## Create a Widget session token

`$ straddle bridge initialize`

**post** `/v1/bridge/initialize`

Use this endpoint to generate a session token for use in the Bridge widget.

### Parameters

- `--customer-id: string`

  Body param: The Straddle generated unique identifier of the `customer` to create a bridge token for.

- `--config: optional object { processing_method, sandbox_outcome }`

  Body param

- `--external-id: optional string`

  Body param: Unique identifier for the paykey in your database, used for cross-referencing between Straddle and your systems.

- `--correlation-id: optional string`

  Header param: Optional client generated identifier to trace and debug a series of requests.

- `--idempotency-key: optional string`

  Header param: Optional client generated value to use for idempotent requests.

- `--request-id: optional string`

  Header param: Optional client generated identifier to trace and debug a request.

- `--straddle-account-id: optional string`

  Header param: For use by platforms to specify an account id and set scope of a request.

### Returns

- `bridgeTokenV1: object { data, meta, response_type }`

  - `data: object { bridge_token }`

    - `bridge_token: string`

      JWT Token to use in the bridge widget.

  - `meta: object { api_request_id, api_request_timestamp }`

    Metadata about the API request, including an identifier and timestamp.

    - `api_request_id: string`

      Unique identifier for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

    - `api_request_timestamp: string`

      Timestamp for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

  - `response_type: "object" or "array" or "error" or "none"`

    Indicates the structure of the returned content.

    - "object" means the `data` field contains a single JSON object.
    - "array" means the `data` field contains an array of objects.
    - "error" means the `data` field contains an error object with details of the issue.
    - "none" means no data is returned.

    - `"object"`

    - `"array"`

    - `"error"`

    - `"none"`

### Example

```cli
straddle bridge initialize \
  --api-key 'My API Key' \
  --customer-id 182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "data": {
    "bridge_token": "bridge_token"
  },
  "meta": {
    "api_request_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
    "api_request_timestamp": "2019-12-27T18:11:19.117Z"
  },
  "response_type": "object"
}
```