Overview

This article introduces how to install and set up the environment for cli-kintone . This tool helps developers import/export records to/from Kintone.

Installation

Download the cli-kintone executable

The cli-kintone executable can be downloaded via GitHub for Windows / macOS / Linux.

1. Access GitHub Releases
2. From the Assets section, download one of the following:
   • Windows: cli-kintone-win.zip
   • Linux: cli-kintone-linux.zip
   • macOS: cli-kintone-macos.zip
3. Unzip the file, and place the contents in a directory of your choosing

Run via the command prompt (for Windows users)

Use the command prompt to run cli-kintone. Open the command prompt via the following steps.

1. While holding the Windows key, press the R key. A prompt asking which program to run will appear.

2. In the name field, enter "cmd" and click OK. The command prompt will open.

3. Using the cd command, navigate to the folder containing the cli-kintone.exe file

   1 2	# Changing the directory to where the cli-kintone.exe files is located cd C:\Users\Desktop\works

Check the version

Check the version of cli-kintone with the following command.

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cli-kintone.exe --version

# The version number will be output.
1.10.6

For those using macOS, before executing the "cli-kintone" command, it is necessary to set the path.
In the bash_profile, add the path of the directory where "cli-kintone" is stored.