API Updates for August 2025

API Updates

The next Kintone update is on 12th August 2025. The release also includes the following API updates.

Update Summary

The August 2025 update includes the release of new JavaScript APIs, and new features for the JavaScript and REST APIs.

Kintone JavaScript API

New Features

Four major categories of new Kintone JavaScript APIs will be added:

  • APIs to toggle record sidebars and App descriptions
  • APIs to show/hide App UI elements
  • APIs to retrieve logged-in user's information
  • APIs to get the currently displayed page
APIs to Toggle Record Sidebars and App Descriptions

  • kintone.app.record.showSideBar()
    Toggles the sidebar display.

  • kintone.app.showDescription()
    Toggles the App description display.

APIs to Show/Hide App UI Elements

  • PC Version

    • kintone.app.showAddRecordButton()
      Show/hide the "New Record" button.

    • kintone.app.record.showEditRecordButton()
      Show/hide the "Edit Record" button.

    • kintone.app.record.showDuplicateRecordButton()
      Show/hide the "Duplicate Record" button.

    • kintone.app.showAppSettingsButton()
      Show/hide the "App Settings" button.

    • kintone.app.showOptionsButton()
      Show/hide the "Options" button.

    • kintone.app.record.showPager()
      Show/hide the "Previous/Next Record" buttons.

    • kintone.app.showFilterButton()
      Show/hide the "Filter" button.

    • kintone.app.showReportButton()
      Show/hide the "Report" button.

    • kintone.app.showViewAndReportSelector()
      Show/hide the UI for selecting views and graphs.

  • Mobile Version

    • kintone.mobile.app.showAddRecordButton()
      Show/hide the "New Record" button.

    • kintone.mobile.app.record.showEditRecordButton()
      Show/hide the "Edit Record" button.

    • kintone.mobile.app.showOptionsButton()
      Show/hide the "Options" button.

    • kintone.mobile.app.record.showPager()
      Show/hide the "Previous/Next Record" buttons.

    • kintone.mobile.app.showFilterButton()
      Show/hide the "Filter" button.

    • kintone.mobile.app.showViewSelector()
      Show/hide the UI for selecting views.

    • kintone.mobile.app.showReportSelector()
      Show/hide the UI for selecting graphs.

APIs to Retrieve Logged-in User's Information

  • kintone.user.getOrganizations()
    Retrieves the Departments of the logged-in user.

  • kintone.user.getGroups()
    Retrieves the groups of the logged-in user.

  • kintone.user.getCustomFields()
    Retrieves the custom fields of the logged-in user.

  • kintone.user.getIcons()
    Retrieves the user icon URLs of the specified users.

Get the Currently Displayed Page
  • kintone.getPageType()
    Retrieves the type of the currently displayed page.

New features

kintone.app.get() will be able to retrieve the following settings:

  • Settings for "Show thumbnails"
    enableThumbnails

  • Settings for "Track change history of records"
    enableChangeHistory

  • Settings for "Enable direct editing and deletion of individual records on record list views"
    enableInlineRecordEditing

Kintone REST API

New Features

The release of these new features have been postponed until further notice.

New operators is empty and is not empty will be available for Attachment fields for query strings.
These allow filtering based on whether files are present in the Attachment field.

Product News

Be sure to check out the Kintone Product Updates (External link) over at the product website for the latest news on feature improvements and important notices!