SPFx: pnp.sp.search what is Refiners and how them to use?

Question

I making simple SPFx search. I need to use Refiners to get data from SharePoint. Which Refiners is available to use? Can you please give me example with Refiners?

pnp.sp.search({ Querytext: queryText, SelectProperties: selectProperties, EnableSorting: true, Refiners: ["DisplayAuthor"], SortList:sorts });

Answer 1

You have to add Refiners in string format like:

{
  'Querytext': 'sharepoint',
  'Refiners': 'author,size',
}

Documentation: SharePoint Search REST API overview - Refiners

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Also, check this issue on GitHub for more information: pnp.sp.search does not work with Refiners set