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{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"DiscussionForumPosting","headline":"Add QueryBuilder.to_dataframe() for fluent DataFrame queries","articleBody":"## Summary\n\nAdd a `to_dataframe()` method to `QueryBuilder` to connect the DataFrame scenario to the fluent syntax / QueryBuilder changes.\n\nThis enables a workflow like:\n\n```python\ndf = client.query.builder(\"account\").select(\"name\", \"telephone1\").filter(\"statecode eq 0\").top(100).to_dataframe()\n```\n\n## Context\n\n- Identified as a followup in PR #98 by @tpellissier-msft\n- Depends on the QueryBuilder/fluent syntax refactor landing first\n- The `client.dataframe.get()` method already provides DataFrame-native query support, but `to_dataframe()` would connect it to the fluent `QueryBuilder` API\n\n## Acceptance Criteria\n\n- [ ] `QueryBuilder` has a `to_dataframe()` terminal method that executes the query and returns a `pd.DataFrame`\n- [ ] All pages are consolidated into a single DataFrame (same behavior as `client.dataframe.get()`)\n- [ ] Unit tests covering the new method\n- [ ] Documentation updated (README, docstrings)\n","author":{"url":"https://github.com/saurabhrb","@type":"Person","name":"saurabhrb"},"datePublished":"2026-03-17T03:52:35.000Z","interactionStatistic":{"@type":"InteractionCounter","interactionType":"https://schema.org/CommentAction","userInteractionCount":1},"url":"https://github.com/147/PowerPlatform-DataverseClient-Python/issues/147"}