Credit Check

Canadian Credit Report
A Canadian Credit Report is an inquiry of an applicant's credit file. Reports include tradelines, bankruptcies, public record and collection information, and a credit score.
US Equifax Report
A US Equifax Report is a soft inquiry of an applicant's credit file. Reports include tradelines, bankruptcies, public record and collection information, and a credit score*.
*Credit scores do not appear on reports related to employment for US Equifax Reports.
Availability
This check is available in Canada 🇨🇦
 and the US 🇺🇸
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This check is available for a quickscreen ✅
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Canada
US
Industry
Availability
Endpoints
Human Resources
Available on demand
​Quickscreen ✅
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​Invite 📩
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Property Management
Available on demand
​Quickscreen ✅
 
​Invite 📩
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Industry
Availability
Endpoints
Human Resources
Available on demand
​Quickscreen ✅
​
​Invite 📩
​
Property Management
Available on demand
​Quickscreen ✅
​
​Invite 📩
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This check isn't available by default. Contact our support team to enable it on your account.
Parameters
Request flag
Include this flag in the body of your request:
​request_equifax 
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:
​information 
first_name 
last_name
date_of_birth
​addresses  (min 1 - Canada or US)
sin_ssn (see note)
​position_or_property_location 
Make sure to obtain the proof of consent from your applicant before running the quickscreen.
When running a quickscreen, we strongly recommend you include your applicant's Social Insurance Number or Social Security Number (sin_ssn). This will help ensure that your request is completed without delays. 
Example request
Canada
US
{
    "request_equifax": true,
    "information": {
        "first_name": "Andrew",
        "last_name": "McLeod",
        "date_of_birth": "1970-06-28",
        "addresses": [{
                "address": "1006 Fort Street",
                "city": "Victoria",
                "province_state": "BC",
                "country": "CA",
                "postal_code": "V8V4F4",
                "current": true
            }
        ],
        "sin_ssn": "1234567890"
    },
    "position_or_property_location": {
        "address": "2680 Blanshard St Unit 3",
        "city": "Victoria",
        "province_state": "BC",
        "country": "CA",
        "postal_code": "V8T5E1",
        "location_type": "Position Location"
    }
}
{
    "request_equifax": true,
    "information": {
        "first_name": "Patricia",
        "last_name": "Eerat",
        "date_of_birth": "1970-06-28",
        "addresses": [{
                "address": "3601 West Belleview Avenue",
                "city": "Littleton",
                "province_state": "CO",
                "country": "US",
                "postal_code": "80123",
                "current": true
            }
        ],
        "sin_ssn": "1234567890"
    },
    "position_or_property_location": {
        "address": "2680 Blanshard St Unit 3",
        "city": "Victoria",
        "province_state": "BC",
        "country": "CA",
        "postal_code": "V8T5E1",
        "location_type": "Position Location"
    }
}
Report
Report field: equifax_result 
Find errors in credit_file_metadatas, under equifax_result.
Test data
Before running your first check, contact our support team to have them set up your demo account.
Send Credit Check requests with the following sets of data on our demo environment to retrieve our pre-filled reports. You can add a placeholder SIN/SSN and DOB.
Clear
First name
Last name
Personal information
Address
Country
Andrew
McLeod
DOB: 1984-03-04
SIN: 321321321
1006 Fort Street Victoria BC CA V8V4F4
Canada
Patricia
Eerat
DOB: 1984-03-04
SIN: 321321321
3601 West Belleview Avenue Littleton CO US 80123
US
Review
First name
Last name
Personal information
Address
Country
Will
Nettke
DOB: 2000-01-01
SIN: 123123123
1006 Fort Street Victoria BC CA V8V4F4
Canada
Will
Nettke
DOB: 2000-01-01
SIN: 123123123
3601 West Belleview
Avenue Littleton CO
US 80123
US
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Industry	Availability	Endpoints
Human Resources	Available on demand	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩
Property Management	Available on demand	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩

Industry	Availability	Endpoints
Human Resources	Available on demand	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩
Property Management	Available on demand	Quickscreen ✅ Invite 📩

First name	Last name	Personal information	Address	Country
Andrew	McLeod	DOB: 1984-03-04 SIN: 321321321	1006 Fort Street Victoria BC CA V8V4F4	Canada
Patricia	Eerat	DOB: 1984-03-04 SIN: 321321321	3601 West Belleview Avenue Littleton CO US 80123	US

First name	Last name	Personal information	Address	Country
Will	Nettke	DOB: 2000-01-01 SIN: 123123123	1006 Fort Street Victoria BC CA V8V4F4	Canada
Will	Nettke	DOB: 2000-01-01 SIN: 123123123	3601 West Belleview Avenue Littleton CO US 80123	US

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