diff --git a/packages/api/src/pins.js b/packages/api/src/pins.js
index e537c9b00e..41c48acbf9 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/pins.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/pins.js
@@ -187,7 +187,7 @@ export async function pinsGet (request, env, ctx) {
 /**
  * Transform a PinRequest into a PinStatus
  *
- * @param { Object } pinRequest
+ * @param { import('../../db/db-client-types.js').PsaPinRequestUpsertOutput } pinRequest
  * @returns { PsaPinStatusResponse }
  */
 export function toPinStatusResponse (pinRequest) {
@@ -197,9 +197,10 @@ export function toPinStatusResponse (pinRequest) {
     created: pinRequest.created,
     pin: {
       cid: pinRequest.sourceCid,
-      ...pinRequest
+      ...pinRequest.name && { name: pinRequest.name },
+      ...pinRequest.origins && { origins: pinRequest.origins },
+      ...pinRequest.meta && { meta: pinRequest.meta }
     },
-    // TODO(https://github.com/web3-storage/web3.storage/issues/792)
     delegates: []
   }
 }
diff --git a/packages/api/src/utils/psa.js b/packages/api/src/utils/psa.js
index 5ea35f60ff..e2333ed006 100644
--- a/packages/api/src/utils/psa.js
+++ b/packages/api/src/utils/psa.js
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ export const MAX_PIN_LISTING_LIMIT = 1000
 // Validation schemas
 const listPinsValidator = new Validator({
   type: 'object',
-  required: ['status'],
+  required: [],
   properties: {
     name: { type: 'string', maxLength: 255 },
     after: { type: 'string', format: 'date-time' },
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ export function validateSearchParams (queryString) {
 
   if (result.valid) {
     // Map statuses for DB compatibility.
-    opts.statuses = psaStatusesToDBStatuses(opts.status)
+    opts.statuses = opts.status && psaStatusesToDBStatuses(opts.status)
     data = opts
   } else {
     error = parseValidatorErrors(result.errors)
diff --git a/packages/api/test/pin.spec.js b/packages/api/test/pin.spec.js
index aaa2ec5d65..660168e529 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/pin.spec.js
+++ b/packages/api/test/pin.spec.js
@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ import {
 } from '../src/utils/psa.js'
 import { PSAErrorResourceNotFound, PSAErrorInvalidData, PSAErrorRequiredData } from '../src/errors.js'
 
+const REQUEST_EXPECTED_PROPERTIES = ['requestid', 'status', 'created', 'delegates', 'info', 'pin']
+const PIN_EXPECTED_PROPERTIES = ['cid', 'name', 'origins', 'meta']
+
 /**
  *
  * @param {import('../../db/postgres/pg-rest-api-types').definitions['pin']['status']} status
@@ -41,24 +44,41 @@ const assertCorrectPinResponse = (data) => {
   assert.ok(Date.parse(data.created), 'created should be valid date string')
   assert.ok(Array.isArray(data.delegates), 'delegates should be an array')
 
-  if (data.info) {
+  // @ts-ignore https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/44253
+  if (Object.hasOwn(data, 'info')) {
     assert.ok(typeof data.info === 'object', 'info should be an object')
   }
 
   assert.ok(typeof data.pin === 'object', 'pin should be an object')
   assert.ok(typeof data.pin.cid === 'string', 'pin.cid should be an string')
 
-  if (data.pin.name) {
+  // @ts-ignore https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/44253
+  if (Object.hasOwn(data.pin, 'name')) {
     assert.ok(typeof data.pin.name === 'string', 'pin.name should be an string')
   }
 
-  if (data.pin.origins) {
+  // @ts-ignore https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/44253
+  if (Object.hasOwn(data.pin, 'origins')) {
     assert.ok(Array.isArray(data.pin.origins), 'pin.origins should be an array')
   }
 
