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# materialize

# `prefect.assets.materialize`

## Functions

### `materialize` <sup><a href="https://github.com/PrefectHQ/prefect/blob/main/src/prefect/assets/materialize.py#L17" target="_blank"><Icon icon="github" style="width: 14px; height: 14px;" /></a></sup>

```python  theme={null}
materialize(*assets: Union[str, Asset], **task_kwargs: Unpack[TaskOptions]) -> Callable[[Callable[P, R]], MaterializingTask[P, R]]
```

Decorator for materializing assets.

**Args:**

* `*assets`: Assets to materialize
* `by`: An optional tool that is ultimately responsible for materializing the asset e.g. "dbt" or "spark"
* `**task_kwargs`: Additional task configuration


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