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Background Checks

Score 19.7 / 100 21 providers 6 APIs Search apis.io →
Variants seen in the corpus: Background Checksbackground-checks

Providers using this tag (21)

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

Strong 5 Solid coverage with minor gaps
ArgyleEmployment DataIncome VerificationPayrollIdentity Verification22 APIs64.0TruoraIdentity VerificationKYCFraud Prevention1 API61.7MetaMapIdentity VerificationKYCAMLAnti-Money Laundering1 API57.8CredentiallyHealthcareCredentialingComplianceOnboarding2 APIs55.6DeelHRPayrollGlobal PayrollEOR8 APIs55.0
Developing 6 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Offendersearch APIbackground-checksIdentity Verificationpublic-recordscriminal-records2 APIs52.9SyntageCompanyFintechMexicoCredit Risk1 API51.3StackOneIntegrationiPaaS1 API47.6RemoteCompanyHRPayrollEmployer of Record1 API46.9FamaCompanyEmployment ScreeningHuman Resources1 API44.6Workday RecruitingHCMHuman ResourcesRecruitingSoftware-as-a-Service1 API43.0
Thin 5 Limited public surface area
CheckrEmployment ScreeningComplianceHR Tech1 API39.2GoodHireEmployment ScreeningIdentity VerificationHR1 API38.9Accurate BackgroundEmployment ScreeningIdentity VerificationCompliance1 API38.8CertnIdentity VerificationCriminal Record CheckScreening1 API36.8IDwallCompanyIdentity VerificationKYCFraud Prevention1 API32.7
Emerging 3 Early or largely undocumented
ArrayCompanyFintechEmbedded FinanceCredit Data1 API25.5FountainHiringRecruitingOnboardingApplicant Tracking2 APIs19.4ZincCompanyEmployment ScreeningIdentity Verification18.8
Minimal 2 Almost no public developer surface
TransCryptsCompanyCryptoBlockchainIdentity7.9Trooly (Airbnb)CompanyAi AppsTrust and SafetyMachine-Learning5.7

APIs with this tag (5)

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Strong 1 Solid coverage with minor gaps
MetaMap Background Checks APIThe Background Checks API from MetaMap — 2 operation(s) for background checks.57.8
Developing 3 Usable, with meaningful gaps to close
Syntage Background Checks APIBackground checks provide comprehensive verification and screening data for entities. These checks gather i...51.3StackOne Unified Screening APIStackOne Unified Screening API standardizes candidate verification across platforms, streamlining backgroun...47.6Workday Recruiting Background Checks APISubmit and retrieve background check results and manage background check packages for candidate screening.43.0
Emerging 1 Early or largely undocumented
Array APIArray's REST API for embedded consumer-credit, identity and background-data products. Confirmed live at htt...25.5

Score breakdown

Frequency
38.3
log-scaled weighted occurrences
Breadth
0.6
spread across providers
Quality lift
48.6
mean composite of providers using it
Cohesion
1.9
strength of nearest seed neighbor

Related tags

Employment Screening 5 co-occurrences Candidates 5 co-occurrences Identity Verification 12 co-occurrences Verification 5 co-occurrences HR Tech 5 co-occurrences Onboarding 5 co-occurrences Human Resources 5 co-occurrences Reports 6 co-occurrences

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