diff --git a/common/changes/@itwin/imodel-browser-react/itwin-multiple-request_2024-12-05-17-57.json b/common/changes/@itwin/imodel-browser-react/itwin-multiple-request_2024-12-05-17-57.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..c3fdc96c
--- /dev/null
+++ b/common/changes/@itwin/imodel-browser-react/itwin-multiple-request_2024-12-05-17-57.json
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+{
+  "changes": [
+    {
+      "packageName": "@itwin/imodel-browser-react",
+      "comment": "Avoid unnecessary refetchs to API",
+      "type": "patch"
+    }
+  ],
+  "packageName": "@itwin/imodel-browser-react"
+}
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/ITwinGrid.test.tsx b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/ITwinGrid.test.tsx
index 494533b1..f6ae2a05 100644
--- a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/ITwinGrid.test.tsx
+++ b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/ITwinGrid.test.tsx
@@ -55,4 +55,43 @@ describe("ITwinGrid", () => {
     expect(wrapper.getByRole("table")).toBeDefined();
     expect(wrapper.getAllByRole("row").length).toEqual(3); // First row is header
   });
+
+  it("should not refetch iTwins favorites when component rerenders", async () => {
+    // Arrange
+    const fetchMore = jest.fn();
+    jest.spyOn(useITwinData, "useITwinData").mockReturnValue({
+      iTwins: [],
+      status: DataStatus.Complete,
+      fetchMore,
+    });
+    // Act
+    const signal = new AbortController().signal;
+    const wrapper = render(
+      <ITwinGrid
+        accessToken="accessToken"
+        apiOverrides={{ serverEnvironmentPrefix: "qa" }}
+        viewMode="cells"
+      />
+    );
+    wrapper.rerender(
+      <ITwinGrid
+        accessToken="accessToken"
+        apiOverrides={{ serverEnvironmentPrefix: "qa" }}
+        viewMode="tile"
+      />
+    );
+
+    expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+    expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledWith(
+      "https://qa-api.bentley.com/itwins/favorites?subClass=Project",
+      {
+        headers: {
+          Accept: "application/vnd.bentley.itwin-platform.v1+json",
+          "Cache-Control": "",
+          authorization: "accessToken",
+        },
+        signal: signal,
+      }
+    );
+  });
 });
diff --git a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/ITwinGrid.tsx b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/ITwinGrid.tsx
index 25109441..86ea62b5 100644
--- a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/ITwinGrid.tsx
+++ b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/ITwinGrid.tsx
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ export const ITwinGrid = ({
     removeITwinFromFavorites,
     shouldRefetchFavorites,
     resetShouldRefetchFavorites,
-  } = useITwinFavorites(accessToken, apiOverrides);
+  } = useITwinFavorites(accessToken, apiOverrides?.serverEnvironmentPrefix);
 
   const strings = _mergeStrings(
     {
diff --git a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinData.ts b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinData.ts
index f0f6f4fa..cac36ba4 100644
--- a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinData.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinData.ts
@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@ export const useITwinData = ({
   resetShouldRefetchFavorites,
 }: ProjectDataHookOptions) => {
   const data = apiOverrides?.data;
+  const serverEnvironmentPrefix = apiOverrides?.serverEnvironmentPrefix;
   const [projects, setProjects] = React.useState<ITwinFull[]>([]);
   const [status, setStatus] = React.useState<DataStatus>();
   const filteredProjects = useITwinFilter(projects, filterOptions);
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ export const useITwinData = ({
     setProjects([]);
     setPage(0);
     setMorePages(true);
-  }, [accessToken, requestType, iTwinSubClass, data, apiOverrides]);
+  }, [accessToken, requestType, iTwinSubClass, data, serverEnvironmentPrefix]);
 
   React.useEffect(() => {
     if (!morePages) {
@@ -100,7 +101,7 @@ export const useITwinData = ({
         ? ""
         : `&$search=${filterOptions}`;
     const url = `${_getAPIServer(
-      apiOverrides
+      serverEnvironmentPrefix
     )}/itwins/${endpoint}${subClass}${paging}${search}`;
 
     const makeFetchRequest = async () => {
@@ -152,7 +153,7 @@ export const useITwinData = ({
     accessToken,
     requestType,
     data,
-    apiOverrides,
+    serverEnvironmentPrefix,
     filterOptions,
     page,
     morePages,
diff --git a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinFavorites.ts b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinFavorites.ts
index 41e11ca8..5aab02ce 100644
--- a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinFavorites.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinFavorites.ts
@@ -5,7 +5,6 @@
 
 import { useCallback, useEffect, useState } from "react";
 
