LexisNexis

Supergood | LexisNexis API

Alex Klarfeld

Alex Klarfeld

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Supergood | LexisNexis API

Programmatically access LexisNexis risk, compliance, public records, and investigative intelligence with a stable REST API. Supergood builds and operates production-grade, unofficial LexisNexis integrations so your team can automate critical workflows without heavy custom engineering.

What is LexisNexis?

LexisNexis is a RELX company providing legal research, public records, digital identity, fraud prevention, and financial crime compliance solutions. Its products power KYC/AML screening, sanctions and PEP checks, adverse media research, due diligence, investigative work, claims analysis, and identity verification at scale.

Core product families include:

  • Risk and Compliance (e.g., sanctions/PEP/adverse media screening, due diligence, onboarding)
  • Investigations and Public Records (e.g., Accurint)
  • Legal and News Research (e.g., case law, dockets, company filings, premium news)
  • Digital Identity and Fraud (e.g., device intelligence, email/phone risk, identity checks)

Common data entities:

  • Subjects (persons and organizations)
  • Screenings and monitoring jobs
  • Watchlist hits (sanctions, PEP, enforcement, adverse media)
  • Reports, saved searches, and research workspaces
  • Identity verification transactions and risk signals

The LexisNexis Integration Challenge

Organizations rely on LexisNexis daily, but turning portal-based workflows into automated pipelines is hard:

  • Product-specific access: Different portals (e.g., Diligence, Accurint, Bridger Insight) have distinct interfaces and entitlements
  • Strong enterprise security: SSO, MFA, and network controls complicate headless automation
  • Portal-first delivery: Key capabilities reside in web apps rather than unified, public APIs
  • Licensing and granular entitlements: Content rights, role-based controls, and usage limits must be respected programmatically

How Supergood Creates LexisNexis APIs

Supergood reverse-engineers authenticated browser flows and network interactions to deliver a resilient API endpoint layer.

  • Handles username/password, SSO/OAuth, and MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) securely
  • Maintains session continuity with automated refresh and change detection
  • Normalizes responses so you can integrate once and rely on consistent objects across products
  • Aligns with customer entitlements and licensing constraints to ensure compliant access

Use Cases

KYC/AML Screening Automation

  • Trigger person or company screenings during onboarding
  • Retrieve and triage sanctions/PEP/adverse media hits with normalized scoring
  • Enable continuous monitoring and receive alerts on material changes

Investigative Research Consolidation

  • Aggregate public records and news findings into unified reports
  • Centralize saved searches, clippings, and report artifacts in your case system
  • Enrich internal profiles with LexisNexis-sourced identifiers and relationships

Identity Verification Orchestration

  • Run identity checks against multiple signals (name, DOB, address, email, phone)
  • Leverage device and behavioral risk indicators to reduce fraud
  • Route outcomes to approval, review, or decline queues programmatically

Compliance Archival and Audit Trails

  • Export complete screening packets with metadata and hit rationales
  • Timestamp and store artifacts for auditability and regulatory retention
  • Prove coverage with consistent, machine-readable evidence

Available Endpoints

Authentication

POST /sessions: Establish a session using credentials. Supergood manages MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and SSO/OAuth when enabled. Returns a short-lived auth token maintained by the platform.

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.supergood.ai/integrations/<integration_id>/sessions \
  --header 'Authorization: Basic <Base64 encoded token>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "username": "[email protected]",
    "password": "<password>",
    "mfa": {
      "type": "totp",
      "code": "123456"
    }
  }'

Example response

{
  "authToken": "eyJhbGciOi...",
  "expiresIn": 3600,
  "user": {
    "id": "u_92f41c",
    "name": "Analyst One",
    "entitlements": ["sanctions", "pep", "adverse_media"]
  }
}

POST /sessions/refresh: Refresh an existing token to keep sessions uninterrupted.

