Criminal search web service 2

Search Type

Parameter

Example

Search By Name

URL

https://api.s2verifyconnect.com/ws_criminal3/criminal.svc/xml

Basic search

https://api.s2verifyconnect.com/ws_criminal3/criminal.svc/xml?disclaimers_agree=true&account=user&key=password&lastname=white&firstname=john

* Required parameters:disclaimers_agree, account, key, lastname, firstname

 

Search By ID (you can get id and source from index layout search)

URL

https://api.s2verifyconnect.com/ws_criminal3/criminal.svc/xml/id

Source/ID search

source1 = [Source Name]
id1 = [Record ID]
source_layout=1 (or 2,3,4,5)

https://api.s2verifyconnect.com/ws_criminal3/criminal.svc/xml/id?disclaimers_agree=true&account=user&key=password&search_type=&source_layout=1&source1=sorca&id1=1869424101075

Multiple Source/ID search

source1/id1
source2/id2
....
source10/id10
(Maximum: source10/id10 )

https://api.s2verifyconnect.com/ws_criminal3/criminal.svc/xml/id?disclaimers_agree=true&account=user&key=password&source_layout=&source1=ARSTplacerca&id1=0611310%23&source2=sorca&id2=1869424101075&source3=sorhi&id3=A0157139OMAPET&source4=ncaoc&id4=01000ALAMANCE%20%20%20%201978CRS010230&source5=soraz&id5=000299&source6=ipol&id6=2005_45703&source7=ctaoc&id7=W11DCR020114740S&source8=flaoc&id8=52522001MM015789AXXXNO&source9=Rogers.ok&id9=10093034&source10=sc_laurens_circuit&id10=1710162211

If ID contains URL reserved characters such as +,?,%,# ,/ and &. Please encode these special characters as follow:
(+ : %2B) (/ : %2F) (? : %3F) (% : %25) (# : %23) (& : %26)

 

Layout parameters

Choose Index or source layout

search_type=0(source layout)
search_type=1(index layout, only return source state,source id,name,DOB and ZIP )

example: https://api.s2verifyconnect.com/ws_criminal3/criminal.svc/xml?disclaimers_agree=true&account=user&key=password&lastname=white&firstname=john&middlename=k&DOB_yyyymmdd=19720417&state=NJ&search_type=1

Choose  different source layouts (source_type=0)

Specify parameter "search_type" = 0
Specify parameter "source_layout" = 0~6 (click below links to see examples)
0=unified summary (56 most common fields for all sources with summary layout )
1=unified original(56 most common fields for all sources)
2=source summary (original source layout with summary layout )
3=source original (original source layout)
5=unified summary + separated charge info + source summary
6=unified summary + separated charge info 

Example: https://api.s2verifyconnect.com/ws_criminal3/criminal.svc/xml?disclaimers_agree=true&account=user&key=password&lastname=white&firstname=john&middlename=k&DOB_yyyymmdd=19720417&state=NJ&search_type=0&source_layout=5

default: search_type=0,source_layout=0

Parameters list [Required=R] [Optional=O]

Parameter

Name

Desc

R

Disclaimers_agree

Agree

disclaimers_agree = true (Agree to the term)

R

account

Your account

 

R

key

Your password

 

R(search by name)

lastname

Offender's Last name(support wildcard)

[ex: smith] [ex: jac* = jackson]

R(seach by name)

firstname

Offender's First name (support wildcard)

[ex: peter]

O

middlename

Offender's middle name(support wildcard)

[ex: a]

O

include_partial_middlename

Include records with partial or empty middle name

include_partial_middlename =  1
include records that match the first letter of middlename .

include_partial_middlename =  2
Include records that match the first letter of middlename or no middle name.

