---
title: "Bootstrap menus for a store"
method: POST
path: "/manager/menu/v1/bootstrap"
tags: ["manager_menu_endpoints"]
---

# Bootstrap menus for a store

`POST /manager/menu/v1/bootstrap`

## Request

- Base URL: `https://partners.tryotter.com`
- URL: `https://partners.tryotter.com/manager/menu/v1/bootstrap`
- Auth: OAuth 2
  - Authorization code: `/v1/auth/oauth2/authorize`
  - Client credentials
  - Token URL: `/v1/auth/token` scopes: `manager.menus`
- TypeScript: <https://skmtc.dev/cloudkitchens/apis/otter-api/docs/manager/menu/v1/bootstrap/post.ts> (a function with typed inputs; its response is checked against the schema)

Rate limit: 2 requests per minute.

## Headers

- `X-Store-Id` string, required: The unique identifier of the store in your app. This ID, along with the `Application ID`, will be used to match the correct store when performing operations. It cannot be longer than 255 characters and must only contain printable ASCII characters. During on-boarding, this ID will be similar to `onboarding:905bb725-b141-4a9b-832a-1f254f772c94` (where the UUID is the Internal Store ID). During off-boarding, this field will be filled with the last known Store ID, or with an empty string, in case none is found. In that case, please fall back to the provided `internalStoreId` (a.k.a. Sku-Sku ID).

## Request body

- BootstrapMenuRequest
  - `templateName` string, required: Name for the bootstrapped template menu
  - `externalServiceSlug` string, required: The external service from which to bootstrap menu data
  - `enableTemplate` boolean, nullable: Whether or not to enable the template at the bootstrapped store
  - `stationId` string, nullable: The id of the station to which to assign bootstrapped items, unnecessary for brick and mortar
  - `posSlug` string, nullable: The slug for the POS to connect to

## Response `202`

The menu will be bootstrapped.

- MenuAsynchronousJob: The job created to process the menu request.
  - `jobReference` JobReference: The job reference.
    - `id` string, uuid: Unique identifier of the job.
    - `status` 'PENDING' | 'FAILED' | 'SUCCESS' | 'UNKNOWN': The status of the job.
  - `jobType` 'UPSERT' | 'PUBLISH' | 'UPDATE_AVAILABILITY' | 'SYNC' | 'UNKNOWN': Type of job.
  - `publishJobState` MenuJobPublishState, nullable: Only present if the MenuJobType is PUBLISH. Contains a map of MenuPublishTarget services to their corresponding statuses.

## Other responses

- `400`: The request is malformed.
- `401`: Invalid authorization.
- `403`: Authorization not valid for the requested resource.
- `404`: Resource not found.
- `422`: The request body is not valid.

---

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