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Create a Widget session token

bridge.initialize(BridgeInitializeParams**kwargs) -> BridgeTokenV1
post/v1/bridge/initialize

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

ParametersExpand Collapse
customer_id: str

The Straddle generated unique identifier of the customer to create a bridge token for.

formatuuid
config: Optional[Config]
processing_method: Optional[Literal["inline", "background", "skip"]]
Accepts one of the following:
"inline"
"background"
"skip"
sandbox_outcome: Optional[Literal["standard", "active", "rejected", "review"]]
Accepts one of the following:
"standard"
"active"
"rejected"
"review"
external_id: Optional[str]

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

correlation_id: Optional[str]
idempotency_key: Optional[str]
request_id: Optional[str]
straddle_account_id: Optional[str]
ReturnsExpand Collapse
class BridgeTokenV1:
data: Data
bridge_token: str

JWT Token to use in the bridge widget.

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

api_request_id: str

Unique identifier for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

formatuuid
api_request_timestamp: datetime

Timestamp for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

formatdate-time
response_type: Literal["object", "array", "error", "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.
Accepts one of the following:
"object"
"array"
"error"
"none"
Create a Widget session token
from straddle import Straddle

client = Straddle(
    api_key="My API Key",
)
bridge_token_v1 = client.bridge.initialize(
    customer_id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(bridge_token_v1.data)
{
  "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"
}
Returns Examples
{
  "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"
}