Experian

Capability: Credit Risk

Market: US

Business Capabilities

Evaluate the creditworthiness of individuals or companies to support lending and credit decisions. The connector retrieves consumer credit profiles from Experian, including credit scores, trade lines, public records, and inquiry history. Optional add-ons include risk models (VantageScore, FICO), fraud shield indicators, and profile summaries for automated decisioning.

Exposed Endpoints

  • Credit report (POST /api/experian/v1/credit-report) - Retrieves a consumer credit profile based on personal information such as the applicant's name, date of birth, SSN, and address. Optional add-ons include risk models, fraud shield, and summaries.

Vault Configuration

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token.config={"username":<username>,"password":<password>,"client_id":<clientId>,"client_secret":<clientSecret>}
token.url=https://uat-us-api.experian.com/oauth2/v1/token
credit.report.url=https://uat-us-api.experian.com/consumerservices/credit-profile/v2/credit-report

 

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Request Structures and Samples

Sample request:

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{
  "consumerPii": {
    "primaryApplicant": {
      "name": { "lastName": "DOE", "firstName": "JANE", "middleName": "S" },
      "dob": { "dob": "1957" },
      "ssn": { "ssn": "666104145" },
      "currentAddress": {
        "line1": "2640 3RD ST",
        "city": "HARRISBURG",
        "state": "PA",
        "zipCode": "17110"
      }
    }
  },
  "requestor": { "subscriberCode": "5991729" },
  "vendorData": { "vendorNumber": "072", "vendorVersion": "V1.29" },
  "addOns": {
    "riskModels": { "modelIndicator": ["F9", "B4", "V4", "BP"] },
    "summaries": { "summaryType": ["Profile Summary"] },
    "fraudShield": "Y",
    "mla": "Y",
    "ofacmsg": "Y"
  }
}

Error Codes

Code Description
200 JSON response returned.
400 Invalid request data.
401 Unauthorized.
403 Request forbidden.
404 Data not found.
500 Internal Server Error.
504 Timeout.