# Using Data API {#en_dbl_api_protocol}

Articles about the capabilities and technical specifics of the Data API that allows retrieving information about operations, chargebacks, and balances.

This section covers using the Data API—an API of the Ecommpay payment platform which allows retrieving information about operations, chargebacks, and balances of your projects.

This section includes the following articles:

-   [Overview](en_dbl_api_overview.md)introduces the Data API interface, its features, and how to use it.
-   [Interaction concepts](en_dbl_api_interaction.md)describes main principles of the interaction between the payment platform and the Data API and the workflow of obtaining the data you need.
-   [Retrieving data](en_dbl_using_api.md)focuses on working with individual endpoints in the Data API, with the description of data structures and examples.

Interface specification is available at [https://api-data.ecommpay.com](https://api-data.ecommpay.com/).

-   **[Overview](en_dbl_api_overview.md)**  
An article with the introductory information about the Data API and its capabilities.
-   **[Interaction concepts](en_dbl_api_interaction.md)**  
An article about main principles of the interaction between the payment platform and the Data API and the workflow of obtaining required data.
-   **[Retrieving data](en_dbl_using_api.md)**  
An article about working with individual endpoints in the Data API, with the description of data structures and examples of requests and responses.

**Parent topic:**[Dashboard](en_dbl_about.md)