Ratings API

The Ratings API provides access to ratings data through a simple REST interface with GET endpoints. It covers two distinct rating categories: DeFi and Infrastructure.

DeFi Ratings

DeFi ratings evaluate the risk of DeFi products across categories like operations, security, and strategy. Each product receives a letter grade from AAA (best) to D (worst).

The scoring model assesses products based on publicly available data and, for fully rated protocols, additional information gathered through a team review process. For details on how scores are calculated, see the Scoring Model documentation.

For more information on DeFi ratings, see the DeFi Ratings documentation.

Endpoints

• List DeFi Ratings — Returns all DeFi product ratings across all platforms. Supports filtering by type, chain, TVL, APY, and more.
• List DeFi Platform Ratings — Returns DeFi product ratings for a specific platform (by slug).
• Get DeFi Product Rating — Returns the rating for a single DeFi product (by platform slug and contract address).

Preview vs. Full Ratings

DeFi ratings come in two variants:

• Preview ratings have a version suffixed with -preview (e.g. v0.1-alpha-preview). These ratings rely solely on publicly available information and do not go through the full rating process including team review. Preview ratings include both a known score (based on publicly verifiable information) and a potential score (the rating that could be achieved if the protocol undergoes a full rating, including improvements suggested by the Staking Rewards team). Preview ratings do not have a risk report available for purchase on the Staking Rewards platform.

• Full ratings go through the complete rating process including team review. They do not have a potential score. Fully rated protocols will have a risk report available to purchase on the Staking Rewards platform.

Infrastructure Ratings

Infrastructure ratings evaluate staking infrastructure providers (validators, node operators) across business operations, reliability, and security setup. Each provider receives a letter grade from AAA (best) to D (worst).

For more information, see the Verified Provider Program documentation.

Endpoints

• List Infrastructure Ratings — Returns all infrastructure provider ratings. Supports filtering by rating grade, date ranges, and version.
• Get Infrastructure Rating — Returns the rating for a specific infrastructure provider (by slug).