# Borrow 1. **Deposit Assets** *If you haven't supplied any assets on Colend yet,* [*follow this guide to deposit any of our supported assets.*](/home/how-to/use-colend/connect-and-supply.md)\\ 2. **Borrow Your Preferred Asset** * **Connect Your Wallet**: Ensure your wallet is connected to [Colend by visiting the dashboard.](https://app.colend.xyz) * **Select Asset to Borrow**: Under the ‘Assets to Borrow’ section, you will see the list of available assets. * **Agree and Borrow**: If you agree with the terms, click ‘Borrow’.

In the ‘Available’ column, you can see the max amount you can borrow. Select $BTC or click ‘Details’ to review the borrow terms. If you agree with the terms, click ‘Borrow’.

\\ 3. **Enter the Amount and Confirm the Loan** * **Specify Amount**: Enter the amount of $BTC you wish to borrow. Make sure the borrowed amount is well within your health factor based on your deposited $CORE collateral.\\

If the health factor goes below 1, the liquidation of your collateral might be triggered.

* **Confirm Transaction**: Click ‘Borrow BTC’ and approve the transaction in your wallet. --- # Agent Instructions: Querying This Documentation If you need additional information that is not directly available in this page, you can query the documentation dynamically by asking a question. Perform an HTTP GET request on the current page URL with the `ask` query parameter: ``` GET https://colend.gitbook.io/home/how-to/use-colend/borrow.md?ask= ``` The question should be specific, self-contained, and written in natural language. The response will contain a direct answer to the question and relevant excerpts and sources from the documentation. Use this mechanism when the answer is not explicitly present in the current page, you need clarification or additional context, or you want to retrieve related documentation sections.