Mobile Offline Job Manager: Does not display query name

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  1. My goal: Display list of offline triggered queries with some details in offline job manager

  2. Issue: The job manager does not display query titles, in the screenshot below it is 3 different queries triggers by 3 different buttons, none of them is named “Query”
    I would also like to add more details than just the query name but I don’t find that possibility in my Editor UI

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@altazine Retool Mobile’s Offline Job Manager cannot show custom query names or extra details. It always displays a generic name like “Query,” even if your queries have different titles. At the moment, there is no option in the editor to change the offline job title or add more information. This feature is not supported yet.

If you need to show more details, you must create your own custom log inside the app (using state/local storage) because the built-in Offline Job Manager cannot be customized.

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Hi @Vishal1620

Thanks, I am surprised because the doc shows the Offline Job Manager can display the query name and some other details:

But what you describe matches with what my editor allows.

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Hi @altazine
Yes, I saw that part in the docs too, but the current behavior in the editor is different.

The docs show that the Offline Job Manager can display the query name, but in practice Retool Mobile doesn’t always use the query title from the editor. In many workspaces it still shows a generic “Query” label, and there’s no setting to customize it or add extra info. So what you and I are seeing is the expected behavior right now, even though the docs suggest it should show more detail.

Right now Retool doesn’t give us a way to change the job name or add metadata in the Offline Job Manager. The only workaround is to build a custom log inside the app if you need more detailed information.

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Hi @altazine,

Adding to what @Vishal1620 explained — his description matches the current actual behavior of Retool Mobile.

:white_check_mark: What the docs say

The official documentation shows that the Offline Job Manager should display:

  • The query name

  • Some details / metadata

  • A more descriptive job label

:cross_mark: What currently happens in the product

In practice, Retool Mobile’s Offline Job Manager:

  • Does not render the custom query title from the editor

  • Uses a generic “Query” label for all offline jobs

  • Provides no UI setting to customize name, description, or metadata

  • Does not expose hooks for adding your own job details

So the doc is correct in intention, but not yet reflected in the shipped behavior.

:bullseye: Result

What you’re seeing — three different queries all showing as “Query” — is currently expected behavior, even though the documentation suggests otherwise.

:hammer_and_wrench: Workaround

If you need to show more detailed job information, the only workaround is to build a custom log inside your app (localStorage/state), because the built-in job manager cannot be customized yet.

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Thanks both, very clear! I hope they implement those features soon!

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Looks like this is a known limitation. The Offline Job Manager doesn’t show query names yet, even though the docs suggest it should. For now the only workaround is to track job names yourself in app state or log them manually. Hopefully Retool updates the manager to display proper labels soon.