46 docs tagged with "Best practices"
Best practices and recommendations.
Agents (3)
Prompting guidance for agents
Best practices for writing effective instructions for Retool Agents.
Retool Agents best practices
Best practices for Retool Agents.
Token management for agents
Token management best practices for agents.
Apps (10)
Add third-party packages to an app
Add third-party packages to extend the functionality of your app.
Assist Token management
Token management best practices for building apps with Assist.
Build modules to reuse queries and components
Learn how to reuse groups of components and queries across classic apps.
Classic app best practices
Best practices for building performant classic apps.
Classic app performance
Best practices for building performant classic apps.
Manually edit app code
View and edit the code for your app.
Module best practices
Best practices for building modules.
Prompting best practices
Best practices for writing prompts for Assist.
Testing best practices
Best practices for testing classic apps.
Token management for app building
Token management best practices for app building with AI.
Data sources (20)
Connect to AlloyDB
Connect AlloyDB to Retool to query data, manage records, and build apps, workflows, and agents with SQL.
Connect to Amazon S3
Learn how to connect to Amazon S3 and upload, download, manage files in Retool.
Connect to Azure Blob Storage
Connect Azure Blob Storage to Retool and upload, download, and manage files in your apps and automations.
Connect to CockroachDB
Connect CockroachDB to Retool to query data, manage records, and build apps and automations with SQL.
Connect to CouchDB
Learn how to connect to CouchDB and query, manage documents in Retool.
Connect to GraphQL
Connect GraphQL APIs to Retool and query and mutate data.
Connect to Microsoft SQL Server
Connect Microsoft SQL Server to Retool to query data, manage records, and build apps and automations with T-SQL.
Connect to Microsoft Teams
Connect Microsoft Teams to Retool and manage teams, channels, chats, and messages.
Connect to MotherDuck
Connect MotherDuck to Retool and query analytics data, build dashboards, and manage records with DuckDB SQL.
Connect to MySQL
Connect MySQL to Retool to query data, manage records, and build apps and automations with SQL.
Connect to OneSignal
Connect OneSignal to Retool and send push notifications, manage devices, and track messaging campaigns.
Connect to OpenAPI
Learn how to connect to APIs using OpenAPI specifications in Retool.
Connect to PostgreSQL
Connect PostgreSQL to Retool to query data, manage records, and build apps and automations with SQL.
Connect to REST API
Learn how to connect to REST APIs and make HTTP requests in Retool.
Connect to Salesforce
Learn how to connect to Salesforce and interact with CRM data, manage records, and execute custom Apex logic in Retool.
Connect to SendGrid
Connect SendGrid to Retool and send transactional and marketing email, manage contacts, and track email activity.
Connect to SMTP
Connect an SMTP server to Retool and send email from your apps, workflows, and agents.
Connect to Snowflake
Connect Snowflake to Retool to query data, manage records, and build apps, workflows, and agents with SQL.
Connect to Stripe
Connect Stripe to Retool and manage payments, customers, and subscriptions.
Connect to Twilio
Learn how to connect to Twilio and send SMS messages, make voice calls, and manage communications in Retool.
Mobile (1)
Organization & users (1)
Permissions (1)
Queries (2)
AI resource queries
Learn how to create AI resource queries to generate text, analyze images, and process documents in Retool.
Query performance best practices
Learn about the best practices for writing performant queries.
Self hosted (6)
Backup and disaster recovery best practices
Learn how to back up and recover your self-managed Retool instance.
Capacity planning best practices
Learn how to plan and size your self-managed Retool instance for production workloads.
Monitoring and alerting best practices
Learn how to monitor and set up alerting for your self-managed Retool instance.
Security checklist for self-managed Retool
A checklist of security controls to apply before and after deploying self-managed Retool.
Self-managed Retool administration best practices
Best practices for administering, maintaining, and operating self-managed Retool instances.
Upgrade planning best practices
Learn how to plan and manage Retool upgrades for self-managed instances.