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Custom Screening Flows

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Introduction

Flows allow you to create custom screening processes tailored to your specific needs. Instead of using predefined checks, you can define a sequence of steps and reuse them across multiple screenings.

This guide walks you through:

  1. Listing available steps

  2. Creating a flow

  3. Using a flow to send a screening request

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Step 1: List Available Steps

Before creating a flow, you need to know what steps are available.

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Endpoint

GET /v1/flows/steps/list

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Description

Retrieves all available steps that can be used in a flow.

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Headers

  • Authorization: <API Key>

  • Accept: application/json

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Example Request

curl -X GET https://sandbox-api.getcove.co/v1/flows/steps/list \
-H "Authorization: your-access-token" \
-H "Accept: application/json"
  • Success (200):
  {
    "steps": [
      { "id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011", "name": "Identity Verification" },
      { "id": "607f1f77bcf86cd799439012", "name": "Credit Check" },
      { "id": "707f1f77bcf86cd799439013", "name": "Bank Check" }
    ]
  }

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Step 2: Create a Flow

Once you have the list of steps, you can create a new flow by defining its name and sequence of steps.

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Endpoint

POST /v1/flows

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Description

Creates a custom screening flow with the selected steps.

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Headers

  • Authorization: <API Key>

  • Content-Type: application/json

  • Accept: application/json

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Request Body

{
  "flow": {
    "name": "Custom Screening Flow 5",
    "steps": [
      { "id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011" },
      { "id": "707f1f77bcf86cd799439013", "options": { "skippable": true } },
      { "id": "607f1f77bcf86cd799439012" }
    ]
  }
}

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Example Request

curl -X POST https://sandbox-api.getcove.co/v1/flows \
-H "Authorization: your-access-token" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{
  "flow": {
    "name": "Custom Screening Flow",
    "steps": [
      { "id": "507f1f77bcf86cd799439011" },
      { "id": "707f1f77bcf86cd799439013", "options": { "skippable": true } },
      { "id": "607f1f77bcf86cd799439012" }
    ]
  }
}'
  • Success (200):
  {
    "flowId": "107f1f77bcf86cd799439011"
  }

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Step 3: Send a Screening Using a Flow

Now that you have a flowId, you can use it to send a screening request to an applicant.

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Endpoint

POST /v2/screening/send

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Description

Sends a screening request using a predefined flow.

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Headers

  • Authorization: <API Key>

  • Content-Type: application/json

  • Accept: application/json

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Request Body

{
  "flowId": "107f1f77bcf86cd799439011",
  "email": "applicant@example.com",
  "phone": "+14160001111",
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "payer": "PAYER_SELF"
}

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Example Request

curl -X POST https://sandbox-api.getcove.co/v2/screening/send \
-H "Authorization: your-access-token" \
-H "Content-Type: application/json" \
-H "Accept: application/json" \
-d '{
  "flowId": "107f1f77bcf86cd799439011",
  "email": "applicant@example.com",
  "phone": "+14160001111",
  "firstName": "John",
  "lastName": "Doe",
  "payer": "PAYER_SELF"
}'
  • Success (200):
  {
    "userId": "007f1f77bcf86cd799439010",
    "message": "Screening link sent successfully."
  }

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Conclusion

By following these steps, you can create a fully customized screening process that fits your specific requirements. This enables more flexible, reusable, and automated screenings.

For any questions, reach out to concierge@getcove.co.