Certn

aid: certn-com
name: Certn
description: Certn is a Canadian background screening platform headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia, providing fast,
  FCRA / SOC 2 Type II / ISO 27001 compliant background checks for employment, tenant, and partner screening across more than
  195 countries. The Certn platform delivers criminal record checks (Canadian Basic and Enhanced, SOQUIJ Quebec, international),
  identity verification (OneID across 13,500+ document types), employment, education, and credential verification, credit
  reports, public records and social media screening, reference checks, driver's abstract / MVR, and white-label candidate
  experiences. Certn exposes a REST API used by 100+ ATS / HRIS partners (Workable, Greenhouse, Lever, Workday and others)
  to embed screening directly into hiring and leasing workflows, with webhook callbacks for asynchronous result delivery.
  The legacy v1/v2 API (`api.certn.co`, industry-split HR and Property Management surfaces) was deprecated on 2026-04-13 and
  will be retired on 2026-08-05; new integrations target the CertnCentric API at `centric-api-docs.certn.co`.
type: Index
position: Provider
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/shared/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
- Background Checks
- Background Screening
- Identity Verification
- Criminal Record Checks
- Employment Verification
- Education Verification
- Credential Verification
- Credit Checks
- Reference Checks
- Tenant Screening
- Property Management
- Human Resources
- HR Tech
- Compliance
- FCRA
- SOC 2
- ISO 27001
- Canada
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/certn-com/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis:
- aid: certn-com:certn-hr-api
  name: Certn HR API (Legacy v1)
  description: Human Resources surface of the legacy Certn API used to invite applicants to a hosted screening application,
    run instant "quick" screens from a single request body, add package items to existing applicants, and list applications
    for a team account. Production base URL `https://api.certn.co` with `https://demo-api.certn.co` for testing. Token-authenticated.
    Deprecated 2026-04-13; sunsets 2026-08-05 — new integrations should use the CertnCentric API.
  humanURL: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/hr
  tags:
  - Background Checks
  - Human Resources
  - Applicants
  - Applications
  - Packages
  - Legacy
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/hr
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0
  - type: BaseURL
    url: https://api.certn.co
  - type: BaseURL
    url: https://demo-api.certn.co
  - type: Deprecation
    url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0
- aid: certn-com:certn-pm-api
  name: Certn Property Management API (Legacy v2)
  description: Property Management surface of the legacy Certn API for tenant screening — invite an applicant to complete
    a screen, run an instant quick screen, add packages to an existing applicant, and list applications. Endpoints under `/api/v2/`.
    Production base URL `https://api.certn.co`. Deprecated 2026-04-13; sunsets 2026-08-05.
  humanURL: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/pm
  tags:
  - Background Checks
  - Property Management
  - Tenant Screening
  - Applicants
  - Applications
  - Legacy
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/pm
  - type: BaseURL
    url: https://api.certn.co
  - type: Deprecation
    url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0
- aid: certn-com:certncentric-api
  name: CertnCentric API
  description: Next-generation Certn screening API replacing the deprecated v1/v2 industry-split surfaces. Provides a unified
    RESTful contract for embedding background checks (criminal, identity, employment, education, credit, references, MVR,
    public records, social media) into ATS, HRIS, and property management workflows with webhook callbacks for asynchronous
    results. This is the recommended integration path; the legacy HR and PM APIs will be retired on 2026-08-05.
  humanURL: https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/
  tags:
  - Background Checks
  - Screening
  - Identity Verification
  - Webhooks
  - REST
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/#introduction
  - type: BaseURL
    url: https://api.certn.co
- aid: certn-com:certn-webhooks
  name: Certn Webhooks
  description: Outbound webhook delivery for asynchronous screening events. Certn posts JSON payloads containing applicant
    status, result, check_executions, enhanced_identity_verification, rcmp_result, information, and activity_log fields to
    a customer-configured endpoint configured in team settings. Payloads are signed with an HMAC-SHA256 `Certn-Signature`
    header carrying a timestamped signature (`t=<timestamp>,v1=<signature>`) to prevent replay attacks.
  humanURL: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/guides/use-the-api/webhooks
  tags:
  - Webhooks
  - Events
  - Signing
  - HMAC
  properties:
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/guides/use-the-api/webhooks
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.certn.co/api/guides/use-the-api/webhooks
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://certn.co
- type: Portal
  url: https://certn.co/background-screening-api/
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.certn.co/api
- type: Documentation
  url: https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0
- type: Pricing
  url: https://certn.co/pricing/
- type: Signup
  url: https://client.certn.co/ca/login
- type: Login
  url: https://client.certn.co/ca/login
- type: PersonalProduct
  url: https://mycrc.ca
- type: Blog
  url: https://certn.co/blog/
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://certn.co/privacy-policy/
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://vault.pactsafe.io
- type: Contact
  url: https://certn.co/contact/
- type: Careers
  url: https://certn.co/careers/
- type: TrustCenter
  url: https://trust.certn.co/
- type: Support
  url: https://certn.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
- type: HelpCenter
  url: https://certn.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
- type: Partners
  url: https://certn.co/partner-marketplace/
- type: Quote
  url: https://certn.co/request-a-quote/
- type: CaseStudies
  url: https://certn.co/resources/case-studies/
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/certn
- type: LinkedIn
  url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/certn
- type: Integrations
  url: https://help.workable.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017580593-Integrating-with-Certn
- type: Features
  data:
  - Canadian Basic and Enhanced criminal record checks with RCMP-aligned results
  - Quebec SOQUIJ record checks
  - International criminal background checks across 200+ countries and territories
  - OneID identity verification supporting 13,500+ government document types
  - Employment, education, and professional credential verification
  - Credit report and public records checks
  - Social media screening
  - Phone and digital reference checks
  - Driver's abstract / motor vehicle records (MVR) checks
  - Personal background checks via mycrc.ca consumer brand
  - White-label candidate experience embeddable in customer ATS/HRIS
  - 100+ pre-built integrations including Workable, Greenhouse, Lever, Workday
  - REST API with token authentication and demo (`demo-api.certn.co`) environment
  - Outbound webhooks with HMAC-SHA256 signed payloads (`Certn-Signature`) and replay protection
  - Rate limits — 120 requests/minute burst, 14,400 requests/24h sustained
  - FCRA, SOC 2 Type II, and ISO 27001 compliance posture
  - CertnCentric API replacing the legacy HR (`/hr/v1/`) and PM (`/api/v2/`) surfaces
  sources:
  - https://certn.co/background-screening-api/
  - https://docs.certn.co/api
  - https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0
  - https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/
  - https://certn.co/pricing/
  - https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/guides/use-the-api/webhooks
  updated: '2026-05-25'
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
  url: https://apievangelist.com