## Create a Widget session token

`BridgeTokenV1 Bridge.Initialize(BridgeInitializeParamsparameters, CancellationTokencancellationToken = default)`

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

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

### Parameters

- `BridgeInitializeParams parameters`

  - `required string customerID`

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

  - `Config config`

    Body param

    - `ProcessingMethod ProcessingMethod`

      - `"inline"Inline`

      - `"background"Background`

      - `"skip"Skip`

    - `SandboxOutcome SandboxOutcome`

      - `"standard"Standard`

      - `"active"Active`

      - `"rejected"Rejected`

      - `"review"Review`

  - `string? externalID`

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

  - `string correlationID`

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

  - `string idempotencyKey`

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

  - `string requestID`

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

  - `string straddleAccountID`

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

### Returns

- `class BridgeTokenV1:`

  - `required Data Data`

    - `required string BridgeToken`

      JWT Token to use in the bridge widget.

  - `required ResponseMetadata Meta`

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

    - `required string ApiRequestID`

      Unique identifier for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

    - `required DateTimeOffset ApiRequestTimestamp`

      Timestamp for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

  - `required ResponseType ResponseType`

    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"Object`

    - `"array"Array`

    - `"error"Error`

    - `"none"None`

### Example

```csharp
BridgeInitializeParams parameters = new()
{
    CustomerID = "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e"
};

var bridgeTokenV1 = await client.Bridge.Initialize(parameters);

Console.WriteLine(bridgeTokenV1);
```

#### 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"
}
```