### About Dash Platform

The Dash Platform provides a technology stack on the top of Dash Network that allows creation of feature-rich decentralized applications. 

You can learn more from the [Dash Platform Documentation - What is Dash Platform?](https://dashplatform.readme.io/docs/introduction-what-is-dash-platform)

### Platform components

- DAPI: A decentralized API that runs on all Masternodes and offers gRPC endpoints for retrieving payment chain metadata (blocks, transactions), as well as application data (documents, contracts, identities). 
- Drive: Application chain storage layer where the data defined by Data Contracts is stored and managed.
- DPNS: Naming service provided by a Dash Platform App