Can Microsoft Fabric Power Custom Apps? (Yes — Here’s How)
This video walks through building a secure, production-ready web application that integrates Microsoft Fabric with React and FastAPI for backend processing. Viewers will learn how to leverage Fabric Ontology, Data Agent, and Foundry Agent to create map-based visualizations and incorporate generative AI experiences without duplicating data.
Description
If you’ve ever wondered whether Fabric can sit behind a React app… the answer is YES — and I’ll show you how!
In this video, I show you how to build a secure, production-style web app that uses Microsoft Fabric, Fabric Ontology, and Microsoft Foundry Agents together — with zero data duplication — to deliver map-based visualization and generative AI experiences inside your own custom app.
🏗 Architecture Covered
• React + Next.js frontend
• FastAPI Python backend
• Fabric Graph API
• Fabric Ontology + Data Agent
• Microsoft Foundry Agent
• Azure AI Search vector index
• Azure Maps visualization
• Microsoft Entra authentication
Full Source Code
The complete source code for the solution discussed (frontend + backend + infra configuration) is here:
👉 GitHub Repo:
https://github.com/robkerr/foundry-fabric-react-app
If this helps you think differently about what Fabric can do beyond BI, give it a 👍 and drop your questions below — I read and respond to comments.
0:00 Introduction
0:55 Solution Architecture
2:01 Component Breakdown
3:12 Demo
4:03 Summary