Initiate and poll a background check via the Accurate Background API

Steps

1. Sign up for a free Accurate Developer Portal account (self-serve, no sales call required) to get sandbox HTTP Basic Auth credentials (Client ID/Client Secret)
2. Create a Candidate resource first to obtain a candidateId, then create an Order resource via POST https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3/order with candidateId, packageType, jobLocation, and workflow set to EXPRESS (you collect FCRA consent/notices yourself) or INTERACTIVE (Accurate emails the candidate to collect info/consent)
3. Store the returned order ID, then check status any time via GET https://api.accuratebackground.com/v3/order/{orderId}, reading orderStatus (e.g. PENDING/COMPLETE) and orderResult
4. Alternatively configure a webhook (URL endpoint or AWS SQS/SNS) in the developer portal to receive push notifications shaped like {id, created, eventType: ORDER_STATUS_CHANGE, eventInfo: {orderId, orderStatus, orderResult, percentageComplete}}
5. Once status is COMPLETE, follow up with the retrieve-consumer-report documentation's GET call using the order ID to pull the full HTML report — the webhook payload itself does not include report content
6. Complete Accurate's 'Go Live' review process to exchange sandbox credentials for production ones before running real candidate orders