--- type: docs title: "Actors" linkTitle: "Actors" weight: 50 description: Encapsulate code and data in reusable actor objects as a common microservices design pattern --- {{% alert title="More about Dapr Actors" color="primary" %}} Learn more about how to use Dapr Actors: - Try the [Actors quickstart]({{< ref actors-quickstart.md >}}). - Explore actors via any of the [Dapr SDKs]({{< ref sdks >}}). - Review the [Actors API reference documentation]({{< ref actors_api.md >}}). {{% /alert %}}