Problems sending App data to my workflow

[Bureau_Breekijzer]

Hi everyone,

I'm new to retool and I'm struggling with a few things.

First I would like to know how to pass data from my datepicker in the app to my workspace.

I'm setting up a stripe subscription / hosted page. A customer must be able to provide a start date for the subscription.

So in the app the customer selects a date > clicks on a button which triggers the workflow. This date must be passed to the workflow so I can use it there. After this, a hosted checkout page will start.

Got everything kinda working except that date part.

Is there a best way to do this? I'm struggling finding this in retool documentation.

Thank you in advance.

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[pyrrho]

Hello @Bureau_Breekijzer! Welcome to the forums.

The Retool Workflow query should have the ability to define parameters to be sent:

In your workflow, you will be using this data in the form of startTrigger.data which would provide (in this example) the array ["1", "2", "3"]. You may also set these parameters using the Reset to Example JSON which will see how the startTrigger is configured in the workflow and provide you that format automatically:

Your setup may look something like this in the workflow:

{ date: "2025-04-01" } //depends on your formatting needs

And then your App would send this date by referencing the component that has the value:

[Bureau_Breekijzer]

@pyrrho Thank you very much! It took a while to figure it out, but I think I got it right now and your response helped me a lot.