I cannot add an in-space app

Article Number:040239

In-space apps can be added using one of the following methods.

  • Click the Options icon at the upper right of a space, then click Create app.
  • On a space portal, click the Create app icon (the plus sign-shaped icon in the Apps section).

If the icons described above are not displayed, the following reasons are possible.

  • The user is not granted the "Create apps" permission in the Permission management setting in kintone administration.
  • The user is not granted the "Create apps" and "Manage/use/delete apps" permissions for the "Public" app group in the App groups setting in kintone administration.
  • The Only allow space administrators to create apps checkbox is selected in the space setting and the user is not an administrator of the space.

The following sections describe the procedures to configure the settings.

Configuring permission to create apps

Configure permission to create apps.

  1. Click the Settings icon (the gear-shaped icon) at the top of kintone, then click kintone administration.
    Screenshot: The "kintone administration" link is outlined

  2. Click Permission management.

  3. Select the Create apps checkbox for your target user, department, or group.
    Screenshot: The "Allow" checkbox for "Create apps" is selected and outlined

  4. Click Save on the upper left side of the screen.

Configuring permission to create apps for "Public" app group

Configure "Create apps" and "Manage/use/delete apps" permissions for the "Public" app group.

  1. Click the Settings icon (the gear-shaped icon) at the top of kintone, then click kintone administration.
    Screenshot: The "kintone administration" link is outlined

  2. Click App groups.

  3. Click Permissions for the app group whose name is "Public".
    If you have changed the app group name "Public" to a different name, click Permissions for the app group whose ID is "1".

  4. Select the Create apps and Manage/use/delete apps for your target user, department, or group. Screenshot: The "Allow" checkboxes for "Create apps" and "Manage apps" are selected and outlined

  5. Click Save on the upper left side of the screen.

Disabling "Only allow space administrators to create apps" / Assigning a user as a space administrator

If the Only allow space administrators to create apps checkbox is selected in the space setting, users who are not the administrator of the space cannot create apps in the space.
If necessary, ask your space administrator to perform the following actions.