Credentially

Credentially is a UK-founded, healthcare-only onboarding and compliance automation platform used by NHS trusts, private providers, urgent care and clinical staffing agencies in the UK and US. It brings pre-employment checks, DBS and right-to-work validation, primary source verification, credentialing and continuous compliance monitoring onto one platform, cutting the platform-managed steps of onboarding clinical staff from an industry average of around 60 days to as little as 5. The Credentially Public API (OpenAPI 3.1) exposes profiles, placements, documents with OCR auto-fill, DBS checks, references, right-to-work status and compliance packages, with a companion Webhook API for state-change events.

Credentially publishes 21 APIs on the APIs.io network, including Compliance-packages API, DBS API, Dictionary API, and 18 more. Tagged areas include Healthcare, Credentialing, Compliance, Onboarding, and Workforce.

The Credentially catalog on APIs.io includes 1 event-driven AsyncAPI specification.

Credentially’s developer surface includes documentation, API reference, getting-started guide, support, engineering blog, pricing, signup flow, and 22 more developer resources.

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59.2/100 developing ▬ flat Agent 71/100 agent native Full breakdown ↓
scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

AccessSelf serve

21 APIs 1 MCP Servers

HealthcareCredentialingComplianceOnboardingWorkforceIdentity VerificationBackground ChecksNHSCompany

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scored 2026-07-27 · rubric v0.5

Composite quality — 59.2/100 · developing

Contract Quality 17.5 / 25

Developer Ergonomics 14.8 / 20

Commercial Clarity 12.1 / 20

Operational Transparency 3.8 / 13

Governance 0.0 / 12

Discoverability 10.0 / 10

Agent readiness — 71/100 · agent native

Machine-Readable Contract 18 / 18

Agentic Access Contract 15 / 15

MCP Server 12 / 12

Machine-Readable Auth 10 / 10

Idempotency 0 / 9

Stable Error Semantics 8 / 8

Request/Response Examples 0 / 7

Rate-Limit Signaling 0 / 7

Typed Event Surface 6 / 6

Agent Skills 5 / 5

Well-Known Catalog 0 / 4

Consent & Bot Identity 0 / 3

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APIs 21

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

MCP Servers 1

Model Context Protocol servers that expose these APIs to AI agents.

AGENTIC

Resources

Get Started 5

Portal, sign-up, and the first successful call

DeveloperPortal

DeveloperPortal

GettingStarted

GettingStarted

SignUp

SignUp

Login

Sandbox

Sandbox

Documentation 2

Reference material describing how the API behaves

Documentation

Documentation

APIReference

APIReference

Agent Surfaces 4

MCP servers, agent skills, and machine-readable catalogs

AgenticAccess

MCPServer

LLMsTxt

AgentSkill

Design & Contract 6

Pagination, idempotency, versioning, errors, and events

Conformance

ErrorCatalog

Lifecycle

Conventions

DataModel

Webhooks

Build 1

SDKs, sample code, and the tooling you integrate with

GitHubOrganization

GitHubOrganization

Access & Security 4

Authentication, authorization, and security posture

Compliance

Authentication

DomainSecurity

TrustCenter

Operate 2

Status, limits, changes, and where to get help

Support

Support

StatusPage

StatusPage

Commercial 3

Pricing, plans, and the legal terms of use

Pricing

Pricing

TermsOfService

TermsOfService

PrivacyPolicy

PrivacyPolicy

Company 2

The organization behind the API

Website

Website

Blog

Blog

Source (apis.yml)

