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# Get a background check

GET https://api.confirm.global/api/v1/background-checks/{checkId}

Returns a background check with its application and candidate. Detailed result data is redacted for non-admin users.


Reference: https://docs.confirm.global/api-reference/background-checks/get-background-check

## Authentication

- `Authorization` header (bearer token, required) — Supabase-issued user JWT. Send as Authorization Bearer header. Dedicated API keys are planned for a future release.

## Request

### Path parameters

- `checkId` (string, required)

## Response

### 200

Background check detail.

- `background_check` (BackgroundCheck, optional)

## Errors

### 401 Unauthorized Error

Missing or invalid bearer token, or insufficient permissions.

- `error` (ErrorError, optional)

### 404 Not Found Error

The requested resource was not found in your organization.

- `error` (ErrorError, optional)

## Types

### BackgroundCheck

- `check_id` (string, optional)
- `org_id` (string, optional)
- `application_id` (string, optional)
- `candidate_id` (string, optional)
- `check_type` (enum, optional)
  - Allowed values: `identity_verification`, `ssn_trace`, `criminal_national`, `criminal_county`, `criminal_state`, `employment_verification`, `education_verification`, `professional_license`, `motor_vehicle`, `credit_report`, `drug_screening`, `reference_check`
- `status` (string, optional) — pending, consent_received, in_progress, completed, or failed.
- `vendor_check_id` (string, optional, nullable)
- `consent_given` (boolean, optional, nullable)
- `consent_given_at` (datetime, optional, nullable)
- `submitted_at` (datetime, optional, nullable)
- `completed_at` (datetime, optional, nullable)
- `created_at` (datetime, optional)

### ErrorError

- `code` (string, optional) — Machine-readable error code, e.g. VALIDATION_ERROR or CANDIDATE_NOT_FOUND.
- `message` (string, optional)
- `request_id` (string, optional) — Identifier for this request, useful when contacting support.

## Examples

**Response**

```json
{
  "background_check": {
    "check_id": "string",
    "org_id": "string",
    "application_id": "string",
    "candidate_id": "string",
    "check_type": "identity_verification",
    "status": "string",
    "vendor_check_id": "string",
    "consent_given": true,
    "consent_given_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "submitted_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "completed_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z",
    "created_at": "2024-01-15T09:30:00Z"
  }
}
```

**SDK Code**

```python
import requests

url = "https://api.confirm.global/api/v1/background-checks/checkId"

headers = {"Authorization": "Bearer <token>"}

response = requests.get(url, headers=headers)

print(response.json())
```

```javascript
const url = 'https://api.confirm.global/api/v1/background-checks/checkId';
const options = {method: 'GET', headers: {Authorization: 'Bearer <token>'}};

try {
  const response = await fetch(url, options);
  const data = await response.json();
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}
```

```go
package main

import (
	"fmt"
	"net/http"
	"io"
)

func main() {

	url := "https://api.confirm.global/api/v1/background-checks/checkId"

	req, _ := http.NewRequest("GET", url, nil)

	req.Header.Add("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")

	res, _ := http.DefaultClient.Do(req)

	defer res.Body.Close()
	body, _ := io.ReadAll(res.Body)

	fmt.Println(res)
	fmt.Println(string(body))

}
```

```ruby
require 'uri'
require 'net/http'

url = URI("https://api.confirm.global/api/v1/background-checks/checkId")

http = Net::HTTP.new(url.host, url.port)
http.use_ssl = true

request = Net::HTTP::Get.new(url)
request["Authorization"] = 'Bearer <token>'

response = http.request(request)
puts response.read_body
```

```java
import com.mashape.unirest.http.HttpResponse;
import com.mashape.unirest.http.Unirest;

HttpResponse<String> response = Unirest.get("https://api.confirm.global/api/v1/background-checks/checkId")
  .header("Authorization", "Bearer <token>")
  .asString();
```

```php
<?php
require_once('vendor/autoload.php');

$client = new \GuzzleHttp\Client();

$response = $client->request('GET', 'https://api.confirm.global/api/v1/background-checks/checkId', [
  'headers' => [
    'Authorization' => 'Bearer <token>',
  ],
]);

echo $response->getBody();
```

```csharp
using RestSharp;

var client = new RestClient("https://api.confirm.global/api/v1/background-checks/checkId");
var request = new RestRequest(Method.GET);
request.AddHeader("Authorization", "Bearer <token>");
IRestResponse response = client.Execute(request);
```

```swift
import Foundation

let headers = ["Authorization": "Bearer <token>"]

let request = NSMutableURLRequest(url: NSURL(string: "https://api.confirm.global/api/v1/background-checks/checkId")! as URL,
                                        cachePolicy: .useProtocolCachePolicy,
                                    timeoutInterval: 10.0)
request.httpMethod = "GET"
request.allHTTPHeaderFields = headers

let session = URLSession.shared
let dataTask = session.dataTask(with: request as URLRequest, completionHandler: { (data, response, error) -> Void in
  if (error != nil) {
    print(error as Any)
  } else {
    let httpResponse = response as? HTTPURLResponse
    print(httpResponse)
  }
})

dataTask.resume()
```