What is "Account Linking"?

Article Number:040329

"Account linking" is the act of associating a kintone account with a guest account when a user with a kintone account is invited to a guest space in a different kintone environment as a guest user.
By linking accounts, users can access guest spaces they are invited to from the main page of their own kintone environment, even though the guest spaces are in a different kintone environment. In addition, since the guest account linked to a user's kintone account is not counted as a licensed guest user, the guest account for the user becomes available for free.
Actions by guest user: Linking your guest account and kintone account

Example:
This example explains a case where you have purchased the license for five guest users, out of which three are in use.

  • If no accounts are linked: the remaining number of available guest users is two.

  • If one of the guest accounts is linked with a kintone account of a different environment: the remaining number of available guest users is three.

Figure: A figure that illustrates account linking

Note that, even if a guest account has become available for free as a result of account linking, your billling amount will not change automatically.
If you want to reduce your billing amount, you need to reduce your number of guest accounts.