Retool Groups API

Manage groups and group membership. Groups control access to apps, resources, and workflows within the organization.

Operations 4

GET /groups List Groups #
POST /groups Create Group #
POST /groups/{groupId}/members Add Member to Group #
DELETE /groups/{groupId}/members/{userId} Remove Member from Group #

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OpenAPI Specification

retool-groups-api-openapi.yml Raw ↑
openapi: 3.2.0
info:
  title: Retool Management Apps Groups API
  description: The Retool Management API enables administrators to programmatically manage users, groups, permissions, apps, resources, workflows, folders, spaces, and source control integrations within a Retool organization. Authenticated via Bearer token generated in workspace settings. The API also supports SCIM 2.0 for enterprise identity provider provisioning via Okta and Azure AD.
  version: 1.0.0
  contact:
    name: Retool Support
    url: https://support.retool.com
  license:
    name: Retool Terms of Service
    url: https://retool.com/terms
  termsOfService: https://retool.com/terms
servers:
- url: https://api.retool.com/v1
  description: Retool Cloud API
security:
- bearerAuth: []
tags:
- name: Groups
  description: Manage groups and group membership. Groups control access to apps, resources, and workflows within the organization.
paths:
  /groups:
    get:
      operationId: listGroups
      summary: List Groups
      description: Retrieves all groups within the Retool organization. Groups are used to manage access permissions for apps, resources, and workflows.
      tags:
      - Groups
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully retrieved a list of groups.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/GroupListResponse'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
    post:
      operationId: createGroup
      summary: Create Group
      description: Creates a new group within the Retool organization. Groups can be used to control access to apps, resources, and workflows.
      tags:
      - Groups
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/CreateGroupRequest'
      responses:
        '201':
          description: Successfully created a new group.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
  /groups/{groupId}/members:
    post:
      operationId: addGroupMember
      summary: Add Member to Group
      description: Adds a user to a group, granting them the permissions associated with that group. The user must already exist in the organization.
      tags:
      - Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/groupId'
      requestBody:
        required: true
        content:
          application/json:
            schema:
              $ref: '#/components/schemas/AddGroupMemberRequest'
      responses:
        '200':
          description: Successfully added the user to the group.
          content:
            application/json:
              schema:
                $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
        '400':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/BadRequest'
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
  /groups/{groupId}/members/{userId}:
    delete:
      operationId: removeGroupMember
      summary: Remove Member from Group
      description: Removes a user from a group, revoking the permissions associated with that group. The user remains in the organization but loses access granted by group membership.
      tags:
      - Groups
      parameters:
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/groupId'
      - $ref: '#/components/parameters/userId'
      responses:
        '204':
          description: Successfully removed the user from the group.
        '401':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Unauthorized'
        '403':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/Forbidden'
        '404':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/NotFound'
        '500':
          $ref: '#/components/responses/InternalServerError'
components:
  schemas:
    Error:
      type: object
      description: An error response.
      properties:
        message:
          type: string
          description: A human-readable error message.
        code:
          type: string
          description: A machine-readable error code.
    UserRef:
      type: object
      description: A reference to a user.
      properties:
        id:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The user UUID.
        email:
          type: string
          format: email
          description: The user's email address.
    GroupListResponse:
      type: object
      description: List of groups.
      properties:
        data:
          type: array
          description: Array of group objects.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Group'
    AddGroupMemberRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - userId
      description: Request body for adding a user to a group.
      properties:
        userId:
          type: string
          format: uuid
          description: The UUID of the user to add to the group.
    Group:
      type: object
      description: A Retool group for managing permissions.
      properties:
        id:
          type: integer
          description: The numeric identifier for the group.
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the group.
        members:
          type: array
          description: Users who are members of this group.
          items:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/UserRef'
        createdAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the group was created.
        updatedAt:
          type: string
          format: date-time
          description: Timestamp when the group was last updated.
    CreateGroupRequest:
      type: object
      required:
      - name
      description: Request body for creating a new group.
      properties:
        name:
          type: string
          description: The name of the new group.
  responses:
    BadRequest:
      description: The request was malformed or contained invalid parameters.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Forbidden:
      description: Access denied. The token does not have the required permissions.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    NotFound:
      description: The requested resource was not found.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    InternalServerError:
      description: An internal server error occurred.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
    Unauthorized:
      description: Authentication failed. The Bearer token is missing or invalid.
      content:
        application/json:
          schema:
            $ref: '#/components/schemas/Error'
  parameters:
    groupId:
      name: groupId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The numeric identifier of the group.
      schema:
        type: integer
    userId:
      name: userId
      in: path
      required: true
      description: The unique UUID identifier of the user.
      schema:
        type: string
        format: uuid
  securitySchemes:
    bearerAuth:
      type: http
      scheme: bearer
      description: 'Bearer token generated in Retool workspace settings under API Access Tokens. Format: Authorization: Bearer <token>'