Key updates for October 2026

Update effective date: October 13, 2026

Here's what's included in the update released on October 13.

JavaScript API (App)	You can now show or hide the "Add row" and "Delete this row" buttons in "Table" fields, and retrieve their display state
Other	Other updates, improvements, and fixes

New features under consideration

Changes to update options

For details on the API updates, see the "API Updates" page. kintone API updates made during maintenance

The contents of this update are current as of the date of publication and are subject to change.

JavaScript API (App)
You can now show or hide the "Add row" and "Delete this row" buttons in "Table" fields, and retrieve their display state

The JavaScript API now allows you to change the display status of the "Add row"/"Delete row" buttons shown in "Table" fields on the record creation and edit screens, and check that status. This lets you hide Kintone's standard add row/delete row buttons and build your own table behavior to match your workflow through customization.

Show or hide the "Add row" button on a "Table" field:
Show or hide the "Add row" button (desktop)	kintone.app.record.showAddTableRowButtons()
Show or hide the "Add row" button (mobile)	kintone.mobile.app.record.showAddTableRowButtons()

Show or hide the "Delete this row" button on a "Table" field:
Show or hide the "Delete this row" button (desktop)	kintone.app.record.showDeleteTableRowButtons()
Show or hide the "Delete this row" button (mobile)	kintone.mobile.app.record.showDeleteTableRowButtons()

Retrieve the display state of the "Add row" button on a "Table" field:
Retrieve the display state of the "Add row" button (desktop)	kintone.app.record.getAddTableRowButtonsDisplayState()
Retrieve the display state of the "Add row" button (mobile)	kintone.mobile.app.record.getAddTableRowButtonsDisplayState()

Retrieve the display state of the "Delete this row" button on a "Table" field:
Retrieve the display state of the "Delete this row" button (desktop)	kintone.app.record.getDeleteTableRowButtonsDisplayState()
Retrieve the display state of the "Delete this row" button (mobile)	kintone.mobile.app.record.getDeleteTableRowButtonsDisplayState()

For details, refer to the kintone developer program.

Other
Other updates, improvements, and fixes

■Added a setting on the Kintone users & system administrators screen to receive notification emails

You can set an administrator to receive emails about important matters, such as changes to the terms of service. Check "Receive emails" and save, and emails will be sent to the address in that user's [Email address] field.

The Administrators screen in Users & system administration, with the Receive emails column in the administrator list outlined in orange

■Added a bell icon for announcements in the header of the Users & system administration screen

The bell icon shows a notification whenever an important announcement goes out, such as changes to the terms of service.

The header of the Users & system administration screen, with the added bell icon outlined in orange

New features under consideration

Here are the features we're currently considering.
You can try them out by enabling them on the Update options screen in Kintone administration.
Send us your feedback on features under consideration through the [Help us improve Kintone] form.

Platform	Further improvements: - Front-end infrastructure update (space and thread screens)
JavaScript API (App)	New JavaScript API for generating text with generative AI added to the API Lab
REST APIs	The API for searching across kintone now supports searches that include related terms

* Note that features under consideration may have their specifications changed, or be added to or removed from the "Update options" screen, at any time — not only during regular maintenance.

Platform
Further improvements:
- Front-end infrastructure update (space and thread screens)

We've been continuously improving the "front-end infrastructure renewed for the Space and Thread screens," offered as a feature under consideration since June 2026, and here's what's changed since its release.
We're still accepting requests and suggestions through the "Feedback on Kintone" form.

Improvements to the rich text editor's display and usability

The rich text editor in a thread's post field

We've fixed an issue where copying and pasting inserted extra blank lines, and improved how table width and mentions to recipients are displayed.

Improved usability for image slideshows

Slideshow display for images attached to a thread

We've improved the display and feel of paging through images, zooming in, and dragging around a zoomed image.

Improved mobile display

We've improved the display of headings and other elements, and fixed an issue where attached images couldn't be downloaded.

We've also made a number of other improvements since release.

Posting and display

Long text no longer breaks the layout — you can now scroll horizontally to read it comfortably.
Fixed an issue where posts opened from a notification would appear twice
Prevented accidental double-posting caused by misclicking the "Post" button

Images and files

Faster loading for threads with a lot of images
Links set on an image now support "Open in new tab"
Fixed heading sizes changing unexpectedly when content is copied over using a thread action

Keyboard and assistive technology

Screen readers can now read mention suggestions aloud
Improved focus movement with the Tab key, and focus handling when editing alt text
The thread list now opens in a new tab with Ctrl+click (Command+click)

JavaScript API (App)
New JavaScript API for generating text with generative AI added to the API Lab

We've added a JavaScript API to "API Lab" that lets you call generative AI from customizations or plug-ins to generate text. You can build AI-powered customizations and plug-ins without the hassle of contracting an external generative AI service or setting up a relay server to manage usage yourself.
For example, you could build a customization or plug-in that generates text from a record's contents — summarizing a sales meeting, or drafting a reply to an inquiry.

