# How Retool uses Retool (and the Neon API) to manage 300K+ Postgres databases

DevFeed: [How Retool uses Retool (and the Neon API) to manage 300K+ Postgres databases](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/how-retool-uses-retool-and-the-neon-api-to-manage-300k-postgres-databases-5362.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://neon.com/blog/how-retool-uses-retool-and-the-neon-api-to-manage-300k-postgres-databases>)

Author: Carlota Soto

Published: 2024-03-29T18:03:27Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [Blog -- Neon Docs](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/blog-neon-docs.md>)

Topics: [Retool](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/retool.md>), [backend-development](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/backend-development.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [case-studies](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/case-studies.md>), [databases](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/databases.md>), [internal-tools](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internal-tools.md>), [management](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/management.md>), [postgres](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/postgres.md>), [retool](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/retool.md>), [serverless](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/serverless.md>)

## AI overview

Retool uses Neon's API and serverless Postgres offering to provide managed databases within its internal-app platform. The article describes the goal of scaling a large database fleet with minimal engineering overhead through dedicated Postgres URLs for end users.

## Source excerpt

Neon is a serverless Postgres database with a robust API. Partners like Retool choose Neon to easily offer managed databases to their end-users, simplifying the management of massive database fleets while optimizing costs. Thanks to Neon, Retool is able to manage over 300k Postgr...