Tenant screening API
For property managers and PropTech platforms
CRS delivers credit, eviction, and criminal reports through one API. Property managers and PropTech platforms embed screening directly in the rental application.
- One integration covers every report type.
- Sample applicant
- Unit 4B application
- Credit
- Tri-merge, de-duplicated
- Eviction
- No records found
- Criminal
- No records found
- Rental history
- Verified payments
At a glance
Last updated: October 2026
- Reports
- Credit, eviction, and criminal,plus verified rental payment history.
- Credit
- Bi-merge or tri-merge,with duplicate tradelines and inquiries removed.
- Rental-specific data
- Eviction records and landlord-tenant judgments.
- Eviction data
- 24M+ housing records.Court records nationwide.
- Criminal data
- 1.8B+ criminal records.All U.S. jurisdictions.
- Soft pull option
- Soft-pull credit reportsfrom Equifax.
- Add-ons
- Income and employment verification and fraud checks,when opted in.
- Risk models
- Third-party rental risk scores.
- Compliance
- FCRA-permissible reports.Permissible purpose validated during onboarding.
- Uptime
- 99.9%
- Security
- SOC 2 Type II Certified
Reports
What each report includes
- Merged tenant screening credit reportCredit from two or three bureaus, de-duplicated. Eviction records, landlord-tenant judgments, risk models, income verification, and fraud checks.
- Equifax, Experian, TransUnion
- Experian tenant screening credit reportScore, tradelines, payment history, public records, and verified rental payment history. Employment and income verification when opted in.
- Experian
- Eviction reportEviction history from courts nationwide, with case detail and an audit trail.
- 24M+ housing records
- Criminal reportCriminal history across all U.S. jurisdictions.
- 1.8B+ criminal records
Getting approved
How screening companies get approved for bureau data
Before production access, CRS validates your permissible purpose.
A Customer Support Manager requests simple documentation and completes an internal review of your business.
Requirements vary by product, so start vetting early.
- 01Documentation
- 02Internal review
- 03Permissible purpose validated
- 04Production access
Compliance
Know your FCRA obligations
- Tenant screening reports are consumer reports under the FCRA.
- Landlords and screening companies each carry obligations. The FTC publishes plain-language guidance for both.
- CRS delivers FCRA-permissible reports and confirms permissible purpose before access. Talk to your counsel about your program.
Cost
What tenant screening costs
Per-report cost depends on the reports you order, the number of bureaus, and your volume. Talk to our team for pricing that fits your volume.
Screen applicants inside your own flow
See credit, eviction, and criminal reports through one integration.
FAQ
Can I get credit, criminal, and eviction reports through one API?
Yes. CRS delivers credit, eviction, and criminal reports through one API. Credit comes as a bi-merge or tri-merge report. Eviction data covers court records nationwide, and criminal data covers all U.S. jurisdictions. Your platform orders what it needs in one integration.
What is the best tenant screening API for PropTech platforms?
Look for one integration that covers credit, eviction, and criminal data. It should offer bi-merge or tri-merge credit and support permissible purpose vetting. CRS provides all three report types through one API, with rental-specific data such as landlord-tenant judgments and risk models.
What’s in a CRS tenant screening credit report?
CRS offers two tenant screening credit reports. The merged report combines credit from two or three bureaus, de-duplicated. It adds eviction records, landlord-tenant judgments, risk models, income verification, and fraud checks. The Experian report includes score, tradelines, payment history, public records, and verified rental payment history.
How do tenant screening companies get approved by the credit bureaus?
Access to credit data requires a validated permissible purpose. With CRS, a Customer Support Manager collects documentation and reviews your business before production access. Requirements vary by product, so start early. Vetting sets your launch timeline more than the code does.
How much eviction and criminal data does CRS cover?
Eviction data covers court records nationwide, with 24M+ housing records. The eviction report includes case detail and an audit trail. Criminal data covers all U.S. jurisdictions, with 1.8B+ criminal records. Both reports come through the same API as credit.
Can I add income verification and fraud checks to tenant screening?
Yes. Income and employment verification and fraud checks are available as add-ons, when opted in. The merged tenant screening credit report can include income verification and fraud checks. Ask our team which add-ons fit your screening policy.
What does a tenant screening API cost per report?
Cost depends on which reports you order, how many bureaus you pull, and your volume. Ordering only the reports your policy requires keeps cost per applicant down. Because pricing is per report, your total scales with the applications you screen. Talk to our team for pricing based on your expected volume.
Does tenant screening affect an applicant’s credit score?
A soft-pull credit report does not affect the applicant’s credit score. CRS offers soft-pull credit reports for tenant screening. If your process uses a hard inquiry, it can affect the score and is visible to other lenders. Tell applicants which type you use, so they know what to expect.