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Create a Widget session token

post/v1/bridge/initialize

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

Header ParametersExpand Collapse
"Correlation-Id": optional string
"Idempotency-Key": optional string
"Request-Id": optional string
"Straddle-Account-Id": optional string
Body ParametersExpand Collapse
customer_id: string

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

formatuuid
config: optional object { processing_method, sandbox_outcome }
processing_method: optional "inline" or "background" or "skip"
Accepts one of the following:
"inline"
"background"
"skip"
sandbox_outcome: optional "standard" or "active" or "rejected" or "review"
Accepts one of the following:
"standard"
"active"
"rejected"
"review"
external_id: optional string

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

ReturnsExpand Collapse
BridgeTokenV1 = object { data, meta, response_type }
data: object { bridge_token }
bridge_token: string

JWT Token to use in the bridge widget.

meta: ResponseMetadata { 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.

formatuuid
api_request_timestamp: string

Timestamp for this API request, useful for troubleshooting.

formatdate-time
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.
Accepts one of the following:
"object"
"array"
"error"
"none"
Create a Widget session token
curl https://sandbox.straddle.com/v1/bridge/initialize \
    -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $STRADDLE_API_KEY" \
    -d '{
          "customer_id": "182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e"
        }'
{
  "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"
}