# Platform Services

## Data

**Grey Matter Data** is an API that enables secure and flexible access control for the data used by your microservices. It is a high-performance time-series object storage that enables versioned and encrypted storage of media blobs and assets.

![](https://1676458320-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LsNFVozLgvw3NDMzxBg%2F-Lvf59VQrjr1aZoDOx7N%2F-LvfB0hrLOIx_UAqc-Aj%2FGrey%20Matter%20Layers-Data%408x-squashed.png?alt=media\&token=1d5575eb-88ff-4a03-b138-28dd04c225dd)

[**Data**](https://greymatter.gitbook.io/grey-matter-documentation/1.3/reference/setup/data#data) also includes an [**API Explorer**](https://greymatter.gitbook.io/grey-matter-documentation/1.3/reference/setup/data#api-explorer) for testing endpoints, requests, responses, and managing data.

![Grey Matter Data API Explorer](https://1676458320-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-legacy-files/o/assets%2F-LsNFVozLgvw3NDMzxBg%2Fsync%2F81bfd4a1795c30587444a7d67f840b9e98e29c46.png?generation=1609880523446595\&alt=media)

Get a refresher on how Data fits into Grey Matter's architecture.

{% content-ref url="../../internals/core-components" %}
[core-components](https://greymatter.gitbook.io/grey-matter-documentation/1.3/internals/core-components)
{% endcontent-ref %}