## Get bridge capabilities

`bridges.retrieve_capabilities(strbridge_id)  -> ProvisioningCapabilities`

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

Get advanced network capabilities for a bridge. This endpoint is intended for clients that build custom connect or chat-creation flows.

### Parameters

- `bridge_id: str`

  Bridge ID.

### Returns

- `class ProvisioningCapabilities: …`

  Advanced network capabilities for account lookup and group creation.

  - `group_creation: Dict[str, GroupTypeCapabilities]`

    - `type_description: str`

    - `avatar: Optional[GroupFieldCapability]`

      Group creation field capability.

      - `allowed: bool`

      - `max_length: Optional[int]`

      - `min_length: Optional[int]`

      - `required: Optional[bool]`

      - `settings: Optional[DisappearingTimerCapability]`

        Disappearing-message timer capability.

        - `types: List[Literal["", "after_read", "after_send"]]`

          - `""`

          - `"after_read"`

          - `"after_send"`

        - `omit_empty_timer: Optional[Literal[true]]`

          - `true`

        - `timers: Optional[List[int]]`

    - `disappear: Optional[GroupFieldCapability]`

      Group creation field capability.

    - `name: Optional[GroupFieldCapability]`

      Group creation field capability.

    - `parent: Optional[GroupFieldCapability]`

      Group creation field capability.

    - `participants: Optional[GroupFieldCapability]`

      Group creation field capability.

    - `topic: Optional[GroupFieldCapability]`

      Group creation field capability.

    - `username: Optional[GroupFieldCapability]`

      Group creation field capability.

  - `resolve_identifier: ResolveIdentifierCapabilities`

    Identifier lookup capabilities for this bridge.

    - `any_phone: bool`

    - `contact_list: bool`

    - `create_dm: bool`

    - `lookup_email: bool`

    - `lookup_phone: bool`

    - `lookup_username: bool`

    - `search: bool`

  - `image_pack_import: Optional[bool]`

### 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
)
provisioning_capabilities = client.bridges.retrieve_capabilities(
    "local-whatsapp",
)
print(provisioning_capabilities.resolve_identifier)
```

#### Response

```json
{
  "group_creation": {
    "foo": {
      "type_description": "type_description",
      "avatar": {
        "allowed": true,
        "max_length": 0,
        "min_length": 0,
        "required": true,
        "settings": {
          "types": [
            ""
          ],
          "omit_empty_timer": true,
          "timers": [
            0
          ]
        }
      },
      "disappear": {
        "allowed": true,
        "max_length": 0,
        "min_length": 0,
        "required": true,
        "settings": {
          "types": [
            ""
          ],
          "omit_empty_timer": true,
          "timers": [
            0
          ]
        }
      },
      "name": {
        "allowed": true,
        "max_length": 0,
        "min_length": 0,
        "required": true,
        "settings": {
          "types": [
            ""
          ],
          "omit_empty_timer": true,
          "timers": [
            0
          ]
        }
      },
      "parent": {
        "allowed": true,
        "max_length": 0,
        "min_length": 0,
        "required": true,
        "settings": {
          "types": [
            ""
          ],
          "omit_empty_timer": true,
          "timers": [
            0
          ]
        }
      },
      "participants": {
        "allowed": true,
        "max_length": 0,
        "min_length": 0,
        "required": true,
        "settings": {
          "types": [
            ""
          ],
          "omit_empty_timer": true,
          "timers": [
            0
          ]
        }
      },
      "topic": {
        "allowed": true,
        "max_length": 0,
        "min_length": 0,
        "required": true,
        "settings": {
          "types": [
            ""
          ],
          "omit_empty_timer": true,
          "timers": [
            0
          ]
        }
      },
      "username": {
        "allowed": true,
        "max_length": 0,
        "min_length": 0,
        "required": true,
        "settings": {
          "types": [
            ""
          ],
          "omit_empty_timer": true,
          "timers": [
            0
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "resolve_identifier": {
    "any_phone": true,
    "contact_list": true,
    "create_dm": true,
    "lookup_email": true,
    "lookup_phone": true,
    "lookup_username": true,
    "search": true
  },
  "image_pack_import": true
}
```