SharePoint Embedded: A Game-Changer for Custom App Developers

SharePoint Embedded applications are the exclusive gateways to the content they manage. This management extends to leveraging Microsoft 365’s capabilities.

Hello and welcome to 2024, SharePoint and Microsoft 365 tech savants! I am thrilled to start the year by reviewing Microsoft’s SharePoint Embedded, which entered public preview on November 28, 2023. As someone deeply ingrained in SharePoint’s evolution for over two decades, I view SharePoint Embedded as a pivotal development in custom app integration within Microsoft 365. Set for general availability in mid-2024, it symbolizes a significant leap forward, blending SharePoint’s robust capabilities with modern application development needs in today’s swiftly evolving modern workspace.

SharePoint Embedded

SharePoint Embedded is another update in the SharePoint saga; it represents a paradigm shift. This new approach centers around a headless API-only model, which enables the integration of Microsoft 365’s content management features available in SharePoint into just about any application. It’s an important update for enterprises and ISVs alike, who can now harness SharePoint’s capabilities within their existing Microsoft 365 tenant, ensuring security, collaboration, and compliance are at the core of their custom in-house developed applications​​.

At the heart of SharePoint Embedded lies the innovative concept of “File Storage Containers”. These containers function similarly to…