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Credential Verification

A credential verification validates a candidate's professional credential/license as entered by the candidate.
Certn makes 3-5 sufficient attempts to obtain source data for verification and reports back accordingly. A sufficient attempt can be defined as an attempt which could reasonably lead to a result.

Availability

This check is available in Canada
🇨🇦
and the US
🇺🇸
This check is available for a quickscreen
Canada
US
Industry
Availability
Endpoints
Human Resources
Yes
Property Management
No
  • Quickscreen
  • Invite
Industry
Availability
Endpoints
Human Resources
Yes
Property Management
No
  • Quickscreen
  • Invite

Parameters

Request flag

Include this flag in the body of your request:

Optional flags

Set these flags explicitly, or leave them out to use your team's default settings:
credential_verification_level
credential_verification_min
credential_verification_max

Invite parameters

To invite an applicant to complete a screen, include this parameter in the body of your request:
  • email
See all available Application parameters

Quickscreen parameters

To complete a quickscreen, include these parameters in the body of your request:
Make sure to obtain the proof of consent from your applicant before running the quickscreen.
Example request
{
"request_credential_verification": true,
"email": "[email protected]",
"information": {
"first_name": "Sebastien",
"last_name": "Normandin",
"date_of_birth": "1970-06-28",
"addresses": [{
"address": "4412 King Alfred Court",
"city": "Victoria",
"province_state": "BC",
"country": "CA",
"current": true
}
],
"credentials": [{
"date_of_certification": "2020-08-21",
"description": "PMP proves project leadership experience and expertise.",
"certification": "Project Management Professional (PMP)",
"institution": "Project Management Institute",
"current": false
}
]
},
"position_or_property_location": {
"address": "Tiffany & Co., 97 Greene St",
"city": "New York City",
"county": "New York",
"province_state": "NY",
"country": "US",
"postal_code": "10012",
"location_type": "Position Location"
}
}

Report

Report field: information.credentials
Each credential verification object can be found under information.credentials[index]. See Certn Verifications for more.
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