API Updates for October 2025

API Updates

The next Kintone update is on 14th October 2025. The release also includes the following API updates.

Update Summary

The October 2025 update includes the release of new JavaScript APIs, and spec changes for some JavaScript APIs that retrieve user information.

Kintone JavaScript API

New Features

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

  • APIs to retrieve process management settings
  • APIs to retrieve field display status
  • APIs to display UI
APIs to Retrieve Process Management Settings
  • kintone.app.getStatus()
    Retrieves the process management settings.

  • kintone.app.record.getStatusActions()
    Retrieves the list of available actions.

  • kintone.app.record.getAssignees()
    Retrieves the current assignees.

APIs to Retrieve Field Display Status

PC Version

  • kintone.app.record.isFieldVisible()
    Checks if a field is visible.

  • kintone.app.record.isGroupFieldOpen()
    Checks if a group field is expanded.

Mobile Version

  • kintone.mobile.app.record.isFieldVisible()
    Checks if a field is visible.

  • kintone.mobile.app.record.isGroupFieldOpen()
    Checks if a group field is expanded.

APIs to Display UI
  • kintone.createDialog()
    Creates a dialog.

Spec Changes

The following APIs can now be used to retrieve user information of users other than the logged-in user.

  • kintone.user.getOrganizations()
    Retrieves the Departments of the user.

  • kintone.user.getGroups()
    Retrieves the groups of the user.

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

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!