Staking Rewards

Staking Rewards separates infrastructure-provider ratings from DeFi-protocol ratings, with a framework for each. The shared AAA-to-D scale summarizes the platform's assessment of controls and possible losses. An infrastructure operator and a smart-contract protocol have different failure paths, so compare each against the relevant methodology. A published rating is an analytical output, not a guarantee.

The public Providers page offers categories such as Native Staking, Staking Pool and Lending. Compare assets under management, staker counts and supported assets, then inspect the rating breakdown for business operations, reliability and security setup. A large provider is not automatically the highest-rated one. These views are readable without an account.

API prices and usage

The advertised standard prices are monthly equivalents with annual billing commitments.

API access needs a key. Staking data uses GraphQL and returns JSON; ratings also have a REST interface. Select the assets and fields required for your report instead of requesting every available metric.

A credit is not the same as a request. Metrics fields cost three credits per data point, other fields generally cost one, and historical queries add a 5,000-credit surcharge. The documented limit is sixty requests per minute per key. Check the X-Used-Credits response header to see actual consumption, since nested fields and returned rows affect the total. Requests are blocked when the monthly allowance is exhausted.

The quick-start guide also advertises a free API tier for eligible small projects, but its current allowance is not specified there. Confirm that allocation before planning a recurring collection job.