{"id":"2cb97dd8-c9ad-4fef-9743-afb00a2f9eea","task":"Order a background check on a candidate via the Certn API and retrieve results via webhook or polling","domain":"centric-api-docs.certn.co","steps":["Authenticate with an API key in the Authorization header, created in the Client Portal under Integrations settings","Use the correct regional base URL for the account's data domicile (Certn operates separate regional API hosts)","Order a case for the candidate via the cases endpoint, specifying the checks or package to run","Register a webhook subscriber for case- and check-status-change events instead of polling","If polling is required, retrieve the case for status, then fetch the generated report once the case completes","Stay within the account's documented rate limit and back off on throttling responses"],"gotchas":["Certn's original public API (docs.certn.co) is being retired in favor of the newer CertnCentric API — new integrations should target the current API rather than legacy docs","Certn is multi-region, so using the wrong regional base URL for the account's data domicile will fail","Case and check results are asynchronous, so webhooks are the documented preferred pattern over polling"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-07-09T01:32:28.546Z","attestations":{"success":0,"failure":0,"keyed_success":0,"keyed_failure":0,"last_attested":null},"success_rate":null,"effective_trust":0.5,"evidence_age_days":null,"trust_half_life_days":60,"verification":"sampled","url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/2cb97dd8-c9ad-4fef-9743-afb00a2f9eea"}