Retool incident
[Retool Cloud] PostgreSQL and REST API Resource Queries Intermittently Failing
Retool experienced a major incident on April 16, 2026 affecting Resource Queries and RetoolDB, lasting 2h 27m. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Affected components
Resource QueriesRetoolDB
Update timeline
- investigating Apr 16, 2026, 03:49 PM UTC
We are currently investigating an issue causing PostgreSQL and REST API queries to fail. This also affects users' ability to use RetoolDB.
- identified Apr 16, 2026, 05:01 PM UTC
We have identified the potential root cause of this issue and are implementing a fix
- monitoring Apr 16, 2026, 05:36 PM UTC
A fix has been implemented and we are monitoring the results.
- resolved Apr 16, 2026, 06:17 PM UTC
Following the fix we are seeing error rates of the affected services return to normal. With that in mind, we are considering this issue resolved.