# asClient

> **asClient**(`client`): `Client`\<`Transport`, [`Chain`](/reference/filoz/synapse-core/chains/interfaces/chain/), `Account`\>

Defined in: [packages/synapse-core/src/chains.ts:362](https://github.com/FilOzone/synapse-sdk/blob/ac439ced73387be0f1e7ed7e635dce4bdba76399/packages/synapse-core/src/chains.ts#L362)

Convert a viem client to a synapse client.

## Parameters

| Parameter | Type | Description |
| ------ | ------ | ------ |
| `client` | `Client`\<`Transport`, `Chain`, `Account`\> | The viem client. |

## Returns

`Client`\<`Transport`, [`Chain`](/reference/filoz/synapse-core/chains/interfaces/chain/), `Account`\>

The synapse client.