RETOOL TRAINING: BUILD YOUR INTERNAL APPS WITHOUT REINVENTING THE WHEEL

We start by understanding how Retool works. You'll create your first workspace, discover the interface, and understand the tool's logic.

You'll learn to navigate the editor, understand the difference between apps, workflows, and resources, and organize your workspace so you don't get lost when you have multiple projects.

We'll also see how Retool's data model works: how components communicate with each other, how queries execute, and how state variables manage interactivity.

At the end of this module, you have a clear vision of Retool's architecture and you're ready to build your first app.

A Retool app without data is useless. In this module, you'll learn to create resources to connect all your sources.

We'll see how to configure connections to PostgreSQL, MySQL, MongoDB, but also to REST APIs and GraphQL. You'll understand security best practices: credentials, environment variables, permissions.

You'll also discover Retool Database, the integrated database perfect for prototyping quickly or for simple use cases.

We'll cover classic errors: connection timeouts, SSL issues, misconfigured credentials. You'll know how to diagnose and fix them.

At the end of this module, you can connect any data source to Retool, including Supabase or Xano backends.

This is the heart of Retool: creating interfaces that your team will actually use. We'll review essential components and how to combine them.

You'll master tables (sorting, filters, pagination, inline editing), forms (validation, default values, submission), charts to visualize your data, and modals for contextual actions.

We'll see how to structure an app with containers, tabs, and clear navigation. You'll learn to create responsive interfaces that work on different screen sizes.

You'll also discover event handlers: how to trigger actions when the user clicks, submits a form, or changes a value.

At the end of this module, you know how to build complete and intuitive interfaces.

Now that we have data and an interface, we need to make them communicate. This module is dedicated to queries and business logic.

You'll learn to write efficient SQL queries: SELECT, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, but also more complex queries with JOINs, subqueries, and aggregations.

We'll see how to use JavaScript in Retool: transformers to manipulate data, JS queries for complex logic, and how to combine multiple queries in sequence.

You'll discover best practices: parameterized queries to avoid SQL injections, error handling, and performance optimization.

At the end of this module, you master data manipulation in Retool.

Retool isn't just for displaying data. With workflows, you can automate complete processes.

You'll learn to create workflows triggered by webhooks, schedulers (cron jobs), or manually from an app. We'll see how to chain steps: requests, conditions, loops, email sending.

We'll cover error handling in workflows: automatic retry, failure notifications, logs for debugging.

You'll also see how to connect Retool to other tools via API: Slack, email, third-party services. For more complex automation scenarios, you can integrate with n8n or Make.

At the end of this module, you know how to automate complete business processes with Retool.

Final step: deploy to production and maintain your apps. We'll also build complete practical cases together.

You'll learn to manage permissions (who can see what, who can modify what), create environments (dev, staging, prod), and version your apps with source control.

We'll build together 2-3 complete apps: a KPI dashboard connected to your database, an admin tool to manage users, and a backoffice for a support team.

You'll see how to debug an app in production, monitor performance, and evolve your apps without breaking everything.

At the end of this module, you're autonomous to create, deploy, and maintain professional Retool apps.