Retool 4.74 Edge for self-hosted instances
Retool 4.74 is now available on the Edge release channel for self-hosted organizations.
Changelog
Updates, changes, and improvements at Retool.
Refer to the stable and edge release notes for detailed information about self-hosted releases.
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New AI models available in Retool
Retool now supports the following new AI models:
- GPT 6.1 Sol through OpenAI for AI resource queries and building apps.
- Claude Sonnet 5.5 through Anthropic and Amazon Bedrock for AI resource queries and building apps.
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Build resource environment switching for published apps
Organizations on paid plans can prompt the app building agent to use resource environments in published apps. Resource environments enable you to run a function against different configurations of the same resource, such as staging and production, and were previously only available in Edit mode for apps.
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Published apps do not include an environment toggle by default.
Optionally, prompt the agent to add a UI element that allows app users to switch between resource environments.
When the user is not in the Finance Admin group, use the staging resource environment.
I want to use this app across resource environments. Add a dropdown in the top right corner.
In addition, you can use the _environment URL query parameter to open an app in a different environment, such as ?_environment=staging. This URL parameter works automatically and does not require prompting.
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Retool-provided AI models on the Business plan
Organizations on the Business plan now have access to Retool-provided AI models for app building. These models, prefixed with Retool, have been tuned by Retool for enhanced performance and speed for app building.
The following Retool-provided models are supported:
- Retool Mini
- Retool Power
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Self-hosted Retool 4.34 and 4.0 stable updates
The following patches are now available on the Stable release channel:
Update your Retool instance to apply the latest bug fixes and security patches.
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Self-hosted Retool 4.34 stable updates
The following patches are now available on the Stable release channel:
Update your Retool instance to apply the latest bug fixes and security patches.
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Retool 4.70 Edge for self-hosted instances
Retool 4.70 is now available on the Edge release channel for self-hosted organizations.
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Custom authentication for embedded apps
Business and Enterprise organizations can now use the Retool API to authenticate apps that are embedded in an app or website external to Retool.
Once configured, the custom authentication flow exchanges an API token for an embed URL. When a parent app authenticates a user using your preferred authentication method, the parent app makes an API request to Retool to generate an embed URL. This embed URL is a secure, single-use link on the domain of your published app. Loading it in the iframe exchanges the link for a session, sets the cookies the app needs, and then displays the app.
Standard authentication through Retool remains supported.
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This flow is available for apps published on a cloud instance that use the standard Retool domain (example.retool.com). It is not available to self-hosted instances or organizations that use a custom domain.
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Create PostgreSQL and REST API resources with natural language
You can now prompt the app building agent to create REST API or PostgreSQL resources directly from the app builder.
Describe the resource that you want to create, and the agent initiates the resource creation process. You'll be asked to provide credentials or more details where applicable.
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Retool encrypts all resource credentials and never exposes them to the agent.
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New OpenAI models available in Retool
Retool now supports the following new AI models for AI resource queries:
- GPT 6 Luna.
- GPT 6 Sol.
- Enterprise only: GPT Image 2.5 Flare. Must bring your own key.
- Enterprise only: GPT Image 2.5 Sunburst. Must bring your own key.