aid: credentially
name: Credentially
description: Credentially is a UK-founded, healthcare-only onboarding and compliance automation platform used by NHS trusts,
  private providers, urgent care and clinical staffing agencies in the UK and US. It brings pre-employment checks, DBS and
  right-to-work validation, primary source verification, credentialing and continuous compliance monitoring onto one platform,
  cutting the platform-managed steps of onboarding clinical staff from an industry average of around 60 days to as little
  as 5. The Credentially Public API (OpenAPI 3.1) exposes profiles, placements, documents with OCR auto-fill, DBS checks,
  references, right-to-work status and compliance packages, with a companion Webhook API for state-change events.
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/credentially/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
accessModel:
  pricing: unknown
  onboarding: self-serve
  trial: false
  try_now: false
  public: false
  label: Self-serve signup
  confidence: medium
  source:
  - authentication
  generated: '2026-07-22'
  method: derived
image: https://cdn.prod.website-files.com/67f6367b305814423f88598b/6839b1c0c6313ba54fe9856d_5e3042f6ca409a0e92b09c9e_1231.png
x-type: company
x-source: vc-portfolio
x-backed-by:
- techstars
x-tier: profiled
x-tier-reason: enriched-from-public-api
specificationVersion: '0.20'
created: '2026-07-17'
modified: '2026-07-18'
tags:
- Healthcare
- Credentialing
- Compliance
- Onboarding
- Workforce
- Identity Verification
- Background Checks
- NHS
- Company
apis:
- aid: credentially:credentially-compliance-packages-api
  name: Credentially Compliance-packages API
  description: Profile's compliance packages management proxy endpoints
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Compliance-packages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-compliance-packages-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-dbs-api
  name: Credentially DBS API
  description: DBS check lookup and refresh endpoints
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - DBS
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-dbs-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-dictionary-api
  name: Credentially Dictionary API
  description: Dictionary lookup endpoints for custom profile field values
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Dictionary
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-dictionary-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-document-auto-fill-api
  name: Credentially Document Auto-fill API
  description: Automated document data extraction and validation endpoints
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Document Auto-fill
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-document-auto-fill-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-documents-api
  name: Credentially Documents API
  description: Document management proxy endpoints
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Documents
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-documents-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-employee-placements-api
  name: Credentially Employee Placements API
  description: Placement data scoped to a specific employee.
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Employee Placements
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-employee-placements-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-jurisdictions-api
  name: Credentially Jurisdictions API
  description: Org-scoped jurisdictions a placement can reference (read-only).
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Jurisdictions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-jurisdictions-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-location-types-api
  name: Credentially Location Types API
  description: Org-scoped classifications for placement locations (read-only).
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Location Types
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-location-types-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-locations-api
  name: Credentially Locations API
  description: Facilities / sites where placements occur. Each belongs to one jurisdiction.
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Locations
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-locations-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-meta-api
  name: Credentially Meta API
  description: API for fetching metadata
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Meta
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-meta-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-organisation-groups-api
  name: Credentially Organisation Groups API
  description: Organisation group member management endpoints
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Organisation Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-organisation-groups-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-placement-notes-api
  name: Credentially Placement Notes API
  description: Notes attached to a placement — free-text annotations.
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Placement Notes
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-placement-notes-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-placement-roles-api
  name: Credentially Placement Roles API
  description: Org-scoped roles a placement can reference (e.g. Band 6 RN).
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Placement Roles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-placement-roles-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-placements-api
  name: Credentially Placements API
  description: Placement lifecycle proxy endpoints — assignment of an employee to a location + role within the organisation.
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Placements
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-placements-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-profile-groups-api
  name: Credentially Profile Groups API
  description: Organisation groups proxy endpoints
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Profile Groups
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-profile-groups-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-profiles-api
  name: Credentially Profiles API
  description: Profile management proxy endpoints
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Profiles
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-profiles-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-references-api
  name: Credentially References API
  description: Profile reference status lookup endpoints
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - References
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-references-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-right-to-work-api
  name: Credentially Right to Work API
  description: Right to work status lookup endpoints
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Right to Work
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-right-to-work-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-stage-placements-api
  name: Credentially Stage Placements API
  description: Placements scoped to a Kanban stage — board column reads + bulk-move.
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Stage Placements
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-stage-placements-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-stages-api
  name: Credentially Stages API
  description: Kanban placement stages — per-org column definitions for the placements board.
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Stages
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-stages-api-openapi.yml
- aid: credentially:credentially-subscriptions-api
  name: Credentially Subscriptions API
  description: API for managing webhook callback subscriptions
  humanURL: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
  baseURL: https://app.credentially.io/gateway
  tags:
  - Subscriptions
  properties:
  - type: OpenAPI
    url: openapi/credentially-subscriptions-api-openapi.yml
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com
- FN: APIs.json
  email: info@apis.io
common:
- type: Website
  url: https://credentially.io/
- type: DeveloperPortal
  url: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
- type: Documentation
  url: https://credentially.readme.io/
- type: APIReference
  url: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
- type: GettingStarted
  url: https://credentially.readme.io/reference/getting-started-with-your-api
- type: Support
  url: https://credentially.my.site.com/s/KnowledgeHub
- type: Blog
  url: https://www.credentially.io/blog
- type: GitHubOrganization
  url: https://github.com/Credentially
- type: Pricing
  url: https://www.credentially.io/pricing
- type: SignUp
  url: https://www.credentially.io/book-a-demo
- type: Login
  url: https://app.credentially.io/login
- type: TermsOfService
  url: https://www.credentially.io/terms-policies/terms-of-use
- type: PrivacyPolicy
  url: https://www.credentially.io/terms-policies/privacy-policy
- type: StatusPage
  url: https://status.credentially.io/
- type: Compliance
  url: https://www.credentially.io/security
- type: Integrations
  url: https://www.credentially.io/integrations
- type: Authentication
  url: authentication/credentially-authentication.yml
- type: DomainSecurity
  url: security/credentially-domain-security.yml
- type: TrustCenter
  url: security/credentially-trust-center.yml
- type: AgenticAccess
  url: agentic-access/credentially-agentic-access.yml
- type: MCPServer
  url: mcp/credentially-mcp.yml
- type: LLMsTxt
  url: llms/credentially-llms.txt
- type: Conformance
  url: conformance/credentially-conformance.yml
- type: ErrorCatalog
  url: errors/credentially-problem-types.yml
- type: Lifecycle
  url: lifecycle/credentially-lifecycle.yml
- type: Sandbox
  url: sandbox/credentially-sandbox.yml
- type: Conventions
  url: conventions/credentially-conventions.yml
- type: DataModel
  url: data-model/credentially-data-model.yml
- type: Webhooks
  url: asyncapi/credentially-webhooks.yml
- type: AgentSkill
  url: skills/_index.yml
x-enrichment:
  date: '2026-07-19'
  status: backfilled
  pass: local-v1
  note: backfilled from .gitignore signal + verified work evidence