> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://webscraping.titannet.io/docs/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Dashboard overview

> The Titan dashboard is the user-facing application layer for the web scraping platform.

In this codebase family, that layer is implemented in the `webscraping-dashboard` repository. It gives users a single interface for working with task definitions, executions, templates, datasets, analytics, and billing-related views.

## What the dashboard is for

The dashboard exists so users can work with the platform without building their own frontend first.

It provides a high-level operating surface for:

* Creating and managing tasks
* Browsing templates
* Launching or monitoring executions
* Reviewing datasets and exported outputs
* Inspecting usage and billing views

## How the dashboard fits into the platform

The dashboard is not the source of truth for the scraping system. It is the user-facing client of the platform APIs.

At a high level, it talks to:

* Auth for sessions and identity
* Task Service for tasks, executions, templates, results, and datasets
* Analytics Service for usage reporting
* Billing Service for wallet and credit views

## Why this separation matters

The separation between dashboard and backend services keeps the platform flexible:

* Users can work through the dashboard
* Teams can build their own frontend against the same APIs
* Backend services remain the source of truth

## Dashboard versus Task Service

If you are documenting the user experience, the dashboard matters.

If you are documenting the programmatic scraping API, Task Service matters more. That is why this documentation treats the dashboard as a user workflow layer rather than the center of the system.

## Next steps

* [Common user workflows](/docs/dashboard-and-operations/common-user-workflows)
* [Use the Task Service API](/docs/use-the-platform/use-the-task-service-api)
* [Architecture overview](/docs/about-platform/architecture-overview)