diff --git a/.betterer.results b/.betterer.results
index 4ba3eb8a341..e57b20976b5 100644
--- a/.betterer.results
+++ b/.betterer.results
@@ -1072,12 +1072,10 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "6"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "7"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "8"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "9"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "10"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "11"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "12"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "13"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "14"]
+      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "9"],
+      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "10"],
+      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "11"],
+      [0, 0, 0, "Do not use any type assertions.", "12"]
     ],
     "packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/analytics.ts:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"]
@@ -2870,8 +2868,7 @@ exports[`better eslint`] = {
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "14"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "15"],
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "16"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "17"],
-      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "18"]
+      [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "17"]
     ],
     "public/app/core/services/context_srv.ts:5381": [
       [0, 0, 0, "Unexpected any. Specify a different type.", "0"],
diff --git a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/backendSrv.ts b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/backendSrv.ts
index 27e743447dc..90df2ad263f 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/backendSrv.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/services/backendSrv.ts
@@ -143,15 +143,16 @@ export function isFetchError(e: unknown): e is FetchError {
  * @public
  */
 export interface BackendSrv {
-  get<T = any>(url: string, params?: any, requestId?: string): Promise<T>;
-  delete<T = any>(url: string, data?: any): Promise<T>;
-  post<T = any>(url: string, data?: any): Promise<T>;
-  patch<T = any>(url: string, data?: any): Promise<T>;
-  put<T = any>(url: string, data?: any): Promise<T>;
+  get<T = any>(url: string, params?: any, requestId?: string, options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>): Promise<T>;
+  delete<T = any>(url: string, data?: any, options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>): Promise<T>;
+  post<T = any>(url: string, data?: any, options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>): Promise<T>;
+  patch<T = any>(url: string, data?: any, options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>): Promise<T>;
+  put<T = any>(url: string, data?: any, options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>): Promise<T>;
 
   /**
-   * @deprecated Use the fetch function instead. If you prefer to work with a promise
-   * wrap the Observable returned by fetch with the lastValueFrom function.
+   * @deprecated Use the `.fetch()` function instead. If you prefer to work with a promise
+   * wrap the Observable returned by fetch with the lastValueFrom function, or use the get|delete|post|patch|put methods.
+   * This method is going to be private from Grafana 10.
    */
   request<T = any>(options: BackendSrvRequest): Promise<T>;
 
diff --git a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.ts b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.ts
index bb9b75d1282..3c8fe6800a2 100644
--- a/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.ts
+++ b/packages/grafana-runtime/src/utils/DataSourceWithBackend.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-import { merge, Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
+import { lastValueFrom, merge, Observable, of } from 'rxjs';
 import { catchError, switchMap } from 'rxjs/operators';
 
 import {
@@ -24,6 +24,8 @@ import {
   getGrafanaLiveSrv,
   StreamingFrameOptions,
   StreamingFrameAction,
+  BackendSrvRequest,
+  FetchResponse,
 } from '../services';
 
 import { BackendDataSourceResponse, toDataQueryResponse } from './queryResponse';
@@ -219,29 +221,38 @@ class DataSourceWithBackend<
   /**
    * Make a GET request to the datasource resource path
    */
-  async getResource(path: string, params?: any): Promise<any> {
-    return getBackendSrv().get(`/api/datasources/${this.id}/resources/${path}`, params);
+  async getResource(
+    path: string,
+    params?: BackendSrvRequest['params'],
+    options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>
+  ): Promise<any> {
+    return getBackendSrv().get(`/api/datasources/${this.id}/resources/${path}`, params, options?.requestId, options);
   }
 
   /**
    * Send a POST request to the datasource resource path
    */
-  async postResource(path: string, body?: any): Promise<any> {
-    return getBackendSrv().post(`/api/datasources/${this.id}/resources/${path}`, { ...body });
+  async postResource(
+    path: string,
+    data?: BackendSrvRequest['data'],
+    options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>
+  ): Promise<any> {
+    return getBackendSrv().post(`/api/datasources/${this.id}/resources/${path}`, { ...data }, options);
   }
 
   /**
    * Run the datasource healthcheck
    */
   async callHealthCheck(): Promise<HealthCheckResult> {
-    return getBackendSrv()
-      .request({ method: 'GET', url: `/api/datasources/${this.id}/health`, showErrorAlert: false })
-      .then((v) => {
-        return v as HealthCheckResult;
+    return lastValueFrom(
+      getBackendSrv().fetch<HealthCheckResult>({
+        method: 'GET',
+        url: `/api/datasources/${this.id}/health`,
+        showErrorAlert: false,
       })
-      .catch((err) => {
-        return err.data as HealthCheckResult;
-      });
+    )
+      .then((v: FetchResponse) => v.data as HealthCheckResult)
+      .catch((err) => err.data as HealthCheckResult);
   }
 
