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Retool Apps API

Create and manage Retool applications. Apps are the core visual building blocks created in the Retool editor.

Retool Apps API is one of 7 APIs that Retool publishes on the APIs.io network, described by a machine-readable OpenAPI specification.

Tagged areas include Apps. The published artifact set on APIs.io includes an OpenAPI specification, API documentation, and authentication docs.

This API exposes 5 operations across 2 paths, and defines 5 schemas. It is described by OpenAPI 3.1.0, at version 1.0.0.

Requests are made against a single base URL, https://api.retool.com/v1.

5 operations 2 paths 5 schemas 1 DELETE2 GET1 POST1 PUT

Metadata

The identity and technical contract details declared by the specification.

Specification
OpenAPI 3.1.0
API Version
1.0.0
Server
https://api.retool.com/v1
Authentication
HTTP Bearer
Terms of Service
Resource Areas
1

Authentication & Security 1

Retool Apps API declares 1 security scheme for authenticating requests. It accepts HTTP bearer tokens (bearerAuth). By default, every request must be authenticated.

  • bearerAuth — Bearer token generated in Retool workspace settings under API Access Tokens. Format: Authorization: Bearer

Paths & Operations 5

Across 2 paths, the API surfaces 5 operations — 1 DELETE, 2 GET, 1 POST, 1 PUT. Each is listed below with its method, path, parameters, and response codes.

Apps 5

Create and manage Retool applications. Apps are the core visual building blocks created in the Retool editor.

GET
/apps
List Apps
listApps 2 params → 200401403500
POST
/apps
Create App
createApp body → 201400401403500
GET
/apps/{appId}
Get App
getApp 1 param → 200401403404500
PUT
/apps/{appId}
Update App
updateApp 1 param body → 200400401403404500
DELETE
/apps/{appId}
Delete App
deleteApp 1 param → 204401403404500

Schemas 5

The contract defines 5 schemas that model the data the API accepts and returns. The most detailed are App (8 properties), CreateAppRequest (3 properties), UpdateAppRequest (3 properties), Error (2 properties). Each schema is shown below with its type and property counts.

AppListResponse
object
Paginated list of apps.
2 properties
UpdateAppRequest
object
Request body for updating an app's metadata.
3 properties
Error
object
An error response.
2 properties
App
object
A Retool application.
8 properties
CreateAppRequest
object
Request body for creating a new app.
3 properties 1 required

Specification

The full machine-readable OpenAPI contract behind this narrative.

Source

retool-apps-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑

Other APIs Retool publishes across the network.

Retool SCIM 2.0 API
Retool Platform
Retool Folders API
Retool Groups API
Retool Resources API
Retool Users API