Experian BusinessInformation API - Java Library

The Experian Java library provides convenient access to the RESTful Experian BIS APIs from Applications written in Java. This package is for use with Java Application (Core Java/ J2EE or any similar Java Enabled Platform like Android) that uses Experian client_id, client_secret, username, password and subcode (if applicable).

Documentation

For Detailed documentation of Experian APIs, visit Experian Developers Portal

Java Library Workspace Setup & Development

Prerequisites

1. JDK 1.8
2. Eclipse Mars or newer version
3. Maven 2+ (or Eclipse Embedded
4. Git Client (e.g Git Bash)

Authentication before Calling the API

System.setProperty("javax.net.useSystemProxies", "false");
Proxy proxy = new Proxy(Proxy.Type.HTTP, new InetSocketAddress("hostname", port));
BISAuthenticationService authService = new BISAuthenticationService(proxy);
BISServiceCredential serviceCredential = authService.getStageServiceCredential("username", "password", "clientId", "clientSecret");

BIS Business Services

Bankruptcies

{		
	BankruptcyService service = new BankruptcyService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	BankruptcyServiceRequest request = new BankruptcyServiceRequest();
	
	request.setBankruptcyDetail(true);
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}	

Business Facts

{
	BusinessFactsService service = new BusinessFactsService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	BusinessFactsServiceRequest request = new BusinessFactsServiceRequest();
	
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Collections

{	
	CollectionsService service = new CollectionsService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	CollectionsServiceRequest request = new CollectionsServiceRequest();
	
	request.setCollectionsSummary(true);
	request.setCollectionsDetail(true);
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Corporate Linkage

{
	CorporateLinkageService service = new CorporateLinkageService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	CorporateLinkageServiceRequest request = new CorporateLinkageServiceRequest();
	
	request.setCorporateLinkagePartial(true);
	request.setCorporateLinkageFull(true);
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Corporate Registrations

{
	CorporateRegistrationsService service = new CorporateRegistrationsService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	CorporateRegistrationsServiceRequest request = new CorporateRegistrationsServiceRequest();
	
	request.setStatusDescriptionDetail(true);
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}	

Credit Status

{
	CreditStatusService service = new CreditStatusService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	CreditStatusServiceRequest request = new CreditStatusServiceRequest();
	
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Fraud Shields

{
	FraudShieldsService service = new FraudShieldsService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	FraudShieldsServiceRequest request = new FraudShieldsServiceRequest();
	
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Headers

{
	HeadersService service = new HeadersService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	HeadersServiceRequest request = new HeadersServiceRequest();
	
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Judgements

{
	JudgmentsService service = new JudgmentsService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	JudgmentsServiceRequest request = new JudgmentsServiceRequest();

	request.setJudgmentSummary(true);
	request.setJudgmentDetail(true);
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Legal Collection Summaries

{
	LegalCollectionsSummariesService service = new LegalCollectionsSummariesService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	LegalCollectionsSummariesServiceRequest request = new LegalCollectionsSummariesServiceRequest();

	request.setLegalFilingsCollectionsSummary(true);
	request.setLegalFilingsSummary(true);
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Liens

{
	LiensService service = new LiensService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	LiensServiceRequest request = new LiensServiceRequest();

	request.setLienSummary(true);
	request.setLienDetail(true);
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Risk Dashboards

{
	RiskDashboardsService service = new RiskDashboardsService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	RiskDashboardsServiceRequest request = new RiskDashboardsServiceRequest();
	
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Scores

{
	ScoresService service = new ScoresService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	ScoresServiceRequest request = new ScoresServiceRequest();
	
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
	request.setModelCode("000224");
	request.setCommercialScore(true);
	request.setFsrScore(true);
}	

Trades

{
	TradesService service = new TradesService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	TradesServiceRequest request = new TradesServiceRequest();

	request.setTradePaymentSummary(true);
	request.setTradePaymentTotals(false);
	request.setTradePaymentExperiences(false);
	request.setTradePaymentTrends(false);
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

UCC Filings

{
	UCCFilingsService service = new UCCFilingsService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	UCCFilingsServiceRequest request = new UCCFilingsServiceRequest();

	request.setUccFilingsSummary(true);
	request.setUccFilingsDetail(true);
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Reverse Addresses

{
	ReverseAddressesService service = new ReverseAddressesService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	ReverseAddressesServiceRequest request = new ReverseAddressesServiceRequest();
	
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
	request.setStreet("475 ANTON BLVD");
	request.setCity("Costa Mesa");
	request.setState("CA");
	request.setZip("92626");
}

Reverse Phones

{
	ReversePhonesService service = new ReversePhonesService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	ReversePhonesServiceRequest request = new ReversePhonesServiceRequest();
	
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
	request.setPhone("8008888888");
}

Reverse TaxIDs

{
	ReverseTaxIDsService service = new ReverseTaxIDsService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	ReverseTaxIDsServiceRequest request = new ReverseTaxIDsServiceRequest();
	
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
	request.setTaxId("222152871");
}

Business Contacts

{
	BusinessContactsService service = new BusinessContactsService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	BusinessContactsServiceRequest request = new BusinessContactsServiceRequest();
	
	request.setBin("807205801");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
}

Scores/Search

{
	ScoresSearchService service = new ScoresSearchService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	ScoresSearchServiceRequest request = new ScoresSearchServiceRequest();
	
	request.setName("EXPERIAN");
	request.setCity("Costa Mesa");
	request.setState("CA");
	request.setSubcode("0517614");
	request.setZip("92626");
	request.setGeo(true);
	request.setMatchReliabilityCode(83);
	request.setCommercialScore(true);
	request.setFsrScore(true);
}

BIS Social Media Insights Services

SMI Attributes

public SocialMediaAttributesResponse getSMIAttributesSampleResponse(){
	SocialMediaAttributesService service = new SocialMediaAttributesService(serviceCredential, proxy);
	SocialMediaAttributesRequest request = new SocialMediaAttributesRequest();
	request.setName("Apple");
	request.setStreet("1 Infinite");
	request.setCity("Cupertino");
	request.setState("CA");
	request.setSubcode("0563736");
	SocialMediaAttributesResponse response = null;
	try {
		@SuppressWarnings("unused")
		response = (SocialMediaAttributesResponse) service.execute(request);
	}
	catch(BISValidationException vex) {
		//Custom validation for invalid data
		System.out.println((new ObjectMapper()).writeValueAsString(vex.getServiceError()));
	}
	catch(BISServiceException ex) {
		//Custom validation for service error
		System.out.println((new ObjectMapper()).writeValueAsString(ex.getServiceError()));
	}
	return response;
}

An example response object

{ "requestId": "XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX", "success": true, "results": [...] }

error object

{ "success": false, "requestId": "XXXX-XXXX-XXXX-XXXX", "errors": [ { "errorCode": XXXX, "errorType": "Error Type", "message": "Error Message" } ] }