JavaScript API for generating text with generative AI:
An API for generating text using generative AI	kintone.ai.generateText()

For details, refer to the Developer Network documentation, which will be published after release.

This API is one of the Kintone AI features. Using it consumes AI credits based on the model you use, how much you send it, and how much text it generates. Kintone administration shows the total usage from this API on the "AI credit usage" screen, and usage broken down by app on the "App management" screen. You can also set a limit on how many AI credits this API can use.

* To use this feature, enable "JavaScript API for generating text with AI (available in Kintone AI)" from the "API Lab" section of "Update options".

* APIs published in API Lab may be discontinued before release, or have their specs changed significantly as updates continue.

REST APIs
The API for searching across kintone now supports searches that include related terms

The all-contents search API, offered as a feature under consideration, can now search for related terms alongside your keyword (different spellings, abbreviations, synonyms, and so on). For example, searching for "complaint" will now also return records containing "claim."

REST API for searching with related words included:
All-contents search API	[POST]	/k/v1/search.json

This also helps generative AI search data recorded in many different ways — free-text survey answers, for example — and it works with all-contents search from the Kintone MCP server too.
You can combine it with other search conditions, like sorting by relevance or specifying which apps and spaces to search.
We'll keep working on ways to improve and expand search conditions and results, and we'd love your feedback — you can send it through the "Kintone Improvement Program" form.

* This covers general terms only. It doesn't support organization-specific rewording such as product names or internal abbreviations.

* For details, refer to the Developer Network.

Changes to update options

The following changes have been made to update options.

Kintone
Disable new features
	No change Always display AI icon (only for Kintone administrators and Users & system administrators)	Can be disabled until the November 2026 scheduled update.
	No change Banner notifying Kintone administrators and Users & system administrators of Kintone AI credit usage approaching or reaching the limit
	No change Ability to use OR search
	No change Enhanced JavaScript API support (June 2026 version)
	No change Front-end update for the header and global navigation bar in the mobile-optimized view
	No change Ability to use AI View Analysis with the mobile app for iOS/Android (Available in Kintone AI)
	No change AI feature usage audit logging (Available in Kintone AI)
	No change AI App Creator chat window design changes and ability to launch from the form settings screen
	No change Notifications for updates to records being viewed or edited
	No change Sort search results by relevance
	No change Add filter conditions on the "App management" screen
	No change Switch between the classic and new "Notifications" screens
	No change Use AI Thread Summary in the Android app (Available in Kintone AI)
	No change JavaScript API field change event for lookup fields	Can be disabled until the November 2026 scheduled update.
	No change Front-end update for "Assigned to me" and settings screens (mobile view)
	No change Front-end update for the search screen (mobile view)
	No change Disable "Use AI in the mobile app to organize spoken input into the appropriate fields (Available in Kintone AI)"	Can be disabled until the February 2027 scheduled update.
	No change Disable "Ability to include or exclude apps and spaces in the search scope"
	No change Disable "Additional items available as filter conditions on the App management screen"
	No change Disable "Front-end infrastructure renewed for the top page of the App settings screen"
	No change Disable "Open the 'App settings review' screen from the 'Kintone AI management' screen"
	New Disable "JavaScript API for changing and checking the display status of the Add row/Delete row buttons in Table fields" (Update details: 3)
Preview upcoming new features
Preview upcoming new features	None
New features under consideration	No change Improved Kintone administration design ("Header color" screen design and layout change)
	No change Front-end updates to "Create from Excel" app creation screens and changed import error handling
	No change Ability to find apps with AI (Available in Kintone AI)
	No change Front-end update for the "Portal" screen (desktop and mobile views)
	Content update Enable "Front-end infrastructure renewed for the desktop and mobile Space/Thread screens" (Update details: 6)
	No change Front-end updates to "Create from CSV" app creation screens and changed import error handling
	Content update Enable "REST API for searching across Kintone" (Update details: 8)
	No change Front-end update for People pages and the "Messages" screen (desktop and mobile views)
	No change Front-end updates to the "Exported files" screen
	No change Front-end updates to the "Export aggregation result to file" screen
	No change Enable "Ability to visualize how long records stay in each status"
	No change Enable "Front-end infrastructure renewed for the 'Export to file' screen"
	New Enable "Kintone AI: JavaScript API for generating text with generative AI" (Update details: 7)
	Note that these features may be modified outside of scheduled updates. Check the "Update options" screen for the latest status.

For details on how update options work and on each of the features currently available, refer to the following Help pages.