# Function: validateApprovalCriteria()

> **validateApprovalCriteria**(`approvals`, `path`, `issues`): `void`

Defined in: [packages/bitbadgesjs-sdk/src/core/validate.ts:513](https://github.com/BitBadges/bitbadgesjs/blob/master/packages/bitbadgesjs-sdk/src/core/validate.ts#L513)

Validate approval criteria constraints: merkle challenge limits, plugin requirements, caps.

## Parameters

### approvals

`unknown`[]

### path

`string`

### issues

[`ValidationIssue`](https://docs.bitbadges.io/sdk/reference/interfaces/validation-issue)[]

## Returns

`void`