## Create a Widget session token

`client.bridge.initialize(BridgeInitializeParamsparams, RequestOptionsoptions?): BridgeTokenV1`

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

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

### Parameters

- `params: BridgeInitializeParams`

  - `customer_id: string`

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

  - `config?: Config`

    Body param

    - `processing_method?: "inline" | "background" | "skip"`

      - `"inline"`

      - `"background"`

      - `"skip"`

    - `sandbox_outcome?: "standard" | "active" | "rejected" | "review"`

      - `"standard"`

      - `"active"`

      - `"rejected"`

      - `"review"`

  - `external_id?: string | null`

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

  - `correlationID?: string`

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

  - `idempotencyKey?: string`

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

  - `requestID?: string`

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

  - `straddleAccountID?: string`

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

### Returns

- `BridgeTokenV1`

  - `data: Data`

    - `bridge_token: string`

      JWT Token to use in the bridge widget.

  - `meta: ResponseMetadata`

    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" | "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

```typescript
import Straddle from '@straddlecom/straddle';

const client = new Straddle({
  apiKey: process.env['STRADDLE_API_KEY'], // This is the default and can be omitted
});

const bridgeTokenV1 = await client.bridge.initialize({
  customer_id: '182bd5e5-6e1a-4fe4-a799-aa6d9a6ab26e',
});

console.log(bridgeTokenV1.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"
}
```