SPFx - Data Access Options in SharePoint SPFx-Based Solutions
A technical overview for SharePoint Framework developers covering Fetch API, SPHttpClient, MSGraphClient and PnPjs. Overview of common data access options in SharePoint Framework solutions. Introduction SharePoint Framework, commonly referred to as SPFx, is the primary development model for modern client-side customizations in SharePoint Online. Web parts, extensions, Adaptive Card Extensions and Microsoft Teams applications almost always need to access data from SharePoint or Microsoft 365. The selected data access technology has a direct impact on performance, maintainability, extensibility and the long-term sustainability of a solution. SPFx development has changed significantly over time. In early SPFx projects, direct access to the SharePoint REST API was the dominant approach. Today, several established options are available. In addition to ...
