BackgroundCheck

Background check results for a candidate, provided by an external screening provider.

HCMHuman ResourcesRecruitingSoftware-as-a-ServiceTalent Acquisition

Properties

Name	Type	Description
id	string	Workday ID (WID) of the background check
candidate	object	A reference to a related Workday resource
jobApplication	object	A reference to a related Workday resource
package	object	A reference to a related Workday resource
status	string	Current status of the background check
result	string	Background check result
completedOn	string	Timestamp when the check was completed

View JSON Schema on GitHub

JSON Schema

{
  "$schema": "https://json-schema.org/draft/2020-12/schema",
  "title": "BackgroundCheck",
  "description": "Background check results for a candidate, provided by an external screening provider.",
  "$id": "https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/workday-recruiting/refs/heads/main/json-schema/recruiting-rest-api-background-check-schema.json",
  "type": "object",
  "properties": {
    "id": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Workday ID (WID) of the background check",
      "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
    },
    "candidate": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
          "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
          "example": "Senior Software Engineer"
        }
      }
    },
    "jobApplication": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
          "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
          "example": "Senior Software Engineer"
        }
      }
    },
    "package": {
      "type": "object",
      "description": "A reference to a related Workday resource",
      "properties": {
        "id": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Workday ID (WID) of the referenced resource",
          "example": "11111111-2222-3333-4444-555555555555"
        },
        "descriptor": {
          "type": "string",
          "description": "Display name of the referenced resource",
          "example": "Senior Software Engineer"
        }
      }
    },
    "status": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Initiated",
        "In Progress",
        "Completed",
        "Canceled"
      ],
      "description": "Current status of the background check",
      "example": "Initiated"
    },
    "result": {
      "type": "string",
      "enum": [
        "Clear",
        "Consider",
        "Adverse Action"
      ],
      "description": "Background check result",
      "example": "Clear"
    },
    "completedOn": {
      "type": "string",
      "format": "date-time",
      "description": "Timestamp when the check was completed",
      "example": "2026-05-03T14:30:00Z"
    }
  }
}

Work with this as data

Every JSON Schema here is available over the APIs.io API and to AI agents over MCP.

MCP server

One button, every client — Claude, Cursor, VS Code and the rest.

https://apis.io/mcp

Tools for schemas

4 MCP tools reach this

find_json_schemasBrowse and filter every JSON Schema in the catalog.
apis_io_searchSTART HERE — APIs, providers and tags for one query, each with its total.
resolveTurn a domain, URL or GitHub org into the provider it belongs to.
find_cohortsEvery scored population of providers in the catalog.

All 92 tools

Call it yourself

curl for this page

This JSON Schema

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/json-schemas/recruiting-rest-api-background-check"

All schemas

curl "https://apis.io/api/v1/json-schemas?limit=25"

Discovery needs no key. Ratings and market analysis are Pro.

Get an API key

Free tier, no email required.

GitHub Google LinkedIn

A second provider on the same verified email joins the account you already have.