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How to Call Resources in Retool | Assist Tab Tutorial

Oct 7, 20252m 4s

Description

Call your existing data resources instantly in Retool using the Assist tab and the power of the @ symbol.

In this 2-minute tutorial, you’ll connect resources like Postgres, Databricks, Salesforce, Airtable, and more – then build production-ready apps faster with AI that understands your schema and reuses your team’s existing business logic.

When you type @ in the Assist chat, Retool recognizes your connected resources, adapts to each platform’s capabilities, reuses shared queries and components, and takes you from idea to production-ready app without repetitive setup.

You’ll learn how to:

  • Call and connect existing resources to query live data
  • Build with real schemas from databases, APIs, workflows, and vector stores
  • Reuse your organization’s existing queries and components
  • Prompt AI to adapt to each resource’s capabilities
  • Integrate multiple sources into a single Retool app

Perfect for builders in Retool who want to connect apps to existing resources, prompt AI with real schemas, and instantly build apps powered by their own data and business logic.

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