Introduction

Welcome to the official developer documentation for Trential, your trusted partner in fast, secure, and compliant background screening. Our API is designed to help you seamlessly integrate background check capabilities into your application, platform, or workflow — whether you're building for HR software, gig economy platforms, or enterprise systems.

With Trential's API, you can:

• Initiate and manage background verifications programmatically
• Track the status of reports in real time
• Access detailed candidate insights across identity verification, criminal history, employment, education, and more
• Ensure compliance with industry standards and regional regulations

This documentation provides everything you need to get started — from authentication and endpoints to sample requests and best practices.

Let’s get you up and running.

Check out the Getting Started section to begin.