File Format for User Information

Article Number:020155
Intended audience: Kintone Users & System Administrators

This page describes the file format for adding or changing users.

For details on how to import a file, refer to the following page:
Adding or Changing Users and Departments Using a File

File Format

Only users entered in the file are added or changed.
When the "Login Name" you entered in the file is identical to the existing login name of the user in kintone.com, the user information will be overwritten.

Enter the information of one user in each row.
Each row requires the following items. These items are mandatory and cannot be omitted.

  • Login Name
  • Display Name
  • New Login Name
  • Password
  • Surname
  • Given Name
  • Phonetic Surname
  • Phonetic Given Name
  • Localized Name
  • Language for Localized Name
  • Email Address
  • Status
  • Language
  • Time Zone
  • Phone
  • Extension
  • Mobile Phone
  • URL
  • Employee ID
  • Hire Date
  • Birthday
  • About Me
  • Display Order
  • Skype Name
  • Delete

For details on the items above, refer to the following page:
Items of User Information

Items to be entered in a file

Enter an asterisk (*) for the items that you want to leave unchanged.

Login Name

To add a new user

Enter a string that does not duplicate existing users' login names.

To change the information of an existing user

Enter the existing login name.
When you want to change the existing login name, enter a new login name in "New Login Name".

Display Name

"Display Name" must be a string.

New Login Name

To change "Login Name"

Enter a new login name.

To add a new user, or to change information other than "Login Name"

Enter a string that is identical to "Login Name", or enter "*".

Password

To add a new user

Enter a password.

If a user is added by entering "*", a valid password will not be set for them. The user needs to take one of the following actions to log in:

  • Ask Kintone Users & System Administrators to set a password.
  • Log in with SAML authentication.
To change the password of an existing user

Enter a new password.

Localized Name

Other than the default "Display Name", you can enter a display name for each language.
Setting 'Localized Name'

Language for Localized Name

If you enter "Localized Name", this item is mandatory.
Enter one of the following for this item:

  • Japanese: ja
  • English: en
  • Simplified Chinese: zh
  • Traditional Chinese: zh-TW
  • Spanish: es

Status

Enter one of the following for this item:

  • To use Kintone
    Enter "1".
  • To deactivate a user
    Enter "0".

Language

Enter one of the following for this item:
Leaving this field blank sets the language to "Use Web browser settings".

  • Japanese: ja
  • English: en
  • Simplified Chinese: zh
  • Traditional Chinese: zh-TW
  • Spanish: es
  • Use Web browser settings: auto
    If the Web browser is configured to use a language other than Japanese, English, or Chinese, Kintone will be displayed in English.

Time Zone

Refer to "List of Time Zones" to enter the ID of the time zone.
Leave this field blank to set the time zone to the system time zone.

Hire Date

Enter a string in either of the following formats: "YYYY-MM-DD" or "YYYY/MM/DD".

Birthday

Enter a string in either of the following formats: "YYYY-MM-DD" or "YYYY/MM/DD".

To Be Deleted

Enter one of the following for this item:

  • To delete a user
    Enter "1".
  • To add or update a user
    Enter "*" or leave the item blank.

Trimming Whitespaces

If the following items contain a leading or trailing space, it will be trimmed when the data is imported from the file.

  • Login Name
  • New Login Name
  • Surname
  • Given Name
  • Phonetic Surname
  • Phonetic Given Name
  • Localized Name
  • Language of Localized Name
  • Email Address
  • Status
  • Language
  • Time Zone
  • Phone
  • Extension
  • Mobile Phone
  • URL
  • Employee ID
  • Hire Date
  • Birthday
  • Display Order
  • Skype Name
  • Delete

Example File

Example of actions to perform

  • Add a user account whose login name is "kato".
  • Deactivate the user account whose login name is "takahashi".
  • Change the user information of "tanaka".
    • Login Name
    • Display Name
    • Surname
    • Phonetic Surname
    • Localized Name
  • Change the password of "sato".
  • Delete the user account whose login name is "yamada".

Example of CSV file description

The content has been copied.
Login Name, Display Name, New Login Name, Password, Surname, Given Name, Phonetic Surname, Phonetic Given Name, Localized Name, Language for Localized Name, Email Address, Status, Language, Time Zone, Phone, Extension, Mobile Phone, URL, Employee ID, Hire Date, Birthday, About Me, Display Order, Skype Name, To Be Deleted
kato, Daisuke Kato, *, password, Kato, Daisuke, Kato, Daisuke, Daisuke Kato, en, kato@example.com, 1, ja, Asia/Tokyo, 000-0000-0000, #1234, , https://example.com, 0001, 2023-07-01,1980-01-01, , , daisuke-kato, *
takahashi,*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, 0, *, Asia/Tokyo, *, *, *, *, *, *, *,*, *, *, *
tanaka, Manami Yamamoto, yamamoto, *, Yamamoto, Manami, Yamamoto, Manami, Manami Yamamoto, en, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *
sato,*, *,newpassword, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, Asia/Tokyo, *, *, *, *, *, *, *,*, *, *, *
yamada,*, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, *, 0, *, Asia/Tokyo, *, *, *, *, *, *, *,*, *, *, 1

The first row contains "Field Name". Omit the first row containing the field names, or select "Skip header row" when importing a file.

Custom Fields

If any custom fields have been added to user information, you must also include such fields in the file to be imported.
Adding Fields in User Information (Custom Fields)

Example of CSV file descriptions including custom fields

The information for custom fields need to be appended to the "To Be Deleted" item.

If "Work Location" and "Seat No." have been added as custom fields, enter the items as follows:

The content has been copied.
Login Name, Display Name, New Login Name, Password, Surname, Given Name, Phonetic Surname, Phonetic Given Name, Localized Name, Language for Localized Name, Email Address, Status, Language, Time Zone, Phone, Extension, Mobile Phone, URL, Employee ID, Hire Date, Birthday, About Me, Display Order, Skype Name, To Be Deleted, Work Location, Seat No.
kato, Daisuke Kato, *, password, Kato, Daisuke, Kato, Daisuke, Daisuke Kato, en, kato@example.com, 1, ja, Asia/Tokyo, 000-0000-0000, #1234, , https://example.com, 0001, 2023-07-01,1980-01-01, , , daisuke-kato, *, Tokyo Head Office, 28F-B101

If You Receive a "Language for Localized Name Is Not Valid" Message

This section provides a solution when importing user information from a file displays the "Language for Localized Name is not valid" message.

Example of an Error Message

Error messages are displayed in "Import Results".

SLASH_IL18: "Language for Localized Name" at line n is not valid. Only "ja", "en", "zh", "zh-TW" or "es" can be entered.

Cause and Solution

It is caused by one of the following reasons:

  • You imported a file without selecting "Skip header row".
  • When the entered text cannot be used for "Language for Localized Name".

Perform one of the following solutions respectively.

When you imported a file without selecting "Skip header row"

An error occurs when you import a file without selecting "Skip header row" even though the file has field names in the first row.

Select "Skip header row" when importing a file. Screenshot: The "Skip header row" checkbox is selected

When the entered text cannot be used for "Language for Localized Name"

An error occurs when you enter a string that cannot be used for "Language for Localized Name".

Check Language for Localized Name and correct "Language for Localized Name" for the line that is written in the error message.
If you do not want to enter "Localized Name", leave the item blank.