-  if (data.pin.meta) {
+  // @ts-ignore https://github.com/microsoft/TypeScript/issues/44253
+  if (Object.hasOwn(data.pin, 'meta')) {
     assert.ok(typeof data.pin.meta === 'object', 'pin.meta should be an object')
   }
+
+  assert.ok(Object.keys(data).every(property => REQUEST_EXPECTED_PROPERTIES.includes(property)), 'request contains not valid properties')
+  assert.ok(Object.keys(data.pin).every(property => PIN_EXPECTED_PROPERTIES.includes(property)), 'request.pin contains not valid properties')
+}
+
+/**
+ *
+ * @param {object} data
+ */
+const assertCorretPinResponseList = (data) => {
+  assert.ok(typeof data.count === 'number', 'count should be a number')
+  data.results.forEach(r => assertCorrectPinResponse(r))
+  Object.keys(data).every(property => ['count', 'results'].includes(property))
 }
 
 /**
@@ -121,24 +141,6 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       assert.strictEqual(error.details, '#/limit: Instance type "number" is invalid. Expected "integer".')
     })
 
-    it('requires status', async () => {
-      const url = new URL(`${baseUrl}`).toString()
-      const res = await fetch(
-        url, {
-          method: 'GET',
-          headers: {
-            Authorization: `Bearer ${token}`,
-            'Content-Type': 'application/json'
-          }
-        })
-
-      assert(res, 'Server responded')
-      assert.strictEqual(res.status, ERROR_CODE)
-      const { error } = await res.json()
-      assert.strictEqual(error.reason, PSAErrorRequiredData.CODE)
-      assert.strictEqual(error.details, 'Instance does not have required property "status".')
-    })
-
     it('validates meta filter is json object', async () => {
       const opts = new URLSearchParams({
         meta: `[
@@ -251,9 +253,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
     })
 
     it('returns only successful pins when no filter values are specified', async () => {
-      const opts = new URLSearchParams({
-        status: 'pinned'
-      })
+      const opts = new URLSearchParams({})
       const url = new URL(`${baseUrl}?${opts}`).toString()
       const res = await fetch(
         url, {
@@ -268,6 +268,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       assert(res.ok, 'Server response is ok')
       const data = await res.json()
       assert.strictEqual(data.count, 1)
+      assertCorretPinResponseList(data)
     })
 
     it('filters pins on CID, for this user', async () => {
@@ -294,6 +295,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       assert(res.ok, 'Server response is ok')
       const data = await res.json()
       assert.strictEqual(data.count, 2)
+      assertCorretPinResponseList(data)
     })
 
     it('filters case sensitive exact match on name', async () => {
@@ -315,6 +317,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       assert(res.ok, 'Server response is ok')
       const data = await res.json()
       assert.strictEqual(data.count, 1)
+      assertCorretPinResponseList(data)
     })
 
     it('filters case insensitive partial match on name', async () => {
@@ -337,6 +340,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       assert(res.ok, 'Server response is ok')
       const data = await res.json()
       assert.strictEqual(data.count, 4)
+      assertCorretPinResponseList(data)
     })
 
     it('filters pins by status', async () => {
@@ -359,6 +363,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       assert.strictEqual(data.count, 1)
       assert.strictEqual(data.results.length, 1)
       assert.strictEqual(data.results[0].pin.name, 'FailedPinning.doc')
+      assertCorretPinResponseList(data)
     })
 
     it('filters pins by multiple statuses', async () => {
@@ -379,6 +384,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       assert(res.ok, 'Server response is ok')
       const data = await res.json()
       assert.strictEqual(data.count, 5)
+      assertCorretPinResponseList(data)
     })
 
     it('filters pins by queued', async () => {
@@ -399,6 +405,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       assert(res.ok, 'Server response is ok')
       const data = await res.json()
       assert.strictEqual(data.count, 1)
+      assertCorretPinResponseList(data)
     })
 
     it('filters pins created before a date', async () => {
@@ -421,6 +428,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       const data = await res.json()
       assert.strictEqual(data.results.length, 1)
       assert.strictEqual(data.count, 1)
+      assertCorretPinResponseList(data)
     })
 
     it('filters pins created after a date', async () => {
@@ -443,6 +451,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       const data = await res.json()
       assert.strictEqual(data.results.length, 2)
       assert.strictEqual(data.count, 2)
+      assertCorretPinResponseList(data)
     })
 