   /**
diff --git a/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts b/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts
index 99cf0a1da70..b1526f90c73 100644
--- a/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts
+++ b/public/app/core/services/backend_srv.ts
@@ -407,24 +407,29 @@ export class BackendSrv implements BackendService {
     return this.inspectorStream;
   }
 
-  async get<T = any>(url: string, params?: any, requestId?: string): Promise<T> {
-    return await this.request({ method: 'GET', url, params, requestId });
+  async get<T = any>(
+    url: string,
+    params?: BackendSrvRequest['params'],
+    requestId?: BackendSrvRequest['requestId'],
+    options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>
+  ) {
+    return this.request<T>({ ...options, method: 'GET', url, params, requestId });
   }
 
-  async delete<T = any>(url: string, data?: any): Promise<T> {
-    return await this.request({ method: 'DELETE', url, data });
+  async delete<T = any>(url: string, data?: any, options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>) {
+    return this.request<T>({ ...options, method: 'DELETE', url, data });
   }
 
-  async post<T = any>(url: string, data?: any): Promise<T> {
-    return await this.request({ method: 'POST', url, data });
+  async post<T = any>(url: string, data?: any, options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>) {
+    return this.request<T>({ ...options, method: 'POST', url, data });
   }
 
-  async patch<T = any>(url: string, data: any): Promise<T> {
-    return await this.request({ method: 'PATCH', url, data });
+  async patch<T = any>(url: string, data: any, options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>) {
+    return this.request<T>({ ...options, method: 'PATCH', url, data });
   }
 
-  async put<T = any>(url: string, data: any): Promise<T> {
-    return await this.request({ method: 'PUT', url, data });
+  async put<T = any>(url: string, data: any, options?: Partial<BackendSrvRequest>): Promise<T> {
+    return this.request<T>({ ...options, method: 'PUT', url, data });
   }
 
   withNoBackendCache(callback: any) {
diff --git a/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/state/actions.ts b/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/state/actions.ts
index d83f3cfe58d..91a832143fe 100644
--- a/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/state/actions.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/state/actions.ts
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ import { LibraryElementExport } from '../../dashboard/components/DashExportModal
 import { getLibraryPanel } from '../../library-panels/state/api';
 import { LibraryElementDTO, LibraryElementKind } from '../../library-panels/types';
 import { DashboardSearchHit } from '../../search/types';
+import { DeleteDashboardResponse } from '../types';
 
 import {
   clearDashboard,
@@ -275,11 +276,7 @@ export function saveDashboard(options: SaveDashboardCommand) {
 }
 
 function deleteFolder(uid: string, showSuccessAlert: boolean) {
-  return getBackendSrv().request({
-    method: 'DELETE',
-    url: `/api/folders/${uid}?forceDeleteRules=false`,
-    showSuccessAlert: showSuccessAlert,
-  });
+  return getBackendSrv().delete(`/api/folders/${uid}?forceDeleteRules=false`, undefined, { showSuccessAlert });
 }
 
 export function createFolder(payload: any) {
@@ -304,11 +301,7 @@ export function getFolderById(id: number): Promise<{ id: number; title: string }
 }
 
 export function deleteDashboard(uid: string, showSuccessAlert: boolean) {
-  return getBackendSrv().request({
-    method: 'DELETE',
-    url: `/api/dashboards/uid/${uid}`,
-    showSuccessAlert: showSuccessAlert,
-  });
+  return getBackendSrv().delete<DeleteDashboardResponse>(`/api/dashboards/uid/${uid}`, { showSuccessAlert });
 }
 
 function executeInOrder(tasks: any[]) {
diff --git a/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/types.ts b/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/types.ts
index e3b8e490d54..41a746e254e 100644
--- a/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/types.ts
+++ b/public/app/features/manage-dashboards/types.ts
@@ -11,3 +11,9 @@ export interface Snapshot {
   url?: string;
   userId: number;
 }
+
+export type DeleteDashboardResponse = {
+  id: number;
+  message: string;
+  title: string;
+};
diff --git a/public/app/plugins/panel/gettingstarted/GettingStarted.tsx b/public/app/plugins/panel/gettingstarted/GettingStarted.tsx
index b432ecd31ff..d32a1a7a34f 100644
--- a/public/app/plugins/panel/gettingstarted/GettingStarted.tsx
+++ b/public/app/plugins/panel/gettingstarted/GettingStarted.tsx
@@ -71,15 +71,9 @@ export class GettingStarted extends PureComponent<PanelProps, State> {
 
     dashboard?.removePanel(panel!);
 
-    backendSrv
-      .request({
-        method: 'PUT',
-        url: '/api/user/helpflags/1',
-        showSuccessAlert: false,
-      })
-      .then((res: any) => {
-        contextSrv.user.helpFlags1 = res.helpFlags1;
-      });
+    backendSrv.put('/api/user/helpflags/1', undefined, { showSuccessAlert: false }).then((res: any) => {
+      contextSrv.user.helpFlags1 = res.helpFlags1;
+    });
   };
 
   render() {