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title: How does Autohost conduct background checks for guests, and is the process automatic?
description: Autohost Background Checks can be configured and / or requested in a couple of different ways, depending on your desired approach to this type of verification.
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# How does Autohost conduct background checks for guests, and is the process automatic?

Autohost Background Checks can be configured and / or requested in a couple of different ways, depending on your desired approach to this type of verification.

1. Configure Background Checks to be requested of all guests matching a specific risk color and / or number of nights in their stay. 
     1. Login to Autohost and navigate to \> Guest Portal \> Screens \> Select which risk levels you wish to complete a Background Check and Save your changes \> Click into "Background Check" \> Set the Number of Nights requirement and Save changes
2. Configure Background Checks on a per-listing basis. 
     1. Please refer to our article outlining [setup of Guest Portal Screens on a per-listing basis.](https://help.autohost.ai/knowledge/using-custom-fields-on-a-listing?hsLang=en)
3. Configure Background Checks on a per-booking source basis. 
     1. Please refer to our article outlining [setup of Guest Portal Screens on a per-booking source basis.](https://help.autohost.ai/knowledge/guest-portal-?hsLang=en)
4. Manually request an individual guest to complete a Background Check, regardless of risk colour and / or number of nights in their stay.  
     1. Please refer to our article outlining how to [setup the Guest Portal Screens on a per-reservation basis.](https://help.autohost.ai/knowledge/guest-portal-reservation-level-settings?hsLang=en)

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