 

O

aka

Enable alias names search

aka =1
ex: when firstname = michael, system will match records with 'mike', 'micky','mick' or 'micah'

O

zipcode

Offender's zip code

 5 digit number 

O

state

US state

State abbreviations ex: CA, OH, VA... default = All . To specify more than one state, using comma between states such as  CA,HI,AZ

O

category

record category

No specified(Default) = All categories
CR = criminal
SX = Sex Offenders
AR = Arrest
WA = Warrant
MW = Most Wanted
PA = Patriot

Or combination of any above category
Examples:
AR,WA = Arrest + Warrant
CR,SX = Criminal + Sex offenders
CR,MW = Criminal + Most Wanted
SX,PA = Sex Offenders + Patriot
CR,SX,MW = Criminal + Sex offenders + Most Wanted
CR,SX,PA = Criminal + Sex offenders + Patriot

O

DOB_yyyymmdd

Offender's DOB

DOB in yyyymmdd format (support wildcard for mmdd)
[ex:19851206] [ex:1983* = 19830101 ~ 19831231]

O

include_partial_DOB

Include partial DOB match

include_partial_DOB = 1
(1)Records with DOB(exactly match)
(2)Records with partial DOB(YYYYMM match , DD = 00 or empty string)
(3)Records with partial DOB(YYYY match , MMDD = 0000 or empty string)
(4)Records with partial DOB(MMDD match , YYYY = 0000 or empty string)

include_partial_DOB = 2
include_partial_DOB = include_partial_DOB = 1 +  Records with no DOB info

include_partial_DOB = 3
include_partial_DOB = include_partial_DOB = 1 +  Records with partial DOB(YYYYMM match, DD = any date)

include_partial_DOB = 4
include_partial_DOB = include_partial_DOB = 1 +  Patriot with no DOB info

include_partial_DOB = 5
(1) Records with DOB (exactly match)
(2) Patriot with any or no DOB

O

priority_states

High priority state(s)

Records from these states have high priority. such as  priority_states=CA,HI,AZ

 

O

priority_flag

Return records in different priority orders

priority_flag = 0
1. Exact DOB Matches +  High priority states
2. Exact DOB Matches + Low priority states
3. Partial DOB Matches + High priority states
4. Partial DOB Matches + Low priority states
5. NULL DOB Matches + High priority states
6. NULL DOB Matches + Low priority states

priority_flag = 1
1. Exact DOB Matches  + High priority states
2. Partial DOB Matches + High priority states 
3. NULL DOB Matches + High priority states
4. Exact DOB Matches + Low priority states 
5. Partial DOB Matches + Low priority states
6. NULL DOB Matches + Low priority states

priority_flag = 2
1. Record with DOB(exactly match) + middle name(exactly match)
2. Record with DOB(exactly match) + middle name (the first letter match)
3 .Record with DOB(exactly match) + no middle name info
4. Record with partial DOB(YYYYMM match, DD = 00 or empty string) + middle name(exactly match)
5. Record with partial DOB(YYYYMM match, DD = 00 or empty string) + middle name(the first letter match)
6. Record with partial DOB(YYYYMM match, DD = 00 or empty string) + no middle name info
7. Record with partial DOB(YYYY match, MMDD = 0000 or empty string) + middle name(exactly match)
8. Record with partial DOB(MMDD match, YYYY = 0000 or empty string) + middle name(exactly match)
9. Record with partial DOB(YYYY match, MMDD = 0000 or empty string) + middle name (the first letter match)
10. Record with partial DOB(MMDD match, YYYY = 0000 or empty string) + middle name (the first letter match)
11. Record with partial DOB(YYYY match, MMDD = 0000 or empty string) + no middle name info
12. Record with partial DOB(YYYY match, MMDD = 0000 or empty string) + no middle name info
13. Record with no DOB info + middle name(exactly match)
14. Record with no DOB info + middle name(the first letter match)
15. Record with no DOB info + no middle name info

priority_flag = 3
1. Record with DOB(exactly match) + middle name(exactly match)
2. Record with DOB(exactly match) + middle name (the first letter match)
3 .Record with DOB(exactly match) + no middle name info
4. Record with partial DOB(YYYYMM match, DD = 00 or empty string) + middle name(exactly match)
5. Record with partial DOB(YYYYMM match, DD = 00 or empty string) + middle name(the first letter match)
6. Record with partial DOB(YYYYMM match, DD = 00 or empty string) + no middle name info
7. Record with partial DOB(YYYY match, MMDD = 0000 or empty string) + middle name(exactly match)
8. Record with partial DOB(MMDD match, YYYY = 0000 or empty string) + middle name(exactly match)
9. Record with partial DOB(YYYY match, MMDD = 0000 or empty string) + middle name (the first letter match)
10. Record with partial DOB(MMDD match, YYYY = 0000 or empty string) + middle name (the first letter match)
11. Record with partial DOB(YYYY match, MMDD = 0000 or empty string) + no middle name info
12. Record with partial DOB(YYYY match, MMDD = 0000 or empty string) + no middle name info