Screening

POST /screenings: Create a new sanctions/PEP/adverse media screening for a person or company. Optionally enable ongoing monitoring.

curl --request POST \
  --url https://api.supergood.ai/integrations/<integration_id>/screenings \
  --header 'Authorization: Bearer <authToken>' \
  --header 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  --data '{
    "subjectType": "person",
    "subject": {
      "givenName": "Alex",
      "familyName": "Rivera",
      "dateOfBirth": "1987-07-14",
      "nationality": "US",
      "addresses": [{
        "line1": "101 Market St",
        "city": "San Francisco",
        "region": "CA",
        "postalCode": "94105",
        "country": "US"
      }],
      "identifiers": {
        "ssnLast4": "4321",
        "passportNumber": null
      },
      "aliases": ["A. Rivera"]
    },
    "sources": {
      "sanctions": true,
      "pep": true,
      "adverseMedia": true,
      "enforcements": true
    },
    "riskThreshold": 70,
    "monitoring": { "enabled": true, "frequency": "daily" },
    "referenceId": "onboarding-req-8821"
  }'

Example response

{
  "screeningId": "scr_45b8a2",
  "status": "running",
  "createdAt": "2026-01-19T15:21:09Z",
  "referenceId": "onboarding-req-8821"
}

GET /screenings: List screenings with filters and summary results.

Query parameters

  • status: running | complete | failed
  • subjectType: person | company
  • createdFrom, createdTo: ISO 8601 timestamps
  • monitoring: true | false
  • referenceId: exact match

Example response

{
  "items": [
    {
      "screeningId": "scr_45b8a2",
      "subjectType": "person",
      "subjectName": "Alex Rivera",
      "status": "complete",
      "riskScore": 64,
      "hits": {"sanctions": 0, "pep": 1, "adverseMedia": 3, "enforcements": 0},
      "monitoring": {"enabled": true, "lastRunAt": "2026-01-19T16:03:11Z"},
      "createdAt": "2026-01-19T15:21:09Z"
    }
  ],
  "page": 1,
  "pageSize": 50,
  "total": 1
}

Reports

GET /reports/{reportId}: Retrieve a compiled due diligence report (e.g., screening packet with subject details, match rationale, and evidence). Returns metadata and a time-limited signed URL for download.

Example response

{
  "reportId": "rep_93c0d1",
  "screeningId": "scr_45b8a2",
  "format": "pdf",
  "generatedAt": "2026-01-19T16:05:42Z",
  "signedUrl": "https://download.lexisnexis.example/signed/abc123...",
  "expiresAt": "2026-01-19T17:05:42Z",
  "checksum": "sha256:7a8f..."
}

Get full API Specs →

Technical Specifications

  • Authentication: Username/password with MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and SSO/OAuth where enabled; supports service accounts or customer-managed credentials
  • Response format: JSON with consistent resource schemas and pagination
  • Rate limits: Tuned for enterprise throughput while honoring licensing and usage controls
  • Session management: Automatic reauth and cookie/session rotation with health checks
  • Data freshness: Near real-time retrieval of screenings, hits, and generated reports
  • Security: Encrypted transport, scoped tokens, and audit logging; respects LexisNexis entitlements
  • Webhooks: Optional asynchronous delivery for long-running report generation and monitoring alerts

Performance Characteristics

  • Latency: Sub-second responses for list/detail queries under normal load
  • Throughput: Designed for high-volume onboarding and batch screening pipelines
  • Reliability: Retry logic, backoff, and idempotency keys minimize duplicate actions
  • Adaptation: Continuous monitoring for UI/API changes with rapid adapter updates

Getting Started

  1. Schedule Integration Assessment

Book a 30-minute session to confirm your product mix, licensing, and authentication model.

  1. Supergood Builds and Validates Your API

We deliver a hardened LexisNexis adapter tailored to your workflows and entitlements.

  1. Deploy with Monitoring

Go live with continuous monitoring and automatic adjustments as LexisNexis evolves.

Schedule Integration Call →

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: Which LexisNexis products can this integration cover?

Supergood supports workflows across commonly used portals such as Diligence, Accurint, and sanctions/PEP/adverse media screening tools, subject to your licensing and entitlements. We scope coverage during integration assessment.

Q: How are MFA and SSO handled for automation?

We support username/password + MFA (SMS, email, TOTP) and can operate behind SSO/OAuth when enabled. Sessions are refreshed automatically with secure challenge handling.

Q: Can I enable continuous monitoring for screened subjects?

Yes. You can toggle monitoring at creation or later, and receive updates via webhooks or polling endpoints while complying with rate and licensing constraints.

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