specification: API Commons Plans
specificationVersion: '0.1'
schema: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/api-evangelist/interface-research/main/schema/api-commons.yml#/$defs/Plans
provider: GoodHire
providerId: goodhire
created: '2026-07-03'
modified: '2026-07-03'
reconciled: false
tags:
- Background Checks
- Employment Screening
- Pricing
- Packages
- Plans
description: >-
  GoodHire prices background checks per completed report by screening package
  (product bundle), not by API call. There is no separate API subscription fee -
  API access is gated (request a key from api@goodhire.com) and you pay for the
  reports you order. GoodHire publishes three preset per-check packages for
  employers running 50+ checks/year, with 100+ add-on screening options; employers
  running fewer than 50 checks/year get custom packages. Prices below are from the
  public pricing page and are subject to change - reconcile at order time via the
  product bundles endpoint, which returns the packages and prices available to an
  account.
notes: >-
  Sandbox usage (api-sandbox.goodhire.com) returns dummy data and is free while
  building. Enterprise/high-volume and Partner API pricing is negotiated. Verify
  current package prices at goodhire.com/pricing and via GET productbundles.
sources:
- https://www.goodhire.com/pricing/
- https://www.goodhire.com/api/
- https://content.goodhire.com/api-getting-started
plans:
- id: goodhire-basic
  name: Basic
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Entry per-check package covering SSN trace, sex offender registry search,
    global watchlist search, and national criminal search.
  entries:
  - label: Per Background Check
    name: basic_per_check
    type: usage
    metric: reports
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: us
    unit: 1
    price: $29.99 per check
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: SSN Trace
  - name: Sex Offender Registry Search
  - name: Global Watchlist Search
  - name: National Criminal Search
- id: goodhire-essential
  name: Essential
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Mid-tier per-check package adding identity verification and unlimited county
    criminal search on top of the Basic screenings.
  entries:
  - label: Per Background Check
    name: essential_per_check
    type: usage
    metric: reports
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: us
    unit: 1
    price: $59.99 per check
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Identity Verification
  - name: SSN Trace
  - name: Sex Offender Registry Search
  - name: Global Watchlist Search
  - name: National Criminal Search
  - name: Unlimited County Criminal Search
- id: goodhire-complete
  name: Complete
  type: paid
  description: >-
    Top preset per-check package adding unlimited state criminal search and federal
    criminal search on top of the Essential screenings.
  entries:
  - label: Per Background Check
    name: complete_per_check
    type: usage
    metric: reports
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: us
    unit: 1
    price: $94.99 per check
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: Identity Verification
  - name: SSN Trace
  - name: Sex Offender Registry Search
  - name: Global Watchlist Search
  - name: National Criminal Search
  - name: Unlimited County Criminal Search
  - name: Unlimited State Criminal Search
  - name: Federal Criminal Search
- id: goodhire-custom
  name: Custom / Add-Ons
  type: enterprise
  description: >-
    Custom packages for employers running fewer than 50 checks/year, plus 100+
    add-on screening options (employment and education verification, professional
    references, MVR/driving records, drug testing, international, and more) that
    can be added to any package. Partner API and high-volume pricing negotiated.
  entries:
  - label: Custom Package / Add-Ons
    name: custom_addons
    type: usage
    metric: reports
    limit: -1
    timeFrame: month
    geo: global
    unit: 1
    price: varies by screening and volume (contact GoodHire)
    userMultiplied: false
  elements:
  - name: 100+ Add-On Screenings
  - name: Employment and Education Verification
  - name: Professional References
  - name: Volume and Partner Pricing
maintainers:
- FN: Kin Lane
  email: kin@apievangelist.com