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Perform Multi-Bureau Check

You can run this check immediately via our Demo Postman collection. It's publicly available and doesn't require an account.
Overview of flow
Multi-Bureau check API flow
1. Create a client
The first step in creating any check is to create a client from your backend server. For this type of check, a client of type person must be created.
Example request for creating a client
cURL
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curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/clients \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
           "type": "person",
           "email": "[email protected]",
           "personDetails": {
                "firstName": "John",
                "lastName": "Doe",
                "dob": "1990-01-01",
                "ssn": "123456789"
            }
        }'
const { ComplyCube } = require("@complycube/api");
​
const complycube = new ComplyCube({ apiKey: "<YOUR_API_KEY>" });
​
const client = await complycube.client.create({
  type: "person",
  email: "[email protected]",
  personDetails: {
    firstName: "John",
    lastName: "Doe",
    dob: "1990-01-01",
    ssn: "123456789"
  }
});
from complycube import ComplyCubeClient
cc_api = ComplyCubeClient(api_key='<YOUR_API_KEY>')
​
new_client = {
    'type':'person',
    'email':'[email protected]',
    'personDetails': {
        'firstName':'John',
        'lastName':'Doe',
        'dob': '1990-01-01',
        'ssn': '123456789'
    }
}
​
client = cc_api.clients.create(**new_client)
use ComplyCube\ComplyCubeClient;
​
$ccapi = new ComplyCubeClient('<YOUR_API_KEY>');
​
$result = $ccapi->clients()->create(['type' => 'person',
                                     'email' => '[email protected]',
                                     'personDetails' => ['firstName' => 'John',
                                                         'lastName' => 'Doe',
                                                         'dob' => '1990-01-01',
                                                         'ssn' => '123456789']]);
using ComplyCube.Net;
using ComplyCube.Net.Resources.Clients;
​
var clientApi = new ClientApi(new ComplyCubeClient("<YOUR_API_KEY>"));
​
var newClient = new ClientRequest {
                           type = "person", 
                           email = "[email protected]",              
                           personDetails = new PersonDetails { 
                                                      firstName = "John", 
                                                      lastName = "Doe",
                                                      dob = "1990-01-01",
                                                      ssn = "123456789" 
                           }      
                }
                
var client = await clientApi.CreateAsync(newClient);
Example response
The response will contain an id (the Client ID). It is required for the next step.
{
    "id": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
    "type": "person",
    "email": "[email protected]",
    "personDetails": {
        "firstName": "John",
        "lastName": "Doe",
        "dob": "1990-01-01",
        "ssn": "123456789"
    },
    "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:24:29.146Z",
    "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:24:29.146Z"
}
2. Create an address
Create an address by providing the Client ID and address details.
Example request for creating an address
cURL
Node.js
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curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/addresses \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
            "clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
            "line": "47th Test Avenue 323",
            "city": "Manhattan",
            "postalCode": "10001",
            "state": "NY",
            "country": "US"
        }'
const address = await complycube.address.create("5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", {
  line: "47th Test Avenue 323",
  city: "Manhattan",
  postalCode: "10001",
  state: "NY",
  country: "US"
});
new_address = {    
    'line': '47th Test Avenue 323',
    'city': 'Manhattan',
    'postalCode': '10001',
    'state': 'NY',
    'country': 'US'
}
​
address = cc_api.addresses.create('5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1',**new_address)
$address = $ccapi->address()->create('5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1',
                                   ['line'=>'47th Test Avenue 323',
                                    'city'=>'Manhattan',
                                    'postalCode'=>'10001',
                                    'state'=>'NY',
                                    'country'=>'US']);
var addressRequest = new AddressRequest
                    {
                        clientId = "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
                        line = "47th Test Avenue 323",
                        city =  "Manhattan",
                        postalCode = "10001",
                        state = "NY",
                        country = "US"
                    };
            
