## List available bridges

`bridges.list()  -> BridgeListResponse`

**get** `/v1/bridges`

List available bridges. A bridge is a chat-network connector that can connect or reconnect chat accounts. Connected accounts use the same Account schema as GET /v1/accounts.

### Returns

- `class BridgeListResponse: …`

  Available bridges and their connected accounts.

  - `items: List[Bridge]`

    - `id: str`

      Bridge ID. Use with bridge endpoints.

    - `accounts: List[Account]`

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

      - `account_id: str`

        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: str`

          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: Literal["cloud", "self-hosted", "local", "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: str`

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

      - `status: Literal["connected", "connecting", "backfilling", 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: str`

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

        - `cannot_message: Optional[bool]`

          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[str]`

          Email address if known. Not guaranteed verified.

        - `full_name: Optional[str]`

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

        - `img_url: Optional[str]`

          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.

        - `is_self: Optional[bool]`

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

        - `phone_number: Optional[str]`

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

        - `username: Optional[str]`

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

      - `capabilities: Optional[Dict[str, Optional[object]]]`

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

      - `login_id: Optional[str]`

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

      - `network: Optional[str]`

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

      - `status_text: Optional[str]`

        Human-friendly account status text.

    - `active_account_count: int`

      Number of active accounts for this network on this device.

    - `display_name: str`

      Human-friendly bridge name shown in Beeper.

    - `provider: Literal["cloud", "self-hosted", "local", "platform-sdk"]`

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

      - `"cloud"`

      - `"self-hosted"`

      - `"local"`

      - `"platform-sdk"`

    - `status: Literal["available", "connected", "limit_reached", 2 more]`

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

      - `"available"`

      - `"connected"`

      - `"limit_reached"`

      - `"temporarily_unavailable"`

      - `"disabled"`

    - `supports_multiple_accounts: bool`

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

    - `type: str`

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

    - `network: Optional[str]`

      Network grouping used for account counts and limits.

    - `status_text: Optional[str]`

      Human-friendly status text matching Beeper account management language.

### Example

```python
import os
from beeper_desktop_api import BeeperDesktop

client = BeeperDesktop(
    access_token=os.environ.get("BEEPER_ACCESS_TOKEN"),  # This is the default and can be omitted
)
bridges = client.bridges.list()
print(bridges.items)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "items": [
    {
      "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"
    }
  ]
}
```