What is Retool?

https://retool.com/

Retool is a low/no-code platform that lets users build powerful internal tools and dashboards. The platform offers prebuilt UI components which can be connected to APIs, databases or services.

• Relevant components include → tables, button file uploaders, etc. that can trigger a workflow with a simple code block!
• With the platform, you can..
  • Connect to any API or SQL database → ie. Catalyzed API
  • Write custom JavaScript when needed → for queries
  • Keep sensitive credentials (ie. API keys) safe using environment variables

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The full documentation can be found here → https://docs.retool.com/

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Getting Started

You will need the following to successfully execute an API call using Retool…

• A working API on Catalyzed
• Retool account
• Your API token stored securely as a Retool environment variable (e.g., {{ catalyzed.api_token }})
• A pipeline ID and team ID from your Catalyzed project → can be dynamic (ie. use results from previous API call responses)

1 — Uploading a File with Retool

This subsection takes you through how to create a UI that uses the Catalyzed API to upload files using the generated S3 presigned urls.

Relevant Retool Components