-import { ApiOverrides, ITwinFull } from "../../types";
 import { _getAPIServer } from "../../utils/_apiOverrides";
 
 const HOOK_ABORT_ERROR =
@@ -24,7 +23,7 @@ const HOOK_ABORT_ERROR =
  */
 export const useITwinFavorites = (
   accessToken: string | (() => Promise<string>) | undefined,
-  apiOverrides?: ApiOverrides<ITwinFull[]>
+  serverEnvironmentPrefix?: "dev" | "qa" | ""
 ): {
   iTwinFavorites: Set<string>;
   addITwinToFavorites: (iTwinId: string) => Promise<void>;
@@ -45,7 +44,9 @@ export const useITwinFavorites = (
       if (!accessToken || !iTwinId || iTwinId === "") {
         return;
       }
-      const url = `${_getAPIServer(apiOverrides)}/itwins/favorites/${iTwinId}`;
+      const url = `${_getAPIServer(
+        serverEnvironmentPrefix
+      )}/itwins/favorites/${iTwinId}`;
       try {
         const result = await fetch(url, {
           method: "POST",
@@ -68,7 +69,7 @@ export const useITwinFavorites = (
         console.error(error);
       }
     },
-    [accessToken, apiOverrides]
+    [accessToken, serverEnvironmentPrefix]
   );
 
   /**
@@ -81,7 +82,9 @@ export const useITwinFavorites = (
       if (!accessToken || !iTwinId || iTwinId === "") {
         return;
       }
-      const url = `${_getAPIServer(apiOverrides)}/itwins/favorites/${iTwinId}`;
+      const url = `${_getAPIServer(
+        serverEnvironmentPrefix
+      )}/itwins/favorites/${iTwinId}`;
       try {
         const result = await fetch(url, {
           method: "DELETE",
@@ -108,7 +111,7 @@ export const useITwinFavorites = (
         console.error(error);
       }
     },
-    [accessToken, apiOverrides]
+    [accessToken, serverEnvironmentPrefix]
   );
 
   /**
@@ -123,7 +126,7 @@ export const useITwinFavorites = (
         return [];
       }
       const url = `${_getAPIServer(
-        apiOverrides
+        serverEnvironmentPrefix
       )}/itwins/favorites?subClass=Project`;
       const result = await fetch(url, {
         headers: {
@@ -152,7 +155,7 @@ export const useITwinFavorites = (
       const response: ITwinFavoritesResponse = await result.json();
       return response.iTwins;
     },
-    [accessToken, apiOverrides, shouldRefetchFavorites]
+    [accessToken, serverEnvironmentPrefix, shouldRefetchFavorites]
   );
 
   const resetShouldRefetchFavorites = useCallback(() => {
diff --git a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinTableConfig.tsx b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinTableConfig.tsx
index ad5d10e8..2994dbc9 100644
--- a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinTableConfig.tsx
+++ b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/ITwinGrid/useITwinTableConfig.tsx
@@ -139,6 +139,8 @@ export const useITwinTableConfig = ({
       iTwinActions,
       iTwinFavorites,
       removeITwinFromFavorites,
+      strings.addToFavorites,
+      strings.removeFromFavorites,
       strings.tableColumnDescription,
       strings.tableColumnFavorites,
       strings.tableColumnLastModified,
diff --git a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelGrid/IModelGrid.tsx b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelGrid/IModelGrid.tsx
index a164bffc..c7504935 100644
--- a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelGrid/IModelGrid.tsx
+++ b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelGrid/IModelGrid.tsx
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ import { useIModelData } from "./useIModelData";
 import { useIModelTableConfig } from "./useIModelTableConfig";
 export interface IModelGridProps {
   /**
-   * Access token that requires the `imodels:read` scope. Provide a function that returns the token to prevent the token from expiring. */
+   * Access token that requires the `imodels:read` scope. Must be memoized. Provide a function that returns the token to prevent the token from expiring. */
   accessToken?: string | (() => Promise<string>) | undefined;
   /** ITwin Id to list the iModels from (mutually exclusive to assetId) */
   iTwinId?: string | undefined;
diff --git a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelGrid/useIModelData.ts b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelGrid/useIModelData.ts
index 426573a4..fdc05b0a 100644
--- a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelGrid/useIModelData.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelGrid/useIModelData.ts
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ export const useIModelData = ({
     accessToken,
     iTwinId,
     apiOverrides?.data,
-    apiOverrides,
+    apiOverrides?.serverEnvironmentPrefix,
     searchText,
     maxCount,
   ]);
@@ -110,10 +110,9 @@ export const useIModelData = ({
     const searching = searchText?.trim() ? `&$search=${searchText}` : "";
 
