Certn

aid: certn-com
name: Certn
description: >-
  Certn is a Canadian background screening platform headquartered in Victoria,
  British Columbia, providing fast, FCRA / SOC 2 Type II / ISO 27001 compliant
  background checks for employment, tenant, and partner screening across more
  than 195 countries. The Certn platform delivers criminal record checks
  (Canadian Basic and Enhanced, SOQUIJ Quebec, international), identity
  verification (OneID across 13,500+ document types), employment, education,
  and credential verification, credit reports, public records and social media
  screening, reference checks, driver's abstract / MVR, and white-label
  candidate experiences. Certn exposes a REST API used by 100+ ATS / HRIS
  partners (Workable, Greenhouse, Lever, Workday and others) to embed
  screening directly into hiring and leasing workflows, with webhook callbacks
  for asynchronous result delivery. The legacy v1/v2 API (`api.certn.co`,
  industry-split HR and Property Management surfaces) was deprecated on
  2026-04-13 and will be retired on 2026-08-05; new integrations target the
  CertnCentric API at `centric-api-docs.certn.co`.
type: Index
position: Provider
access: 3rd-Party
image: https://kinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.com/apis-json/apis-json-logo.jpg
tags:
  - Background Checks
  - Background Screening
  - Identity Verification
  - Criminal Record Checks
  - Employment Verification
  - Education Verification
  - Credential Verification
  - Credit Checks
  - Reference Checks
  - Tenant Screening
  - Property Management
  - Human Resources
  - HR Tech
  - Compliance
  - FCRA
  - SOC 2
  - ISO 27001
  - Canada
url: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/certn-com/refs/heads/main/apis.yml
created: '2026-05-25'
modified: '2026-05-25'
specificationVersion: '0.20'
apis:
  - aid: certn-com:certn-hr-api
    name: Certn HR API (Legacy v1)
    description: >-
      Human Resources surface of the legacy Certn API used to invite applicants
      to a hosted screening application, run instant "quick" screens from a
      single request body, add package items to existing applicants, and list
      applications for a team account. Production base URL `https://api.certn.co`
      with `https://demo-api.certn.co` for testing. Token-authenticated.
      Deprecated 2026-04-13; sunsets 2026-08-05 — new integrations should use
      the CertnCentric API.
    humanURL: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/hr
    tags:
      - Background Checks
      - Human Resources
      - Applicants
      - Applications
      - Packages
      - Legacy
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/hr
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0
      - type: BaseURL
        url: https://api.certn.co
      - type: BaseURL
        url: https://demo-api.certn.co
      - type: Deprecation
        url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0
  - aid: certn-com:certn-pm-api
    name: Certn Property Management API (Legacy v2)
    description: >-
      Property Management surface of the legacy Certn API for tenant
      screening — invite an applicant to complete a screen, run an instant
      quick screen, add packages to an existing applicant, and list
      applications. Endpoints under `/api/v2/`. Production base URL
      `https://api.certn.co`. Deprecated 2026-04-13; sunsets 2026-08-05.
    humanURL: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/pm
    tags:
      - Background Checks
      - Property Management
      - Tenant Screening
      - Applicants
      - Applications
      - Legacy
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/api-reference/pm
      - type: BaseURL
        url: https://api.certn.co
      - type: Deprecation
        url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0
  - aid: certn-com:certncentric-api
    name: CertnCentric API
    description: >-
      Next-generation Certn screening API replacing the deprecated v1/v2
      industry-split surfaces. Provides a unified RESTful contract for
      embedding background checks (criminal, identity, employment, education,
      credit, references, MVR, public records, social media) into ATS, HRIS,
      and property management workflows with webhook callbacks for
      asynchronous results. This is the recommended integration path; the
      legacy HR and PM APIs will be retired on 2026-08-05.
    humanURL: https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/
    tags:
      - Background Checks
      - Screening
      - Identity Verification
      - Webhooks
      - REST
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/#introduction
      - type: BaseURL
        url: https://api.certn.co
  - aid: certn-com:certn-webhooks
    name: Certn Webhooks
    description: >-
      Outbound webhook delivery for asynchronous screening events. Certn posts
      JSON payloads containing applicant status, result, check_executions,
      enhanced_identity_verification, rcmp_result, information, and
      activity_log fields to a customer-configured endpoint configured in team
      settings. Payloads are signed with an HMAC-SHA256 `Certn-Signature`
      header carrying a timestamped signature (`t=<timestamp>,v1=<signature>`)
      to prevent replay attacks.
    humanURL: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/guides/use-the-api/webhooks
    tags:
      - Webhooks
      - Events
      - Signing
      - HMAC
    properties:
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/guides/use-the-api/webhooks
      - type: Documentation
        url: https://docs.certn.co/api/guides/use-the-api/webhooks
common:
  - type: Website
    url: https://certn.co
  - type: Portal
    url: https://certn.co/background-screening-api/
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://docs.certn.co/api
  - type: Documentation
    url: https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/
  - type: GettingStarted
    url: https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0
  - type: Pricing
    url: https://certn.co/pricing/
  - type: SignUp
    url: https://client.certn.co/ca/login
  - type: Login
    url: https://client.certn.co/ca/login
  - type: PersonalProduct
    url: https://mycrc.ca
  - type: Blog
    url: https://certn.co/blog/
  - type: PrivacyPolicy
    url: https://certn.co/privacy-policy/
  - type: TermsOfService
    url: https://vault.pactsafe.io
  - type: Contact
    url: https://certn.co/contact/
  - type: Careers
    url: https://certn.co/careers/
  - type: TrustCenter
    url: https://trust.certn.co/
  - type: Support
    url: https://certn.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
  - type: HelpCenter
    url: https://certn.zendesk.com/hc/en-us
  - type: Partners
    url: https://certn.co/partner-marketplace/
  - type: Quote
    url: https://certn.co/request-a-quote/
  - type: CaseStudies
    url: https://certn.co/resources/case-studies/
  - type: GitHubOrganization
    url: https://github.com/certn
  - type: LinkedIn
    url: https://www.linkedin.com/company/certn
  - type: Integration
    url: https://help.workable.com/hc/en-us/articles/360017580593-Integrating-with-Certn
  - type: Features
    data:
      - Canadian Basic and Enhanced criminal record checks with RCMP-aligned results
      - Quebec SOQUIJ record checks
      - International criminal background checks across 200+ countries and territories
      - OneID identity verification supporting 13,500+ government document types
      - Employment, education, and professional credential verification
      - Credit report and public records checks
      - Social media screening
      - Phone and digital reference checks
      - Driver's abstract / motor vehicle records (MVR) checks
      - Personal background checks via mycrc.ca consumer brand
      - White-label candidate experience embeddable in customer ATS/HRIS
      - 100+ pre-built integrations including Workable, Greenhouse, Lever, Workday
      - REST API with token authentication and demo (`demo-api.certn.co`) environment
      - Outbound webhooks with HMAC-SHA256 signed payloads (`Certn-Signature`) and replay protection
      - Rate limits — 120 requests/minute burst, 14,400 requests/24h sustained
      - FCRA, SOC 2 Type II, and ISO 27001 compliance posture
      - CertnCentric API replacing the legacy HR (`/hr/v1/`) and PM (`/api/v2/`) surfaces
    sources:
      - https://certn.co/background-screening-api/
      - https://docs.certn.co/api
      - https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0
      - https://centric-api-docs.certn.co/
      - https://certn.co/pricing/
      - https://docs.certn.co/api/certn-api-v-1.0/guides/use-the-api/webhooks
    updated: '2026-05-25'
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: [email protected]
    url: https://apievangelist.com