Accurate Background

Accurate Background is an employment background screening and workforce compliance company. Its Accurate API (v3) lets HR platforms, ATS/HRIS vendors, and staffing tools embed background checks - criminal searches, SSN trace, employment and education verification, drug and health screening, driving records, identity/work authorization (Form I-9, E-Verify), and international screening - directly into their own applications. Integrators create candidates, order preset or custom screening packages, track order status and ETA, retrieve completed reports, adjudicate results, and receive status updates via webhooks. A free developer account and sandbox environment are available for testing; production access is provisioned under a screening services agreement.

Accurate Background publishes 9 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Adjudication API, Candidates API, Documents API, and 6 more. Tagged areas include Background Checks, Employment Screening, Identity Verification, Compliance, and HR Tech.

Accurate Background’s developer surface includes authentication, documentation, API reference, signup flow, and 8 more developer resources.

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40.2/100 thin ▬ flat Agent 31/100 agent aware Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

AccessFreemiumSelf serve⚡ Free to try

10 APIs

Background ChecksEmployment ScreeningIdentity VerificationComplianceHR TechScreening

Kin Score

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scored 2026-07-28 · rubric v0.6

Composite quality — 40.2/100 · thin

Contract Quality 12.9 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 5.2 / 20

Commercial Clarity 10.5 / 20

Operational Transparency 4.1 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 7.4 / 10

Agent readiness — 31/100 · agent aware

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 10 / 10

MCP Server 0 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 0 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 7 / 7

Typed Event Surface 0 / 6

Agent Skills 0 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

A2A Agent Card 0 / 8

Dry-Run / Simulate Mode 0 / 4

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APIs 10

Individual APIs this provider publishes, each with its own machine-readable definition.

Rate Limits 1

Documented rate limits and quota policies.

Accurate Bg Rate Limits

3 limits

RATE LIMITS

FinOps 1

Cost, billing, and metering signals for API financial operations.

Scopes 1

OAuth scopes governing access to this provider's APIs.

Accurate Bg Scopes

OAuth 2.0 · no documented scopes

0 scopes

SCOPES

Get Started 1

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

SignUp

SignUp

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 1

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

AgenticAccess

Access & Security 3

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

DomainSecurity

DomainSecurity

Authentication

Authentication

OAuthScopes

OAuthScopes

Operate 1

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

RateLimits

RateLimits

Commercial 2

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Plans

Plans

FinOps

FinOps

Company 2

The organization behind the API

LinkedIn

Website

Website

Source (apis.yml)

aid: accurate-bg
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/accurate-bg/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
name: Accurate Background
kind: company
description: Accurate Background is an employment background screening and workforce compliance company. Its Accurate API
  (v3) lets HR platforms, ATS/HRIS vendors, and staffing tools embed background checks - criminal searches, SSN trace, employment
  and education verification, drug and health screening, driving records, identity/work authorization (Form I-9, E-Verify),
  and international screening - directly into their own applications. Integrators create candidates, order preset or custom
  screening packages, track order status and ETA, retrieve completed reports, adjudicate results, and receive status updates
  via webhooks. A free developer account and sandbox environment are available for testing; production access is provisioned
  under a screening services agreement.
accessModel:
  pricing: freemium
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: true
  public: false
  label: Freemium · Self-serve signup
  confidence: high
  source:
  - plans
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/icons/accurate-bg.png
tags:
- Background Checks
- Employment Screening
- Identity Verification
- Compliance
- HR Tech
- Screening
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
specificationVersion: '0.19'
apis:
- aid: accurate-bg:accurate-bg-webhooks-api
  name: Accurate Webhooks
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  - Events
  - Callbacks
  image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
  humanURL: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
  baseURL: https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3
  properties:
  - url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
    type: Documentation
  - url: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
    type: APIReference
  description: Webhook event notifications configured in the Accurate developer portal deliver order and report status updates
    (for example when an order completes) to a consumer-hosted HTTPS endpoint, so integrators do not have to poll for status.
    Server-to-endpoint HTTP callbacks, configured per environment (sandbox and production).
- aid: accurate-bg:accurate-bg-adjudication-api
  name: Accurate Background Adjudication API
  description: Pass/fail decisioning on completed orders.
  humanURL: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
  baseURL: https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3
  tags:
  - Adjudication
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/accurate-bg-adjudication-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
- aid: accurate-bg:accurate-bg-candidates-api
  name: Accurate Background Candidates API
  description: Screening subjects that background checks are run against.
  humanURL: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
  baseURL: https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3
  tags:
  - Candidates
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/accurate-bg-candidates-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
- aid: accurate-bg:accurate-bg-documents-api
  name: Accurate Background Documents API
  description: Supporting documents attached to an order.
  humanURL: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
  baseURL: https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/accurate-bg-documents-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
- aid: accurate-bg:accurate-bg-notifications-api
  name: Accurate Background Notifications API
  description: Candidate-facing notifications.
  humanURL: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
  baseURL: https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3
  tags:
  - Notifications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/accurate-bg-notifications-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
- aid: accurate-bg:accurate-bg-orders-api
  name: Accurate Background Orders API
  description: Background-check orders placed against a candidate.
  humanURL: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
  baseURL: https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3
  tags:
  - Orders
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/accurate-bg-orders-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
- aid: accurate-bg:accurate-bg-packages-api
  name: Accurate Background Packages API
  description: Screening packages available on an account.
  humanURL: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
  baseURL: https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3
  tags:
  - Packages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/accurate-bg-packages-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
- aid: accurate-bg:accurate-bg-reports-api
  name: Accurate Background Reports API
  description: Completed screening results and reports.
  humanURL: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
  baseURL: https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3
  tags:
  - Reports
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/accurate-bg-reports-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
- aid: accurate-bg:accurate-bg-utility-api
  name: Accurate Background Utility API
  description: Connectivity and health checks.
  humanURL: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
  baseURL: https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3
  tags:
  - Utility
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/accurate-bg-utility-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
- aid: accurate-bg:accurate-bg-verifications-api
  name: Accurate Background Verifications API
  description: Employment and education verification attempts.
  humanURL: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
  baseURL: https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3
  tags:
  - Verifications
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/accurate-bg-verifications-api-openapi.yml
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
  - type: APIReference
    url: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
common:
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/accurate-bg-agentic-access.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/accurate-bg-domain-security.yml
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/accurate-bg-authentication.yml
- type: OAuthScopes
  url: scopes/accurate-bg-scopes.yml
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/accurate-background
- type: Website
  url: https://www.accurate.com/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://accurate.readme.io/reference
- type: SignUp
  url: https://developer.accuratebackground.com/
- type: Plans
  url: plans/accurate-bg-plans-pricing.yml
- type: RateLimits
  url: rate-limits/accurate-bg-rate-limits.yml
- type: FinOps
  url: finops/accurate-bg-finops.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com

Accurate Background

Kin Score

APIs 10

Accurate Webhooks

Accurate Background Adjudication API

Accurate Background Candidates API

Accurate Background Documents API

Accurate Background Notifications API

Accurate Background Orders API

Accurate Background Packages API

Accurate Background Reports API

Accurate Background Utility API

Accurate Background Verifications API

Pricing Plans 1

Accurate Bg Plans Pricing

Rate Limits 1

Accurate Bg Rate Limits

FinOps 1

Accurate Bg Finops

Security Posture 2

Accurate Bg Authentication

Accurate Bg Domain Security