Dapr API

Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime) provides building block APIs for service invocation, pub/sub messaging, state management, bindings, actors, and distributed tracing. Abstracts away infrastructure complexity for portable, scalable software.

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aid: scalable-software-and-systems:dapr
name: Dapr API
description: Dapr (Distributed Application Runtime) provides building block APIs for service invocation,
  pub/sub messaging, state management, bindings, actors, and distributed tracing. Abstracts away infrastructure
  complexity for portable, scalable software.
tags:
- Distributed Systems
- Event-Driven
- Microservices
- Scalable Architecture
tags_raw:
- Distributed Systems
- Event Driven
- Microservices
- Scalable Architecture
humanURL: https://docs.dapr.io/reference/api/
properties:
- type: Documentation
  url: https://docs.dapr.io/reference/api/
- type: GitHub
  url: https://github.com/dapr/dapr