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# acquire • AI Agent SDK

> acquire: Block until the lease for ``key`` is held; return its token.

# acquire

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> This is a method of the [**TurnLockProtocol**](../classes/TurnLockProtocol) class in the [**protocols**](../modules/protocols) module.

Block until the lease for `key` is held; return its token.

## Signature

```python theme={"theme":{"light":"vitesse-light","dark":"vitesse-dark"}}
async def acquire(key: str) -> TurnLeaseToken
```

## Parameters

<ParamField query="key" type="str" required={true}>
  No description available.
</ParamField>

### Returns

<ResponseField name="Returns" type="TurnLeaseToken">
  The result of the operation.
</ResponseField>

## Used By

* [`LocalTurnLock.acquire`](../functions/LocalTurnLock-acquire)

## Source

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