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 π¨π¦ and the US πΊπΈ
This check is available for a quickscreen β
Industry | Availability | Endpoints |
---|---|---|
Human Resources | Available on demand | |
Property Management | Available on demand |
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:
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:
first_name
last_name
date_of_birth
addresses
(min 1 - Canada or US)sin_ssn
(see note)
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
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 Arapahoe 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 Arapahoe CO US 80123 | US |
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