IT and Development
Kintone
4 min
kintone is a no code cloud platform that enables users to build custom business applications without programming knowledge with the kintone app in {{product name}} , you can manage the records and comments, and upload files in your kintone account requirements to use the kintone app in {{product name}} , you must have a paid kintone account for subscription information, refer to the kintone pricing page connect kintone and {{product name}} to get started, you must first create a connection between kintone and {{product name}} , allowing the two services to communicate {{product name}} provides two ways to create a connection with kintone kintone docid\ nwevexthyk8nmaluvnc3c kintone docid\ nwevexthyk8nmaluvnc3c create the connection in {{product name}} via password / api token to create the connection log in to your {{product name}} account, add a kintone module to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} , and click create a connection in the connection type field, select kintone (password / api token) optional in the connection name field, enter a name for the connection in the sub domain name field, enter the subdomain of your kintone url for example, i f your kintone url is https //example kintone com/ enter example in the domain name field, select the domain you have in your kintone account in the guest space field, select whether this connection will be used for a guest space in kintone in the select authorization type field, select whether you want to create the connection using your account credentials or api token and app id password option enter your kintone account's login credentials in the username and password fields api token option in the api token field, you need to enter an api token generated for your kintone app to generate an api token and use it navigate to apps > select your app > app settings > api token click generate copy the api token value generated and store it in a safe place click save on the api token screen select the necessary permissions and click update app click update app to apply the setting changes go to your {{product name}} {{scenario singular lowercase}} and enter the copied api key in the api token field in the app id field, enter the id of your kintone app to find your app id, navigate to settings > app management and see the id column select whether the app contains look up fields or related records if yes, add the other app's api token as well click save if prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access you've successfully created the connection and can now use the kintone app in your {{scenario plural lowercase}} if you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps here https //help make com/connect an application#tn2pj create the connection in {{product name}} via password / api token to create the connection log in to your {{product name}} account, add a kintone module to your {{scenario singular lowercase}} , and click create a connection in the connection type field, select kintone (oauth) optional in the connection name field, enter a name for the connection in the sub domain field, enter the subdomain of your kintone url for example, i f your kintone url is https //example kintone com/ enter example in the domain name field, select the domain you have in your kintone account to create your app's client id , client secret , authorization endpoint , and token endpoint , follow the process log in to your kintone account in the upper right, click the gear icon > users & system administration in the left sidebar, click oauth click add oauth client and add the following required fields client name enter a name for the application redirect endpoint enter the url where kintone will redirect the user to after granting access to the app click save click configure users to select which users you want to enable once you select the users, click save click the edit button to view your app credentials copy the client id and client secret values, then paste them into the client id and client secret connection fields in {{product name}} copy the authorization endpoint and token endpoint values, then paste them into the authorization endpoint and token endpoint connection fields in {{product name}} in the oauth permission scopes field, select which permissions you want your app to have scope k\ app settings\ read is required for kintone auth usage please leave it selected in the guest space field, select whether this connection will be used for a guest space in kintone click save if prompted, authenticate your account and confirm access you've successfully created the connection and can now use the kintone app in your {{scenario plural lowercase}} if you want to make changes to your connection in the future, follow the steps here https //help make com/connect an application#tn2pj kintone modules after connecting to the kintone app, you can choose from a list of available modules to build your {{scenario plural lowercase}} to view the comprehensive list of modules and their functionality, see the kintone integrations page templates you can look for kintone templates in make's template gallery , where you'll find thousands of pre created {{scenario plural lowercase}} kintone resources kintone api documentation kintone authentication documentation