API Updates for March 2020

Published: 02/27/2020

API Updates

The next Kintone update is 6th March 2020. The release also includes the following updates.

Kintone REST API

Spec changes

The following APIs will be able to be authenticated with API tokens:
- Relevant APIs:
  - Get App Permissions (/k/v1/app/acl.json and /k/v1/preview/app/acl.json)
  - Update App Permissions (/k/v1/app/acl.json and /k/v1/preview/app/acl.json)
  - Get Record Permissions (/k/v1/record/acl.json and /k/v1/preview/record/acl.json)
  - Update Record Permissions (/k/v1/record/acl.json and /k/v1/preview/record/acl.json)
  - Get Field Permissions (/k/v1/field/acl.json and /k/v1/field/record/acl.json)
  - Update Field Permissions (/k/v1/field/acl.json and /k/v1/field/record/acl.json)
A Lookup field can be specified in the Related Records field's "Fetch Criteria" using the Form Fields API.
- Related APIs:
  - Add Form Fields (/k/v1/preview/app/form/fields.json)
  - Update Form Fields (/k/v1/preview/app/form/fields.json)
The following APIs can include [ target="_blank" ] in the request body when stating an HTML string:
- Related APIs:
  - Add Record (/k/v1/record.json)
  - Add Records (/k/v1/records.json)
  - Update Record (/k/v1/record.json)
  - Update Records (/k/v1/records.json)
  - Update Space Body (/k/v1/space/body.json)
  - Update Thread (/k/v1/space/thread.json)
- Details:
  When [ target="_blank" ] is included in the request body when stating an HTML string body:
  Example: <a href="https://example.kintone.com/k/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">link</a>
- Before the fix:
  - [ target="_blank" ] is removed
  - Example's result: <a href="https://example.kintone.com/k/" rel="nofollow">link</a>
- After the fix:
  - [ target="_blank" ] is not removed
  - Example's result: <a href="https://example.kintone.com/k/" target="_blank" rel="nofollow">link</a>

Bug fixes

A bug exists where when a field size object's property is set to a numeric value leading with a zero, it is interpreted as a base-8 (octal). This bug will be fixed.
- Related APIs:
  - Update Form Layout (/k/v1/preview/app/form/layout.json)
- Details:
  When a field size object's property (width, height, or innerHeight) is set to a numeric value leading with a zero.
- Before the fix:
  - The numeric value is interpreted as a base-8 (octal).
  - Example: 010 input is interpreted as an 8.
- After the fix:
  - The numeric value's leading 0 is ignored and interpreted as a base-10 (decimal).
  - Example: 010 input is interpreted as a 10.
A bug exists where when a request parameter's app or ids is set to a numeric value leading with a zero, it is interpreted as a base-8 (octal). This bug will be fixed.
- Related APIs:
  - Evaluate Record Permissions (/k/v1/records/acl/evaluate.json)
- Details:
  When a request parameter's app or ids is set to a numeric value leading with a zero.
  - Before the fix:
    - The numeric value is interpreted as a base-8 (octal).
    - Example: 010 input is interpreted as an 8.
  - After the fix:
    - The numeric value's leading 0 is ignored and interpreted as a base-10 (decimal).
    - Example: 010 input is interpreted as a 10.

Kintone JavaScript API

Bug fixes

A bug exists where table names are not hidden when the Show/Hide fields API is used to hide the tables. This bug will be fixed.
- Related APIs:
  - Show or Hide a Field kintone.app.record.setFieldShown()
- Details:
  When a table, whose name is set to be displayed, is hidden using the kintone.app.record.setFieldShown() API:
  - Before the fix: The table is hidden, but the name remains unhidden.
  - After the fix: Both the table and table name are hidden.