     it('limits the number of pins returned for this user and includes the total', async () => {
@@ -465,6 +474,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       const data = await res.json()
       assert.strictEqual(data.count, 7)
       assert.strictEqual(data.results.length, 3)
+      assertCorretPinResponseList(data)
     })
 
     it('filters pins by meta', async () => {
@@ -487,6 +497,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       const data = await res.json()
       assert.strictEqual(data.count, 1)
       assert.strictEqual(data.results[0].pin.name, 'Image.jpeg')
+      assertCorretPinResponseList(data)
     })
   })
 
@@ -509,10 +520,12 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       assert(res, 'Server responded')
       assert(res.ok, 'Server response ok')
       const data = await res.json()
+      assertCorrectPinResponse(data)
       assert.strictEqual(data.pin.cid, cid)
-      assert.strictEqual(data.pin.name, null)
-      assert.strictEqual(data.pin.origins, null)
-      assert.strictEqual(data.pin.meta, null)
+      console.log(data.pin.cid, cid)
+      assert.strictEqual(data.pin.name, undefined)
+      assert.strictEqual(data.pin.origins, undefined)
+      assert.strictEqual(data.pin.meta, undefined)
     })
 
     it('requires cid', async () => {
@@ -574,6 +587,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       const data = await res.json()
       assert(res, 'Server responded')
       assert(res.ok, 'Server response ok')
+      assertCorrectPinResponse(data)
       assert.strictEqual(data.pin.cid, cid)
       assert.deepStrictEqual(data.pin.name, name)
       assert.deepStrictEqual(data.pin.origins, origins)
@@ -971,6 +985,7 @@ describe('Pinning APIs endpoints', () => {
       assert(replaceResponse.ok, 'Replace request was not successful')
       assert.strictEqual(replaceResponse.status, 202)
       const data = await replaceResponse.json()
+      assertCorrectPinResponse(data)
       assert.strictEqual(data.pin.cid, newCid)
       assert.deepStrictEqual(data.pin.name, name)
       assert.deepStrictEqual(data.pin.origins, origins)
diff --git a/packages/api/test/user.spec.js b/packages/api/test/user.spec.js
index 9aa67176ae..c2a1e04b40 100644
--- a/packages/api/test/user.spec.js
+++ b/packages/api/test/user.spec.js
@@ -417,7 +417,7 @@ describe('GET /user/pins', () => {
 
     assert(res.ok)
     const body = await res.json()
-    assert.equal([...new Set(body.results.map(x => x.pin.authKey))].length, 2)
+    assert.equal(body.count, 8)
   })
 })
 
diff --git a/packages/db/index.js b/packages/db/index.js
index fda826b8aa..826560e3f1 100644
--- a/packages/db/index.js
+++ b/packages/db/index.js
@@ -1168,6 +1168,10 @@ export class DBClient {
   async listPsaPinRequests (authKey, opts = {}) {
     const match = opts?.match || 'exact'
     const limit = opts?.limit || 10
+    /**
+     * @type {Array.<string>|undefined}
+     */
+    let statuses
 
     let query = this._client
       .from(psaPinRequestTableName)
@@ -1190,12 +1194,17 @@ export class DBClient {
       query = query.range(rangeFrom, rangeTo - 1)
     }
 
-    if (!opts.cid && !opts.name && !opts.statuses) {
-      query = query.eq('content.pins.status', 'Pinned')
+    // If not specified we default to pinned only if no other filters are provided.
+    // While slightly inconsistent, that's the current expectation.
+    // This is being discussed in https://github.com/ipfs-shipyard/pinning-service-compliance/issues/245
+    if (!opts.cid && !opts.name && !opts.meta && !opts.statuses) {
+      statuses = ['Pinned']
+    } else {
+      statuses = opts.statuses
     }
 
-    if (opts.statuses) {
-      query = query.in('content.pins.status', opts.statuses)
+    if (statuses) {
+      query = query.in('content.pins.status', statuses)
     }
 
     if (opts.cid) {