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Explore

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Allow users to explore their data.

A powerful, yet extensible, way to explore your database. Suitable for everyone in your organization with a robust permissions system.

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An interface for any SQL database you work with.

Introspect any SQL database or build one from scratch. Empower your team to fetch, display, and filter data how they want. 

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Save what you see with layout presets

Save your data layouts, filters, and sorts in presets and make them available to specific users or roles.

Run powerful queries on your data

Filter your data with our powerful query builder across just one or related collections.

Display data in a way that makes sense

Show data in standard tables, or using other layouts like cards, kanban, calendars, and more.

Let users easily explore data
without complex queries.

A powerful GUI for engineers and an intuitive no-code app for non-technical users — Explore instantly makes your database searchable.

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Customize layouts with extensions.

Infinitely extensible. Build your own layout extensions with Vue.js and Node.js to display data in new and interesting ways. 

const preset = await client.request(
	createPreset({
		role: '410b5772-e63f-4ae6-9ea2-39c3a31bd6ca',
		collection: 'directus_users',
		filters: [],
		search: null,
		layout: 'tabular',
		layout_query: {
			tabular: {
				sort: '-timestamp',
				fields: ['action', 'collection', 'timestamp', 'user'],
				page: 1
			}
		}
	})
);

Create and manage presets.

Create and programmatically manage project presets using our REST and GraphQL APIs, or using our SDK.

Combine with other tools in the Directus toolkit.

Whether you specialize in frontend, backend, or fullstack, you'll get a suite of dev tools that'll make you even more efficient.

Editor

Editor

Create and manage data in custom extensible forms.

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Automate

Design complex workflows with flexible automation.

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Auth

Protect your data with granular access control systems.

Our clients have datasets from dispersed sources, multiple APIs and a wide variety of data types, and they haven't really thought about that process evolving. Directus unlocks access to all that data.

Matt Skinner

Matt Skinner

Technical Lead, Cucumber

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Discover how Directus Explore can help you foster a data-driven organization. Get started today or grab time to talk about your use case with our sales team. 

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