13. Record with partial DOB(YYYYMM match, DD = any date) + middle name(exactly match)
14. Record with partial DOB(YYYYMM match, DD = any date) + middle name(the first letter match)
15. Record with partial DOB(YYYYMM match, DD = any date ) + no middle name info

16. Record with no DOB info + middle name(exactly match)
17. Record with no DOB info + middle name(the first letter match)
18. Record with no DOB info + no middle name info

O

search_type

specify search type

0:source table (default)
1: index table

O

source_layout

specify output layout for source table

0: unified summary(default)
1: unified original 
2. source summary
3. source original
5. hybrid 2 (unified summary) + (unmapping source fields)

O

return_index_max

specify maximum records returned from the index table (specify range between 1~1000)

 

O

return_source_max

specify maximum records returned from the source table (specify range between 1~100)

 

O

all_sor

Include Sex Offenders records from all states

default = false. To enable it, set all_sor = true

O

all_patriot

Include Patriot records from all states

default = false. To enable it, set all_patriot = true

O

ref

Reference

Some records don't have DOB, if you can't find any record, try to search without DOB or specify include_NULL_DOB = true

 

 

Error code

Desc

I0

[Input error]:Account and password are required

I1

[Input error]:Lastname and firstname are required

I2

[Input error]:Invalid DOB format

I3

[Input error]:Invalid account or password

D4

[Database error]:Fail to connect to account db

I5

[Input error]:'search_type' parameter can only be 0:source,1:index)

D6

[Database error]:Fail to access source list

I7

[Input error]:Return_index_max exceeds maximum allowed records (1~1000)

I8

[Input error]:Return_source_max exceeds maximum allowed records (1~100)

I9

[Input error]:Invalid search category. Please specify [CR],[SX],[AR],'[WA],[MW],[PA],[ALL],[AR,WA],[CR,SX],[CR,MW],[SX,PA],[CR,SX,MW] or [CR,SX,PA])(CR=Criminal, SX=Sex Offenders, AR=Arrest, WA=Warrant, MW=Most wanted, PA=Patriot)

I10

[Input error]:Invalid 'include_partial_DOB' value. Value can only be 1,2,3 or 4

I11

[Input error]:'DOB_yyyymmdd' is required when 'include_partial_DOB' is specified

D12

[Database error]: Fail to read the index table

D13

[Database error]: Fail to read source table(s)

I14

[Input error]: Parameter 'source_id_array' can only contains up to  maximum allowed [source/id] objects

I15

[Input error]: Invalid 'source_layout' parameter. Please specify value range between 0~6

I999

[Input error](To use this service, you must agree the term:Please read Disclaimers section on https://api.s2verifyconnect.com/ws_criminal2 If you agree the term please reset 'Disclaimers_agree' parameter in your code = true

Modify date

Desc

01/28/2010

Initial release (test vertsion)

02/09/2010

source_output_layout = 2 and 3 is available now

02/09/2010

Search by multiple source/id is available (see 'source_id_array' parameters)

02/09/2010

New error message 14

03/23/2010

New category (MW = Most Wanted)

03/23/2010

New parameter (include_partial_middlename)

08/20/2010

New function, search by SSN

12/15/2010

New parameters [all_sor] and [all_patriot]. 2. New category: [CR,SX,PA] = Criminal + Sex offender + Patriot

01/31/2011

Added New category (SX,PA = Sex offender + Patriot)

02/16/2011

Added the error codes table

03/25/2011

Added layout 6 (unified layout + separated charge info)

03/25/2011

Added error code I15

05/18/2011

Added new partial DOB parameter: include_partial_DOB = 5

05/18/2011

Combination of CR,SX,AR,WA,MW and PA are now supported

07/09/2012

Added Ref parameter

2010 s2verifydata.com

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