                    
var address = await addressApi.CreateAsync(addressRequest);
Example response
The response will contain an id (the Address ID). It is required for the next step.
{
    "id": "5ebd40714f23960008c81528",
    "clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
    "line": "47th Test Avenue 323",
    "city": "Manhattan",
    "postalCode": "10001",
    "state": "NY",
    "country": "US",
    "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
    "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}
3. Create a check
Create a check by providing the Client ID, Address ID and check type.
Example request for creating a check
cURL
Node.js
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.NET
curl -X POST https://api.complycube.com/v1/checks \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>' \
     -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
     -d '{
          "clientId":"5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
          "addressId":"5ebd40714f23960008c81528",
          "type": "multi_bureau_check"
        }'
const check = await complycube.check.create("5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1", {
    addressId: "5ebd40714f23960008c81528",
    type: "multi_bureau_check"
});
check = cc_api.checks.create( '5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1',
                                'multi_bureau_check', 
                                addressId='5ebd40714f23960008c81528' )
$result = $ccapi->checks()->create('5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1',
                                   ['type' => 'multi_bureau_check',
                                   'addressId' => '5ebd40714f23960008c81528']);
var checkRequest = new CheckRequest
                    {
                        clientId = "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
                        addressId = "5ebd40714f23960008c81528",
                        type = "multi_bureau_check"
                    };
​
var check = await checkApi.CreateAsync(checkRequest);
Example response
The response will contain an id (the Check ID). It is required for the next step.
{
    "id": "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
    "entityName": "John Doe",
    "type": "multi_bureau_check",
    "clientId": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
    "addressId": "5ebd40714f23960008c81528",
    "status": "pending",
    "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
    "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}
Perform check
ComplyCube will perform the check. You can retrieve a check's outcome and breakdown via the API.
If you have set up webhooks, a notification is sent upon completion of the check.
Example request for retrieving the check outcome
cURL
Node.js
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curl -X GET https://api.complycube.com/v1/checks/5ebd40714f23960008c81527 \
     -H 'Authorization: <YOUR_API_KEY>'
const check = await complycube.check.get("5ebd40714f23960008c81527");
check = cc_api.checks.get('5ebd40714f23960008c81527')
$check = $ccapi->checks()->get('5ebd40714f23960008c81527');
var check = await checkApi.GetAsync("5ebd40714f23960008c81527");
Example response
{
   "id": "5ebd40714f23960008c81527",
   "entityName": "John Doe",
   "type": "multi_bureau_check",
   "clientId": "5eb04fcd0f3e360008035eb1",
   "addressId": "5ebd40714f23960008c81528",
   "status": "complete",
   "result": {
      "outcome": "clear",
      "breakdown": {
         "name": {
            "outcome": "clear",
            "breakdown": [
               {
                  "status": "clear",
                  "source": "commercial_database",
                  "country": "US",
                  "hits": 1
               },
               {
                  "status": "clear",
                  "source": "government_authority",
                  "country": "US",
                  "hits": 1
               }
            ]
         },
         "address": {
            "outcome": "clear",
            "breakdown": [
               {
                  "status": "clear",
                  "source": "government_authority",
                  "country": "US",
                  "hits": 1
               }
            ]
         },
         "dob": {
            "outcome": "clear",
            "breakdown": [
               {
                  "status": "clear",
                  "source": "commercial_database",
                  "country": "US",
                  "hits": 1
               },
               {
                  "status": "clear",
                  "source": "government_authority",
                  "country": "US",
                  "hits": 1
               }
            ]
         },
         "idNumber": {
            "outcome": "clear",
            "breakdown": [
               {
                  "status": "clear",
                  "source": "commercial_database",
                  "country": "US",
                  "hits": 1
               }
            ]
         },
         "additionalChecks": {
            "outcome": "not_processed"
         }
      }
   },
   "createdAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z",
   "updatedAt": "2021-01-04T17:25:21.116Z"
}
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