Connect a GraphQL API
Learn how to connect GraphQL APIs to Retool.
You can use the GraphQL integration to create a resource and make it available in Retool. Once complete, your users can write queries that interact with GraphQL data.
Requirements
The GraphQL integration requirements depend on whether you have a cloud-hosted or self-hosted Retool organization. You may also need to make GraphQL configuration changes before creating the resource.
- Cloud-hosted organizations
- Self-hosted organizations
Sufficient user permissions to create resources
Allow Retool to access the data source
GraphQL settings and authentication
Sufficient user permissions to create resources
Allow your deployment to access the data source
GraphQL settings and authentication
Configure the resource
Sign in to your Retool organization and navigate to the Resources tab. Click Create new > Resource, then select GraphQL.
Configuration
Specify the name, location, and description to use for your GraphQL resource. Retool displays the resource name and type in query editors to help users identify them.
Provide the following configuration settings to create the resource. Depending on how your data source is configured, you may also need to provide optional settings for Retool to connect.
- Cloud-hosted organizations
- Self-hosted organizations
Base URL
URL parameters
Headers
Exclude default headers
Sanitize custom headers
Body
Cookies
Forward all cookies
Use self-signed certificates
Disable introspection
Override default outbound Retool region
Base URL
URL parameters
Headers
Exclude default headers
Sanitize custom headers
Body
Cookies
Forward all cookies
Use self-signed certificates
Disable introspection
Authentication
The GraphQL integration supports the following authentication methods. Depending on which authentication method you use, you may need to make changes to your GraphQL configuration.
- Cloud-hosted organizations
- Self-hosted organizations
Auth0
AWS Identity and Access Management
Basic
Bearer Token
Digest
Google service account
OAuth 1.0
Custom OAuth 2.0 client credentials
Session-based
Auth0
AWS Identity and Access Management
Basic
Bearer Token
Digest
OAuth 1.0
Custom OAuth 2.0 client credentials
Session-based
Test the connection
Click Test Connection to verify that Retool can successfully connect to the data source. If the test fails, check the resource settings and try again.
Testing a connection only checks whether Retool can successfully connect to the resource. It cannot check whether the provided credentials have sufficient privileges or can perform every supported action.
Save the resource
Click Create resource to complete the setup. You can then click either Create app to immediately start building a Retool app or Back to resources to return to the list of resources.
Next steps
Your GraphQL resource is now ready to use. Check out related queries and code documentation to learn how to interact with GraphQL data.
Queries and code quickstart
Fundamental concepts of queries and code.
Resource query tutorial
Hands-on introduction to querying APIs and databases.
Query GraphQL resources
Learn how to query GraphQL resources.