This week we released an update to the Staking Data API that affects users looking to query Staking Provider data.The update includes the addition of the <code>isApproved</code> field, which signifies a staking provider has passed a preliminary checking process by the Staking Rewards team, but not yet part of our Verified Staking Provider program.We have also depreciated some unused fields and relations in GraphQL connected to the <code>provider</code> endpoint, and removed the following from the <code>order</code> and <code>where</code> entities, as listed below:&nbsp;<code>where:</code><ul><li>categories</li><li>isPrivate</li><li>verifiedAt_gt</li><li>verifiedAt_lt</li></ul><code>order:</code><ul><li>verifiedAt</li><li>verificationScore</li><li>valueAddedScore</li></ul>Verified Staking Provider (vsp) fields in the Staking Data API are now maintained in the <code>vsp</code> metric with the following <code>variation</code> format.<pre><code class="language-plaintext">{
 "verificationScore": {
 "ls": {
 "bizOpsScore": null,
 "operatorSetScore": null,
 "pro": false,
 "securitySetUpScore": null,
 "totalScore": null,
 "verified": false,
 "verifiedSince": ""
 },
 "pos": {
 "bizOpsScore": 100,
 "pro": false,
 "reliabilityScore": 100,
 "securitySetUpScore": 100,
 "totalScore": 100,
 "verified": true,
 "verifiedSince": "2024-04-01T00:00:00.000"
 },
 "valueAdded": {
 "score": 100,
 "text": [
 {
 "description": "They do great things.",
 "link": "href=\\\"https://great.things\\",
 "title": "Great Things"
 }
 ]
 }
 }
}</code></pre><a href="https://www.stakingrewards.com/vsp">Learn more about the Verified Staking Provider program</a><a href="https://www.stakingrewards.com/staking-data-api">Sign up to the Staking Data API</a> &nbsp;

Staking Data API Update: Provider Data