FBI Background Check

Endpoint

https://api.verifik.co/v2/fbi

This API allows businesses and organizations to verify whether a person or a document appears in the FBI database. By providing a document type and document number, users can retrieve information about the individual, including their full name, first name, and last name, if a match is found.

This service is ideal for verifying the authenticity of documents and conducting detailed identity checks as part of compliance, security, or regulatory processes.

Use Cases

• Identity Verification: Ensure that documents presented by individuals are valid and consistent with FBI records.
• Compliance: Meet regulatory requirements by conducting thorough background checks on individuals involved in sensitive transactions.
• Fraud Prevention: Protect your business by verifying individuals' identities before establishing relationships or processing critical operations.

Headers

Name	Value
Content-Type	application/json
Authorization	Bearer <token>

Query via Document

Name	Type	Required	Description
documentType	String	False	The document type that you want to request.
documentNumber	String	False	Document number to consult, without spaces or points.

Query via Full Name

Name	Type	Required	Description
fullName	String	False	Instead of documentType and documentNumber, you can pass the name directly of the person/business.

Request

JavaScript

import axios from 'axios';

const options = {
  method: 'GET',
  url: 'https://api.verifik.co/v2/fbi',
  params: {documentType: 'CC', documentNumber: '80251972'},
  headers: {
    Accept: 'application/json',
    Authorization: 'jwt <tu_token>'
  }
};

try {
  const { data } = await axios.request(options);
  console.log(data);
} catch (error) {
  console.error(error);
}

Python

import http.client

conn = http.client.HTTPSConnection("api.verifik.co")
payload = ''
headers = {}
conn.request("GET", "/v2/fbi?fullName=", payload, headers)
res = conn.getresponse()
data = res.read()
print(data.decode("utf-8"))

Swift

var request = URLRequest(url: URL(string: "https://api.verifik.co/v2/fbi?fullName=")!,timeoutInterval: Double.infinity)
request.httpMethod = "GET"

let task = URLSession.shared.dataTask(with: request) { data, response, error in 
  guard let data = data else {
    print(String(describing: error))
    return
  }
  print(String(data: data, encoding: .utf8)!)
}

task.resume()

PHP

<?php
require_once 'HTTP/Request2.php';
$request = new HTTP_Request2();
$request->setUrl('https://api.verifik.co/v2/fbi?fullName=');
$request->setMethod(HTTP_Request2::METHOD_GET);
$request->setConfig(array(
  'follow_redirects' => TRUE
));
try {
  $response = $request->send();
  if ($response->getStatus() == 200) {
    echo $response->getBody();
  }
  else {
    echo 'Unexpected HTTP status: ' . $response->getStatus() . ' ' .
    $response->getReasonPhrase();
  }
}
catch(HTTP_Request2_Exception $e) {
  echo 'Error: ' . $e->getMessage();
}

Response

200

{
  "data": {
    "documentType": "CC",
    "documentNumber": "80251972",
    "fullName": "WILVER VILLEGAS PALOMINO",
    "firstName": "WILVER",
    "lastName": "VILLEGAS PALOMINO",
    "arrayName": [
      "WILVER",
      "VILLEGAS",
      "PALOMINO"
    ],
    "foundInFBI": true,
    "urlFBI": "https://www.fbi.gov/wanted/cei/wilver-villegas-palomino-"
  },
  "signature": {
    "dateTime": "June 28, 2022 12:36 PM",
    "message": "Certified by Verifik.co"
  }
}

404

{
    "code": "NotFound",
    "message": "Record not found."
}

409

{
    "code": "MissingParameter",
    "message": "missing documentType\n. missing documentNumber\n"
}