Syntage Background Checks API
Background checks provide comprehensive verification and screening data for entities. These checks gather information from various databases and sources to assess risk, verify identity, and provide insights into an entity's background across multiple categories.### Check CategoriesBackground checks are organized into specific categories:- **personal_identity**: Identity verification and personal information- **criminal_record**: Criminal background and legal history- **legal_background**: Legal proceedings and court records- **business_background**: Business registration and commercial activity- **professional_background**: Professional licenses and certifications- **credit_history**: Credit and financial history- **taxes_and_finances**: Tax compliance and financial records- **affiliations_and_insurances**: Professional affiliations and insurance records- **driving_licenses**: Driving licenses and vehicle permits- **vehicle_information**: Vehicle ownership and registration- **traffic_fines**: Traffic violations and fines- **alert_in_media**: Media mentions and public records- **behavior**: Behavioral patterns and risk indicators- **international_background**: International records and verification- **politically_exposed_person**: PEP (Politically Exposed Person) screening- **document_validation**: Document authenticity verification### Check Status- **pending**: Background check is being processed- **completed**: Background check has been completed successfully- **error**: Background check encountered an error during processing### Supported Countries- **MX**: Mexico-specific background checks- **ALL**: International background checks across multiple countries
Syntage Background Checks API is one of 65 APIs that Syntage publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.
Tagged areas include Background Checks. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, an API reference, API documentation, and a getting-started guide.
This API exposes 5 operations across 5 paths, and defines 18 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.2.0, at version 2020-06-28.
Requests are made against 2 base URLs: https://api.syntage.com, https://api.sandbox.syntage.com.
Metadata
The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.
Authentication & Security 1
Syntage Background Checks API declares
1 security scheme
for authenticating requests.
An API key is passed in the header as X-API-Key (ApiKey).
By default, every request must be authenticated.
ApiKey— Your API key is available in the [Production](https://app.syntage.com/settings/api-keys) and [Sandbox](https://app.sandbox.syntage.com/settings/api-keys) dashb…
Paths & Operations 5
Across 5 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 5 GET. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.
Background checks provide comprehensive verification and screening data for entities. These checks gather information from various databases and sources to assess risk, verify ide…
Schemas 18
The contract defines 18 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are BackgroundCheck (12 properties), File (11 properties), BackgroundCheckRecord (7 properties), HydraView (6 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.
Specification
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Source
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