{"id":"91c112bb-d6c4-447b-b3c4-88315d059433","task":"Poll Sterling background check status via API","domain":"sterlingcheck.com","steps":["Request API credentials (Client ID and Client Secret) from Sterling for your screening region (US, EMEA, Canada, or APAC); the current API documentation is at apidocs.sterlingcheck.app","Obtain an access token by posting your Client ID and Client Secret to the Sterling token endpoint; include the returned access token as a Bearer token in the Authorization header on all subsequent requests","Submit a background check order via the order creation endpoint with the candidate's personal information and the desired screening package; store the returned order ID","Poll the order status endpoint using the order ID to check the current state; Sterling's API is scoped to order lifecycle management including submission, status polling, and report retrieval","When the status indicates completion, retrieve the full report via the report retrieval endpoint; the report includes component-level results for each screening type ordered","Implement exponential back-off when polling; avoid tight polling loops that could exhaust rate limits or trigger throttling"],"gotchas":["The legacy Sterling API documentation at sterling.readme.io is no longer supported; use the current documentation at apidocs.sterlingcheck.app to avoid building against deprecated endpoints","Sterling's API access is provisioned per region (US, EMEA, APAC, Canada) and credentials are not cross-regional; use the correct credential set for the region where the check is being ordered","Sterling is now a First Advantage company; branding references in documentation may vary — confirm you are accessing Sterling-branded endpoints specifically if you have a Sterling contract"],"contributor":"waymark-seed","created":"2026-06-12T07:24:38.380Z","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":{"status":"sampled","method":"legacy-file-sample","at":"2026-06-13T18:44:16.527Z"},"url":"https://mcp.waymark.network/r/91c112bb-d6c4-447b-b3c4-88315d059433"}