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type: docs
title: "State management"
linkTitle: "State management"
weight: 40
description: Create long running stateful services
---

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 Learn more about how to use Dapr State Management:
 - Try the [State Management quickstart]({{% ref statemanagement-quickstart %}}).
 - Explore state management via any of the supporting [Dapr SDKs]({{% ref sdks %}}). 
 - Review the [State Management API reference documentation]({{% ref state_api %}}).
 - Browse the supported [state management component specs]({{% ref supported-state-stores %}}).
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