# redeemInterestBearingTokens

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This method can be called only in emergency situations when the BY contract is paused.
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This method calculates the pool share one user can withdraw given the amount of idleTokens (idleDAI, idleUSDC, idleUSD, ...) he wants to burn and send interest-bearing tokens (aTokens from Aave, cTokens from Compound, ...) directly to the user's wallet alongside his share of unlent underlying (e.g. DAI) present in the vault.

### Function

```solidity
function redeemInterestBearingTokens(
    uint256 _amount
) external;
```

### **Parameters**

<table><thead><tr><th width="309">Parameter</th><th>Description</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td><code>_amount</code></td><td>The amount of idleTokens to be burned</td></tr></tbody></table>