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Create candidate resource

post
https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3/candidate

Creates a candidate that can then be submitted within the Order Creation
payload by id.

Note: Alternatively, candidates can be created on-the-fly during order creation
by including the candidate details directly within the Order Creation payload.

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Body Params
string
required

First name of candidate.

string
required
string

Last name of candidate.

string
date

Required only for Express workflow.

string

Social Security Number.

Required only for Express workflow.

string
required

Some workflows require contacting the candidate via email.

string

Required only for Express workflow.

string

Candidate’s street address.

string

City candidate resides in.

string

State candidate resides in.

string

Country code of candidate. Accurate Background uses ISO 3166 Country Codes.

string

Candidate’s postal code.

governmentId
object
aliases
array of objects
aliases
educations
array of objects
educations
boolean

Required for EMP product only in Express workflow, Indicates if candidate has previous employment history. prevEmployed will default as “false” when no value is provided. Only required if employment information is entered.

employments
array of objects
employments
licenses
array of objects
licenses
boolean
convictions
array of objects
convictions
references
array of objects
references
addressHistory
array of objects
addressHistory
Headers
string
enum
Defaults to application/json

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