The Retool Context object
Information about the current mobile app and device.
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"
currentScreen
The currently selected page.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
false"page1"
deviceBrand
The human-readable device brand.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
falseiPhone
deviceManufacturer
The device manufacturer.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
falseApple
deviceModelName
The human-readable name of the device model.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
falseiPhone 14 Pro
deviceName
The human-readable name of the device.
| Type | string |
| Format | Plain Text |
| Configurability | Read-only |
| Default | null |
Examples
falseiPhone
Examples
falsePHONE
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
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
platform
The platform used to access the app.
| Type | string | ||||||||
| Format | Plain Text | ||||||||
| Configurability | Read-only | ||||||||
| Allowed Values |
| ||||||||
| Default | null |
Examples
falseios
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 |