## 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.

### Parameters

- `customer_id: str`

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

- `config: Optional[Config]`

  - `processing_method: Optional[Literal["inline", "background", "skip"]]`

    - `"inline"`

    - `"background"`

    - `"skip"`

  - `sandbox_outcome: Optional[Literal["standard", "active", "rejected", "review"]]`

    - `"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]`

### Returns

- `class BridgeTokenV1: …`

  - `data: Data`

    - `bridge_token: str`

      JWT Token to use in the bridge widget.

  - `meta: ResponseMetadata`

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

    - `api_request_id: str`

      Unique identifier for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

    - `api_request_timestamp: datetime`

      Timestamp for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

  - `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.

    - `"object"`

    - `"array"`

    - `"error"`

    - `"none"`

### Example

```python
import os
from straddle import Straddle

client = Straddle(
    api_key=os.environ.get("STRADDLE_API_KEY"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
bridge_token_v1 = client.bridge.initialize(
    customer_id="182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e",
)
print(bridge_token_v1.data)
```

#### 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"
}
```