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Social Media Check

Certn's Social Media Check is an analysis of candidates’ public posts across social media platforms, the web and news articles. Certn retrieves these profiles, posts and images to determine if they fit into one or more pre-defined categories.

Availability

This check is available for applicants from Canada (excluding Quebec)
🇨🇦
, the US and US territories
🇺🇸
, and Australia
🇦🇺
This check is available for a quickscreen
Canada
US and US territories
Australia
Industry
Availability
Endpoints
Human Resources
Yes
Property Management
Yes
Industry
Availability
Endpoints
Human Resources
Yes
Property Management
Yes
Industry
Availability
Endpoints
Human Resources
Yes
Property Management
Yes

Parameters

Request flag

Include this flag in the body of your request:

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.
We provide sample consent forms if you're running quickscreens on applicants residing in these regions:
Sample consent form
Candidate region
Your industry
US and US territories
Employment (HR)
US and US territories
Tenant screening (PM)
Example request
Canada
US and US territories
Australia
Canadian address sample
{
"request_social_media_check": true,
"email": "[email protected]",
"information": {
"first_name": "Andrew",
"last_name": "McLeod",
"date_of_birth": "1987-03-04",
"addresses": [
{
"address": "12 CA address St",
"city": "Burnaby",
"province_state": "BC",
"country": "CA",
"postal_code": "V2N7C3",
"start_date": "2000-02-02",
"current": true
}
],
"social_media_details": {
"high_school_name": "My high school",
"college_country": "Canada",
"college_name": "Test college",
"twitter_url": "https://twitter.com",
"facebook_url": "myFacebook",
"instagram_url": "instagram_handle",
"linkedin_url": "test_linkedin_link",
"tiktok_url": null,
"reddit_url": null
}
},
"position_or_property_location": {
"address": "2680 Blanshard St Unit 3",
"city": "Victoria",
"province_state": "BC",
"country": "CA",
"postal_code": "V8T5E1",
"location_type": "Position Location"
}
}
US and US territories address sample with county
{
"request_social_media_check": true,
"email": "[email protected]",
"information": {
"first_name": "Andrew",
"last_name": "McLeod",
"date_of_birth": "1987-03-04",
"addresses": [
{
"address": "3601 West Belleview Avenue",
"city": "Littleton",
"province_state": "CO",
"county": "Arapahoe",
"country": "US",
"postal_code": "80123",
"start_date": "2000-02-02",
"current": true
}
],
"social_media_details": {
"high_school_name": "My high school",
"college_country": "US",
"college_name": "Test college",
"twitter_url": "https://twitter.com",
"facebook_url": "myFacebook",
"instagram_url": "instagram_handle",
"linkedin_url": "test_linkedin_link",
"tiktok_url": null,
"reddit_url": null
}
},
"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"
}
}
Australia address Sample
{
"request_social_media_check": true,
"email": "[email protected]",
"information": {
"first_name": "Andrew",
"last_name": "McLeod",
"date_of_birth": "1987-03-04",
"addresses": [
{
"address": "42 Wallaby Way",
"city": "Sydney",
"province_state": "NSW",
"country": "AU",
"postal_code": "2000",
"start_date": "2000-02-02",
"current": true
}
],
"social_media_details": {
"high_school_name": "My high school",
"college_country": "AU",
"college_name": "Test college",
"twitter_url": "https://twitter.com",
"facebook_url": "myFacebook",
"instagram_url": "instagram_handle",
"linkedin_url": "test_linkedin_link",
"tiktok_url": null,
"reddit_url": null
}
},
"position_or_property_location": {
"address": "600 George St",
"city": "Sydney",
"province_state": "NSW",
"country": "AU",
"postal_code": "2000",
"location_type": "Position Location"
}
}

Report

Test data

Send Social Media requests with the following parameters on our demo environment to retrieve our pre-filled reports.
Clear results
First name
Last name
Address
Result
Clear
SupportedRegion
US, Canada (non Quebec), Australia
Clear
Records found
First name
Last name
Address
Result
Review
SupportedRegion
US, Canada (non Quebec), Australia
Review
Any
Any
Quebec, Canada, Australia
Review

Errors

400 Bad Request

‌You may receive a 400 Bad Request if:‌
  • You sent a quickscreen request for a Social Media Check on a applicant residing in an unsupported country or province_state.
"non_field_errors": "Social Media Check cannot be ordered for applicants living in this location."

How to fix this issue

Make sure your applicant resides in one of our supported regions.
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