## Get bridge

**get** `/v1/bridges/{bridgeID}`

Get one bridge, including the chat accounts connected through it.

### Path Parameters

- `bridgeID: string`

  Bridge ID.

### Returns

- `id: string`

  Bridge ID. Use with bridge endpoints.

- `accounts: array of Account`

  Connected accounts for this bridge. Uses the same Account schema as GET /v1/accounts.

  - `accountID: string`

    Chat account added to Beeper. Use this to route account-scoped actions. Examples include matrix for Beeper/Matrix, discordgo for a cloud bridge, slackgo.TEAM-USER for workspace-scoped cloud bridges, and local-whatsapp_ba_... for local bridges.

  - `bridge: AccountBridge`

    Bridge metadata for the account. Available in Beeper Desktop v4.2.785+.

    - `id: string`

      Bridge identifier. Beeper Cloud accounts often use the network type (for example matrix or discordgo); on-device accounts use a local bridge ID (for example local-whatsapp). Available in Beeper Desktop v4.2.785+.

    - `provider: "cloud" or "self-hosted" or "local" or "platform-sdk"`

      Where this account runs: on this device or in Beeper Cloud. Available in Beeper Desktop v4.2.785+.

      - `"cloud"`

      - `"self-hosted"`

      - `"local"`

      - `"platform-sdk"`

    - `type: string`

      Bridge type, such as matrix, discordgo, slackgo, whatsapp, telegram, or twitter. Available in Beeper Desktop v4.2.785+.

  - `status: "connected" or "connecting" or "backfilling" or 5 more`

    Current connection status for this account.

    - `"connected"`

    - `"connecting"`

    - `"backfilling"`

    - `"connection_required"`

    - `"reconnect_required"`

    - `"attention_required"`

    - `"disconnected"`

    - `"disabled"`

  - `user: User`

    User the account belongs to.

    - `id: string`

      Stable Beeper user ID. Use as the primary key when referencing a person.

    - `cannotMessage: optional boolean`

      True if Beeper cannot initiate messages to this user (e.g., blocked, network restriction, or no DM path). The user may still message you.

    - `email: optional string`

      Email address if known. Not guaranteed verified.

    - `fullName: optional string`

      Display name as shown in clients (e.g., 'Alice Example'). May include emojis.

    - `imgURL: optional string`

      Avatar image URL if available. This may be a remote URL, media URL, data URL, or local file URL depending on the source. May be temporary or available only on this device; download promptly if durable access is needed.

    - `isSelf: optional boolean`

      True if this user represents the authenticated account's own identity.

    - `phoneNumber: optional string`

      User's phone number in E.164 format (e.g., '+14155552671'). Omit if unknown.

    - `username: optional string`

      Human-readable handle if available (e.g., '@alice'). May be network-specific and not globally unique.

  - `capabilities: optional map[unknown]`

    Runtime chat/message capabilities for this connected account, when available.

  - `loginID: optional string`

    Bridge login ID for this account, when known. One bridge login can contain multiple chat accounts.

  - `network: optional string`

    Human-friendly network name for the account. Omitted when the network is unknown.

  - `statusText: optional string`

    Human-friendly account status text.

- `activeAccountCount: number`

  Number of active accounts for this network on this device.

- `displayName: string`

  Human-friendly bridge name shown in Beeper.

- `provider: "cloud" or "self-hosted" or "local" or "platform-sdk"`

  Where accounts for this bridge run: on this device or in Beeper Cloud.

  - `"cloud"`

  - `"self-hosted"`

  - `"local"`

  - `"platform-sdk"`

- `status: "available" or "connected" or "limit_reached" or 2 more`

  Whether this bridge can currently be used to connect new accounts.

  - `"available"`

  - `"connected"`

  - `"limit_reached"`

  - `"temporarily_unavailable"`

  - `"disabled"`

- `supportsMultipleAccounts: boolean`

  Whether this bridge can have multiple active accounts for the same network.

- `type: string`

  Underlying bridge type, such as matrix, discordgo, slackgo, whatsapp, telegram, or twitter.

- `network: optional string`

  Network grouping used for account counts and limits.

- `statusText: optional string`

  Human-friendly status text matching Beeper account management language.

### Example

```http
curl http://localhost:23373/v1/bridges/$BRIDGE_ID \
    -H "Authorization: Bearer $BEEPER_ACCESS_TOKEN"
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "id": "id",
  "accounts": [
    {
      "accountID": "accountID",
      "bridge": {
        "id": "id",
        "provider": "cloud",
        "type": "type"
      },
      "status": "connected",
      "user": {
        "id": "id",
        "cannotMessage": true,
        "email": "email",
        "fullName": "fullName",
        "imgURL": "imgURL",
        "isSelf": true,
        "phoneNumber": "phoneNumber",
        "username": "username"
      },
      "capabilities": {
        "foo": "bar"
      },
      "loginID": "loginID",
      "network": "network",
      "statusText": "statusText"
    }
  ],
  "activeAccountCount": 0,
  "displayName": "displayName",
  "provider": "cloud",
  "status": "available",
  "supportsMultipleAccounts": true,
  "type": "type",
  "network": "network",
  "statusText": "statusText"
}
```