Quick Start on Using Kintone Web Database in a Hackathon Project
3 Reasons to Use Kintone for Your Hack
- No servers are needed! - Ridiculously fast to build databases!
- Effortlessly manage database data and schema with GUI!
- Super simple to build JS customizations!
Getting your FREE Kintone Database
1. Fill out the Kintone Developer License Registration form
Head over to the Developer License Registration Form
Accept the Cookies first- Use Chrome & Firefox
When creating your Kintone Subdomain:
Only use lowercase, numbers, & hyphens in your subdomain
Do not use uppercase or special characters
2. Check your email & click Activate Now
After submitting the form, you will get a confirmation email with an Activate Now button.
- Email title:
Welcome to Kintone! One More Step to Developer License
Then, you will be redirected to your Kintone Subdomain to set the initial password.
Using your Kintone Database
3. Let's Log into Kintone
Once you create your Kintone Subdomain, it is super simple to access it.
Go to YOUR_SUBDOMAIN.kintone.com with YOUR_SUBDOMAIN swapped with your unique Kintone Subdomain.
4. Create a Kintone Database App
To create a Database App, from the Portal screen, click the [+] button on the right side next to the Apps section.
How to Create a Kintone Database App? - Video
Check out this guide that goes over creating an example Manga Database App.
How to generate a Kintone API Token?
To generate an API Token for a Kintone App:
- Go to the Kintone App
- Go to the Gear icon
(top right corner) > Open the App Settings page - Click on the App Settings Tab > Click on API Token settings
- Click the
Generatebutton to generate a token - Click the
Savebutton (top left corner) to save the token setting - Finally, click the
Update Appbutton (top right corner) to implement the token setting change.
Confused? 
→ Check out the Get the API Token video clip
Where Can I Get Help?
If you are stuck, post your question & code on the Kintone Developer forum!
If a Kintone mentor is available, post on the Slack workspace!
We are happy to answer any questions or help fix any problems regarding Kintone.
What can I build with Kintone?
Here are a few projects that use Kintone as the web database!
Running an easily configurable Space Invaders game on Kintone
This is a phaser.io game running on Kintone. It is super easy to get started! You don't need to set up a Node.js or AWS serverless environment; you just need a code editor and a Kintone account.
Check out the tutorial on Having Fun with Browser Games & Web databases - DEV Community 
Connect IoT Obniz Board to Kintone Web Database all in 10 minutes
Obniz Board is an IoT Microprocessor that is easily programable with JavaScript! Since Kintone supports JavaScript customizations, it is the best web database to integrate with Obniz Board!
Here is a step-by-step tutorial explaining everything you need to get an Obniz Board exporting data to the Kintone web database!
Deploy a REST API calling node.js App to Heroku
In this example, the node.js app retrieves record data from a Kintone web database via REST API and displays it on the node.js app page.
Check out the tutorial on Deploy a REST API calling node.js App to Heroku - DEV Community
React, REST API, & Kintone: GET & POST to a Web Database
This is a recording from Kintone's React workshop series! We go over how to set up a React project and Express server to access data stored in Kintone!
Code & Slides are available at this GitHub Repo:
ahandsel/React_Workshop_by_Kintone
Clone the codebase & follow along with the video to build out the POST functionality!
If you are stuck, check the docs with the completed version!
More Resources
| Resource | Link |
|---|---|
| Get Started Guide | kintone.dev/en/quickstart |
| YouTube Channel | youtube.com/c/KintoneDeveloperProgram |
| Kintone Dev Forum | forum.kintone.dev |
| Intro to Kintone Slides | ahandsel.github.io/kintone-for-hackathon/ |
| Kintone API Docs | kintone.dev/en/docs/ |
| Kintone Tutorials | kintone.dev/en/tutorials/ |