Summary
This is a feature request asking for the ability to set a default retry configuration (e.g. retry 2x exponentially) at the resource level in Workflows, so that retries don't have to be manually configured on every individual block, ideally with the option to override per block.
AI Response
Retool Workflows currently only supports configuring retries at the individual block level — there is no resource-level default that automatically applies retry behavior to every block using that resource. This is a valid, not-yet-available capability. The closest existing community request tracks the same underlying idea of defining default resource-level behavior rather than repeating it per query, so adding support and interest to that thread is the best way to signal demand. In the meantime, retry count and interval must be set individually on each block via the block's settings.
Sources
Resource global error handlers
An open feature request making the same core ask — defining default error/retry behavior once at the resource level instead of configuring it on every query/block.
Confirms that retry and related settings are currently applied at the block level, which is the only place retries can be configured today.
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