     const abortController = new AbortController();
-    const url = `${_getAPIServer({
-      data: apiOverrides?.data,
-      serverEnvironmentPrefix: apiOverrides?.serverEnvironmentPrefix,
-    })}/imodels/${selection}${sorting}${paging}${searching}`;
+    const url = `${_getAPIServer(
+      apiOverrides?.serverEnvironmentPrefix
+    )}/imodels/${selection}${sorting}${paging}${searching}`;
 
     const makeFetchRequest = async () => {
       const options: RequestInit = {
diff --git a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelThumbnail/useIModelThumbnail.ts b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelThumbnail/useIModelThumbnail.ts
index 30c206cf..f82613e5 100644
--- a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelThumbnail/useIModelThumbnail.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/containers/iModelThumbnail/useIModelThumbnail.ts
@@ -49,7 +49,9 @@ export const useIModelThumbnail = (
         };
 
         const response = await fetch(
-          `${_getAPIServer(apiOverrides)}/imodels/${iModelId}/thumbnail`,
+          `${_getAPIServer(
+            apiOverrides?.serverEnvironmentPrefix
+          )}/imodels/${iModelId}/thumbnail`,
           options
         );
         const thumbnail: string = response.ok
@@ -76,6 +78,12 @@ export const useIModelThumbnail = (
     return () => {
       abortController.abort();
     };
-  }, [accessToken, iModelId, thumbnail, apiOverrides?.data, apiOverrides]);
+  }, [
+    accessToken,
+    iModelId,
+    thumbnail,
+    apiOverrides?.data,
+    apiOverrides?.serverEnvironmentPrefix,
+  ]);
   return thumbnail;
 };
diff --git a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/utils/_apiOverrides.test.ts b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/utils/_apiOverrides.test.ts
index 6306b474..3799b1e2 100644
--- a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/utils/_apiOverrides.test.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/utils/_apiOverrides.test.ts
@@ -6,17 +6,17 @@ import { _getAPIServer, _mergeStrings } from "./_apiOverrides";
 
 describe("apiOverrides", () => {
   describe("getAPIServer", () => {
-    it("returns https://api.bentley.com with no serverEnvironmentPrefix", () => {
-      const result = _getAPIServer({});
+    it("returns https://api.bentley.com with empty serverEnvironmentPrefix", () => {
+      const result = _getAPIServer("");
 
       expect(result).toEqual("https://api.bentley.com");
     });
     it("returns https://[prefix]-api.bentley.com when provided with [prefix]", () => {
-      const result = _getAPIServer({ serverEnvironmentPrefix: "qa" });
+      const result = _getAPIServer("qa");
 
       expect(result).toEqual("https://qa-api.bentley.com");
     });
-    it("handles undefined overrdies", () => {
+    it("handles undefined overrides", () => {
       const result = _getAPIServer(undefined);
 
       expect(result).toEqual("https://api.bentley.com");
diff --git a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/utils/_apiOverrides.ts b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/utils/_apiOverrides.ts
index 2a706a18..60902814 100644
--- a/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/utils/_apiOverrides.ts
+++ b/packages/modules/imodel-browser/src/utils/_apiOverrides.ts
@@ -2,18 +2,13 @@
  * Copyright (c) Bentley Systems, Incorporated. All rights reserved.
  * See LICENSE.md in the project root for license terms and full copyright notice.
  *--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*/
-import { ApiOverrides } from "../types";
 
 /** Build APIM server url out of overrides
  * @private
  */
-export const _getAPIServer = (
-  apiOverrides: ApiOverrides<unknown> | undefined
-) =>
+export const _getAPIServer = (serverEnvironmentPrefix?: "dev" | "qa" | "") =>
   `https://${
-    apiOverrides?.serverEnvironmentPrefix
-      ? `${apiOverrides.serverEnvironmentPrefix}-`
-      : ""
+    serverEnvironmentPrefix ? `${serverEnvironmentPrefix}-` : ""
   }api.bentley.com`;
 
 /**