# Checkr Candidate Stories API

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/apis/checkr/checkr-candidate-stories-api/  
**Provider:** Checkr — https://apis.io/providers/checkr/  
**Base URL:** https://api.checkr.com/v1  
**Documentation:** https://docs.checkr.com/

Checkr Candidate Stories API is one of 56 APIs that [Checkr](https://apis.io/providers/checkr/) publishes on the [APIs.io](https://apis.io/) network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification. Tagged areas include Candidate Stories. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and an API reference.

Candidate Stories allows candidates with records the opportunity to share additional context about themselves and their background checks. Once submitted, these stories will be available to customers in the candidate’s report in the Checkr Dashboard. For more information, please see [Candidate Stories: Improving understanding of the past and present](https://help.checkr.com/hc/en-us/articles/360044417414) in the Checkr Help Center.

## Operations (3)

| Method | Path | Summary |
|---|---|---|
| GET | `/candidate_stories/{id}` | Retrieve a Candidate Story |
| DELETE | `/candidate_stories/{id}` | Delete a Candidate Story |
| POST | `/reports/{report_id}/candidate_stories` | Create a new Candidate Story |

## Machine-readable artifacts (5)

- **OpenAPI** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/checkr/refs/heads/main/openapi/checkr-candidate-stories-api-openapi.yml
- **Documentation** — https://docs.checkr.com/
- **APIReference** — https://docs.checkr.com/
- **PostmanCollection** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/checkr/refs/heads/main/collections/checkr.postman_collection.json
- **OpenCollection** — https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/checkr/refs/heads/main/collections/checkr.opencollection.json

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## Tags

Candidate Stories

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