...</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>"signature"</code></td><td>string</td><td>required</td><td>Cryptographic signature</td><td><code>5J3mBbAH...</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>"timestamp"</code></td><td>integer</td><td>required</td><td>Current timestamp in milliseconds</td><td><code>1716200000000</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>"lake"</code></td><td>string</td><td>required</td><td>Vault address</td><td><code>AbCdEfGh123456789...</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>"deposit_amount"</code></td><td>decimal string</td><td>required</td><td>Manager's initial deposit amount</td><td><code>1000.00</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>"agent_wallet"</code></td><td>string</td><td>optional</td><td>Agent wallet address</td><td><code>69trU9A5...</code></td></tr><tr><td><code>"expiry_window"</code></td><td>integer</td><td>optional</td><td>Signature expiry in milliseconds</td><td><code>30000</code></td></tr></tbody></table>

```json
{
  "account": "42trU9A5...",
  "signature": "5J3mBbAH...",
  "timestamp": 1716200000000,
  "lake": "AbCdEfGh123456789...",
  "deposit_amount": "1000.00"
}
```

#### Response

* Status 200: Manager claim successful

```json
{
  "success": true,
  "data": {
    "shares_minted": "1000.00"
  },
  "error": null,
  "code": null
}
```

| Field             | Type           | Description                                    |
| ----------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------- |
| `'shares_minted'` | decimal string | Number of manager shares minted to the claimer |

* Status 400: Invalid request parameters
* Status 401: Unauthorized access
* Status 500: Internal server error