The Retool Context object
Information about the current web app.
Properties
All properties for this object with supported data types or values. You can write JavaScript almost anywhere in Retool to manipulate or read property values.
appName
The name and path of the app.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
false"/path/to/app"
Examples
false"12345678-1234-1234-1234-123456789012"
currentPage
The currently selected page.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
false"page1"
environment
The selected environment.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
false"production"
inEditorMode
Whether the app is open in the App IDE.
| Type | boolean |
| Format | True/False |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
falsetrue
Array Object Properties
id
The unique identifier (name).
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Inspector |
| Default | {placeholder}1 |
Examples
falsequery1
falsebutton1
title
The title of the page.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Inspector > Content > Browser title |
| Default | null |
Examples
falsePage 1
url
The URL path of the page.
| Type | string |
| Format | URL |
| Configurability | Inspector > Content > Custom URL |
| Default | null |
Examples
falsepage1
isCurrentPage
Whether the page is the current page.
| Type | boolean |
| Format | True/False |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
falsetrue
pageTag
The release version of the app. Applies only to apps in 'preview' mode. Defaults to latest if using the working version.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
falselatest
false1.0.0
runningQueries
A list of queries running.
| Type | array |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Array values | string |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | [] |
Examples
false["query1", "query2"]
translations
A list of translated text for localization.
| Type | object |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |