# 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://3431003532-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LsNFVozLgvw3NDMzxBg-1847203797%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-5087157c2a294d89566bf079f87783da2f76e85d%2Fgrey-matter-layers-data-8x-squashed.png?alt=media)

[**Data**](https://greymatter.gitbook.io/grey-matter-documentation/1.7-beta/reference/setup/data#data) also includes an [**API Explorer**](https://greymatter.gitbook.io/grey-matter-documentation/1.7-beta/reference/setup/data#api-explorer) for testing endpoints, requests, responses, and managing data.

![Grey Matter Data API Explorer](https://3431003532-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-LsNFVozLgvw3NDMzxBg-1847203797%2Fuploads%2Fgit-blob-81bfd4a1795c30587444a7d67f840b9e98e29c46%2Fimage%20\(38\)%20\(3\)%20\(4\)%20\(2\)%20\(1\).png?alt=media)

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