niche · 0.7 market domain

Background Checks

Score 18.5 / 100 23 providers +6 via APIs 8 APIs Search apis.io →
Business capabilities this tag reaches
Human Capital Management 1
Variants seen in the corpus: Background CheckBackground Checks

Providers using this tag (23)

Ranked by API Evangelist rating — Exemplar and Strong are expanded by default.

Exemplar 1 Complete, well-documented, and agent-ready
FamaCompanyEmployment ScreeningHuman Resources3 APIs68.9
Strong 3 Solid coverage with minor gaps
TruoraIdentity VerificationKYCFraud Prevention1 API61.8MetaMapIdentity VerificationKYCAMLCompliance1 API56.2CredentiallyHealthcareCredentialingComplianceOnboarding2 APIs55.1
Developing 4 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
KarmaCheckEmployment ScreeningIdentity VerificationCredential Verification1 API50.3Offendersearch APIIdentity VerificationPublic RecordsCriminal Records1 API53.5Findigsrental-screeningTenant Screeningresident-screeningrental-application1 API48.3Sex Offenders APISex OffendersPublic SafetyCrime2 APIs45.7
Thin 6 Limited public surface area
IDwallCompanyIdentity VerificationKYCFraud Prevention1 API33.0Accurate BackgroundEmployment ScreeningIdentity VerificationCompliance1 API29.5GoodHireEmployment ScreeningIdentity VerificationHuman Resources1 API28.9BeenverifiedCompanyPeople SearchData API1 API34.8SterlingBackground ScreeningIdentity VerificationHuman Resources1 API29.8EvidentIdentity VerificationCredential VerificationInsurance Verification1 API26.7
Emerging 8 Early or largely undocumented
CertnIdentity VerificationCriminal Record CheckScreening1 API25.9ZincCompanyEmployment ScreeningIdentity Verification18.6TransCryptsCompanyCryptocurrencyBlockchainIdentity18.3First AdvantageCompanyScreeningIdentity Verification17.3ArrayCompanyFintechEmbedded FinanceCredit Data1 API26.1AdvisorCheckCompanyFinancial ServicesFintechRegulatory Data1 API23.6HireRightCompanyEnterpriseBackground ScreeningIdentity Verification18.5RentSpreeReal EstateRentalsRental ApplicationsTenant Screening14.0
Minimal 1 Almost no public developer surface
Trooly (Airbnb)CompanyAi AppsTrust and SafetyMachine Learning0.0

APIs with this tag (8)

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Strong 2 Solid coverage with minor gaps
Drata Background Checks APIBackground checks verify a person’s identity, history, and qualifications to ensure they meet legal, regula...62.7MetaMap Background Checks APIThe Background Checks API from MetaMap — 2 operation(s) for background checks.56.2
Developing 4 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Authologic Enquiry APIThe Authologic Enquiry API enables background checks and identity enquiries against national and internatio...54.1Syntage Background Checks APIBackground checks provide comprehensive verification and screening data for entities. These checks gather i...53.2StackOne Unified Screening API (Legacy)Legacy (no longer in active development; existing functionality remains supported). StackOne Unified Screen...51.7Workday Recruiting Background Checks APISubmit and retrieve background check results and manage background check packages for candidate screening.49.6
Thin 1 Limited public surface area
Paylocity Background Check APIThe Background Check API from Paylocity — 2 operation(s) for background check.36.6
Emerging 1 Early or largely undocumented
Array APIArray's REST API for embedded consumer-credit, identity and background-data products. Confirmed live at htt...26.1

Companies reaching this through an API (6)

These companies publish an API, specification or operation carrying “Background Checks” but do not classify their business under it. Listed unranked and kept out of the count above, because one tagged operation is not a statement about what a company does.

Authologic Drata Paylocity StackOne Syntage Workday Recruiting

Score breakdown

Frequency
43.0
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.5
spread across providers
Quality lift
36.1
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
2.8
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Employment Screening 5 co-occurrences Identity Verification 16 co-occurrences Packages 5 co-occurrences Human Resources 12 co-occurrences KYC 5 co-occurrences Recruiting 5 co-occurrences Compliance 16 co-occurrences Reports 5 co-occurrences

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Provider tag25
Api tag8
Openapi tag4
Openapi op tag12

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