Show HN: Retool Workflows – Zapier for developers

by dvdhsu • 4 years ago

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zdwyn• 4 years ago

Congrats on the workflows launch :) Amazing product, just like components and Retool mobile.

antonyl• 4 years ago

We use Retool, but haven’t tried workflows. How is this different from Zapier? I see it’s more code-focused, but can’t you write code in Zapier too?

cuffe2• 4 years ago

I think if you look at no-code tools like Zapier, they do a great job empowering business users with most simple use cases like moving data from one app (ie facebook ads) to another (ie google sheets). But if you want to build a really advanced use case, like Amazon's support routing, for example, then Zapier will be able to get you 50% of the way there very quickly, but the remaining 50% basically becomes impossible.

We built Workflows for developers and see it as an alternative to writing cron jobs from scratch. While you can definitely write some code in Zapier, Workflows focuses on putting SQL and JS front and center when you need it, GUI when you don't.

If you give Workflows a try, I'd love to hear your feedback (jamie@retool.com)

anandrmedia• 4 years ago

This is cool. Is there a way to write custom integrations?

cuffe2• 4 years ago

Would love to know more about what kinds of integrations you're looking for? For querying data sources, we have integrations for most databases and core APIs. Anything we don't currently support you can hit with our REST, GraphQL, gRPC integrations in a Postman-like experience.

We're also working on NPM module support (so you can pull in any SDK) right now.

shmoogy• 4 years ago

Very interested in trying this, will probably wait until your python support is ready until I try it, but definitely like what I'm seeing.

pollux01• 4 years ago

nice to see competition against zapier!

crazymoka• 4 years ago

Hello, How would I make an integration for Retool that anyone in retool can use? Or are the integrations avaible to use created by retool?

naj1n• 4 years ago

This is cool. Is there a way to support data stream?

mxe1• 4 years ago

I try it to say hi in slack, works well :D But, it looks like only support the resources in Retool. We need more.

HartwellChen• 4 years ago

This is cool. I want to ask to how is this different from Zapier?

Show HN: Retool Workflows – Zapier for developers

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